Andrews’ Methodist Ministers (1831-1856); Chester County, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Sandra Ferguson . Copyright 2004. All Rights Reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ********************************************************* from THE HISTORY OF CHESTER COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA, by Futhey and Cope (1881) It seems probable that Methodism was introduced into that locality by the Revs Thomas Miller and Eliphalet Reed....meetings were held at first at Henry Andrew's home, afterwards in a school-house near Andrews'. In 1831 a meeting house was built on a lot given by Henry Andrews. The church was sold in 1856 to James Smith and made into a dwelling house. The graveyard was reserved and is still used as a burying-place.* (*1889) The pastors from 1831 to 1856 are; 1831 Strasburg and Columbia Circuit Thomas Miller, Eliphalet Reed, R.W Thomas 1832 T Miller, E Reed John Edwards Robert E Morrison 1833 Stroudersburg Circuit T Miller W. Ryder 1834 John Lednum, John Edwards 1836 John Edwards, John A Watson 1837 Robert Anderson, Dallas D Lore 1838 Enos R Williams, John A Boyle 1839 E R Williams, Amos Griner 1840 SamuelGrace, Thomas S Johnson 1841 S Grace, John D Long, D Best (sup) 1842 Gasway Oram, John C Owens 1843 G Oram, G D Carrow 1844 Wm K Goentner, David Titus 1845 W K Goentner, Henry Sanderson 1846 Allen John, John A Whitaker 1847 Allen John 1848 James Harmer, Allen John (sup.) 1849 John Bayne, Geo W Brindle 1850 J Bayne, John Thompson 1851 Wm L Gray, John J Jones 1852 Samuel G Hare, Francis B Harvey 1853 J G Hare, John O'Neill 1854 Thomas Newman, James L Killgore 1855 Thomas Newman, Abel Howard 1856 John B Dennison