Sharon Church

(1906 -1917)

The Gospel Messenger June 16, 1906 page 380,

 Sharon – The German Baptist Brethren met for church organization at Sharon schoolhouse, Alta, Canada, May 21, Eld. F. H. Bradley, of Surrey, N. Dark., acting as foreman.  Fifty-one members were received by letter.  The church then proceeded to elect her officers for a term of one year, as follows: Eld. Geo. A Shamberger, shepherd; John M. Rupert, clerk; O.C. Tigner, treasurer, and the writer, corresponding secretary.  It was decided to hold councils quarterly.  Our first council will be the first Saturday of July, at 2 P.M.  The church now has a resident elder, one minister in the second degree (W. H. Tigner), and three deacons.  We have an evergreen Sunday school, Christian Workers’ meeting, week-night prayer meetings and preaching every Sunday.  A few meeting followed the organization of the church, resulting in the seventeen accessions by baptism and on brother reclaimed. - N. T. DeWift, Alta, Canada, June 2.