CHURCHES IN GRANBY, N.Y.




Information was obtained from the History of Oswego County, N. Y., 1789 – 1877, published by
Everett & Ferriss, 1878.  Many thanks to Dianne Thomas who transcribed this article. 
 



 

THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH

The parish of St. Luke was organized as early as 1838.  Rev. G.B. Engle had charge of this parish, in connection with one at Fulton and one at Baldwinsville, in 1838-40.  In 1841 he had charge of this and the Baldwinsville parish.  In that year, or the one following, the church edifice of St. Luke’s parish was erected at West Granby.  After that the parish, in connection with that at Fulton, was under the pastoral charge of Rev. A.C. Treadway, Rev. O.P. Holcomb, Rev. Geo. S. Porter, Rev. T.N.Bishop, and Rev. L.D. Ferguson.  The latter gentleman’s ministry closed in 1861, and shortly after the church building was sold to the Methodists, and the communicants became permanently connected with the Fulton parish.
 

                                               THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

This was organized about thirty years ago, but owing to the loss of the records the exact date cannot be fixed.  There was a class at Granby Centre, and another at West Granby, which met in school-houses.  They were sometimes connected in circuits with other classes outside of the town.  About 1852 a small church building was erected at Granby Centre, and about twelve years ago, as before stated, the Episcopal house of worship at Granby Centre was purchased.  Some of the later ministers who have officiated have been the Rev. Messrs. Gurrington, Clark, Turney, Allen, and Grant.  The circuit is now organized with classes at West Granby, Granby Centre, and at Minetto, in the town of Oswego.  The following are the present officers: Pastor, Rev. C.H. Harris; Stewards, Elisha Hyde, Isaac Pierce, and Benjamin Wells.

The Reformed Methodists have also had a class for many years, which met at the school-house at Bowen’s Corners, but its numbers are now greatly reduced, and only occasional services are held.


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