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First Church of the Resurrection

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Country
  
United States

Weekly attendance
  
<120 weekly

Phone
  
+1 330-453-1719

Materials
  
Rock, Wood, Brick

Churchmanship
  
Evangelical

Capacity
  
450

Status
  
Church

First Church of the Resurrection

Location
  
901 Tuscarawas Street East, Canton, Ohio

Denomination
  
Non-Denominational Church

Previous denomination
  
United Church of Christ

Address
  
901 Tuscarawas St E, Canton, OH 44707, USA

Similar
  
Zion Lutheran Church El, Peace Evangelic Lutheran, Good Shepherd Lutheran, St Stephen Martyr Lutheran, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church

First Church of the Resurrection is a historic church at 901 Tuscarawas Street East, Canton, Ohio and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The church was dedicated and the sanctuary completed in 1862.

Contents

Build history of expansions and renovations

1898 Sunday school addition and new remodeled church edifice

1906 Half cost of a new organ donated by the Andrew Carnegie fund

1916 Building remodeling

1926–1927 Parish house, educational center and social hall added

1937 Parish house burned down

1941 New Parish house built on top of old site

1966 New Fratelli Ruffatti organ installed

1979 Karl Koepke Memorial Chapel dedicated

1982 New outdoor lighted sign and west parking lot opened

1993 New Kegg six-ton 1,600-pipe pipe organ installed

2002–2005 New office wing, classroom, and gathering area constructed

2007 Shepherd's Garden dedicated

Church body history

1810 Union (Reformed and Lutheran) Church built

1812 Sunday School organized

1843 Choir formed

1862 Present church was built

1866 English language services began

1871 English services first held

1879 Organization of Ladies Aid Society

1897 Church incorporated as First German Reformed Church

1903 Women's Missionary Society founded

1940 Named changed to First Evangelical and Reformed Church

1959 Named changed to First United Church of Christ through denomination merger with United Church of Christ

1970 Bach Musical Festival presented

1978 901 Food Pantry ("In as much") starts giving out food to the local community

1982 First Church listed in the National Register for Historical Places

2005 Severed ties with the United Church of Christ and became an independent church with the name of First Church of the Resurrection.

2007 Traditional and Contemporary worship service begins

2008 Handel's Messiah performed

2010 200th Anniversary celebrated

Current experience

Much has changed in the past 200 years. The message is no longer delivered in German and now is in English.

References

First Church of the Resurrection Wikipedia