AREA HISTORY:  Church of the UB In Christ, Carroll Township, York County, PA

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History of York County, Pennsylvania.  John Gibson, Historical Editor.
Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886.
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CHURCH OF THE UNITED BRETHREN IN CHRIST – Page 661

This house of worship is situated about seven-eights of a mile from Dillsburg.  
In 1856 Micah Arnold, at his own expense, put up a small brick building on the 
same site, as a place of Union worship.  On a marble tablet above the door, he 
placed the following inscription:

DOGWOOD SPRING MEETING HOUSE

About this time Rev. Fohl and others began preaching the doctrines of the United 
Brethren Church, and soon after Mr. Arnold presented his building to that 
denomination.  In 1862, while Rev. Daniel Eberly was preaching on the circuit, 
an organization was effected.  The pastors since then have been J. Clem, John H. 
Young, J. O. Farrell, John Fohl, Samuel Young, J. Neidig, S. Bradford, L. A. 
Wickey, George W. Bingham, John O. Klippinger, William Quigley, and Samuel 
Wallace.

In 1880 the present red brick church was built at a cost of $2,800.  It is 
ecclesiastically known as “Arnold’s Church,” after the founder.  The trustees 
were John Hoffman, Henry Kinter, Henry Bender, Dr. George P. Arnold and A. N. 
Eslinger.  Membership is sixty.  A Sunday-school is held in the church.  William 
H. Weavers i superintendent.

Pleasant View Chapel, near the Cumberland line, is now used by the Dunkers and 
River Brethren.  The first named denomination have a house of worship in 
township called Walgenmuth’s Meeting House.