Religion
- Last Updated on Saturday, 29 October 2016 19:52
By Charlotte Hopkins
The growth in the number of churches across the country grew quickly during the mid-1800s. Soon there were not enough ministers to serve at all of the churches. So, each minister would service at several churches at a time, most riding on horseback from one church to another ever Sunday. These were called circuit ministers.
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| Paying homage to the days of circuit ministers, Reverend Pietschmann sailed in a canoe between sermons. |
Reverend Walt Pietschmann was recently granted the opportunity to minister to both Bethesda United Presbyterian Church in Elizabeth and Olivet Presbyterian in West Elizabeth. As he accepted both positions, he wanted to pay homage to the days of Circuit Ministers who serviced in a similar fashion. On October 9, following his sermon at Olivet, he set sail in a canoe across the Monongahela River to Bethesda Church in Elizabeth.
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| Reverend Walt Pietschmann was greeted on the shores of the river in Elizabeth by Bill Boucher, dressed in colonial attire. |
