Historical Photographs

1746 sheepskin deed for Deep Run Meetinghouse land.  Credit: Jay Ruth

Late 18th century Deep Run East baptism bowl and communion bread plate, and 1746 communion cup. Credt: Jay Ruth

This offering box was used in Deep Run's second building with the date 1766 inscribed on the top of the lid and 1872 underneath.  Credit: Jay Ruth

Deacon Abraham Wismer's wallet.  Credit: Jay Ruth

Deep Run Meetinghouse 1766-1872.  This picture was taken just before it was torn down.  Reproduction credit: Phil Ruth

This 1743 Christopher Sauer Bible printed at Germantown was used as the pulpit Bible at Deep Run. Credit: Jay Ruth

Two early hymnbooks used at Deep Run were the Aubund (bottom) and the Zion's Harpe (top)  The Ausbund was used in the 1700s.  The Zion's Harpe was introduced in the early 1800s.  This particular Ausbund hymnal also contained Leatherman family records (right). Credit: Jay Ruth

John Adam Eyer made this fraktur for Jacob Beitler of the Deep Run School.  It is a cover for a writing book dated June 16, 1784.  Credit: Jay Ruth

Fraktur of Frederik II of Prussia.  Credit: Jay Ruth

Fraktur Bookplate dated 1815 for Sarah Oberholtzer, singing scholar of the Deep Run School.  Credit: Jay Ruth

This 1855 Mary Fretz sampler measured 22" by 21.75".  She was the daughter of Christian and Mary Leatherman Fretz.  Credit: Jay Ruth

Jacob Rush family.  Back row: Isaac, Grandmother Annie Rush, Jacob Rush, Mary Moyer Rush.  Front Row: Joseph Theodore, Kathryn, Adeline

These sheds were used to shelter the horses during the church service

This is the third church building which stood from 1872 to 1948.

Groveland Meetinhouse.  This picture is dated 1950 but is the same building constructed in 1886 and 1887.

Cleaning benches before Communion

Double wedding picture from 1940.  People left to right:  Samuel and Anna Miller, Samuel and Lily Moyer Miller, Gideon, Jr. and Ruth Gross Moyer.  Wilson and Annie Overholt, Gideon, Sr. and Clara Moyer

J. W. Yoder, singing school teacher

Harvest Home Service with John S. Hess of Lititz in 1938.  Sam Detweiler is leading a song.  Ministers and deacons seated in the pulpit include some visitors.  Left to right: Abram Youthers, Alfred Detweiler, Wilson Overholt, Melvin Bishop, Enos Wismer (behind pole, John S. Hess, unidentified, Daniel Gahman, unidentified, Henry Delp, Franklin Aldefer and Harvery Meyers

Harvest Home Service, 1938

Harvest Home Service, 1938

Interior View of Deep Run Meetinghouse.  The light fixtures are in the current building.

Deep Run Meetinghouse, northeast end

Deep Run Meetinghouse, southwest end

Plumstead Creamery

Dublin Milling Company

Abe Moyer on Koehler & Fretz Mity - Nice Bread delivery truck

Young people at preacher Jacob Ruth's farm

Farming with horses

An early tractor and hay wagon

Sunday School class picnic at Helen Shelly's home in Dublin

Recess time during Summer Bible School in 1947.

The Haycock Gospel Mission bus was one of the two buses that transported students to and from the Deep Run Church in the beginning years of Summer Bible School

Summer Bible School class held in the German schoolhouse

"You can pass from death unto life."  An evangelistic sign placed by the Missionary Project along Route 611 near Pipersville

The missionary Project at work in their truck patch

Young Peoples' Bible Meeting with a men's chorus singing

A Deep Run Women's Chorus

A portion of the Bristol Housing Project

An early picture of the Bristol congregation

Summer Bible School in Bristol before they built their own church.

Wedding picture of Howard and Catherin Rush at Deep Run.  Howard was the first resident minister at Bristol

Bristol Mennonite Church built 1958

Summer Bible School at Groveland with the buses used for transportation of pupils

Summer Bible School 1949 group picture at Groveland Mennonite Church

Interior View of Groveland Mennonite Church

Franconia conference Youth Convention at Groveland on July 15, 1948

A Brunk Revival Tent Meeting

Deep Run people canning beef to send to Europe for MCC relief programs in 1947

Sarah Rush (middle of center row), Mildred Heistand, Mary Ellen Groff, Ethiopian co-workers at a hospital in Nazareth, Ethiopia in December 1964

PAX Service in Germany in 1951.  The person dumping the wheelbarrow is Arnold Roth

Willard Rush in PAX Service in Germany, 1951

Sewing Circle meeting in the German Schoolhouse

April 4, 1948 - Last Service in the meetinghouse

Deep run Mennonite Church East, 1948 building

Auditorium View of 1948 Building

Basement View of 1948 building

Deep Run Community School picture, 1908/1909. Brick Schoolhouse

Deep Run cemetery before row straightening.  Notice the two sheep on the right

Straightening the rows.  Notice Deep Run Mennonite Church West in the far background

Deep Run Cemetery after row straightening

Plumstead Christian School students in a classroom at Danboro Chapel

Youth Sunday School in the balcony.  Note the divider curtains

An early church council held in the Sewing Room

Pastor Cleon Nyce in the church office

Sara Landis and her chorus

Summer Bible School students and staff enjoying ice cream

A 1984 Mennonite Roots Study class held in the German schoolhouse. [left to right] Row 1; Jeremy Clemmer. Row 2; Kevin Myers, Rich Myers, Jeff Wismer.  Row 3; Garry Rice, Jared Kulp, Larry Rice, Julie Leatherman. Row 4; Tim Swartley, Becky Leatherman, Sue Ehst, Tim Myers. Row 5; Jay Kulp, Brandon Bolton, Keith Detweiler, Loren Detweiler. Row 6; Jeremy Ehst, Corey Detweiler

Ben Utomo and Molly Overholt.  Ben resided with Molly during his stay as a MCC pastoral trainee here in 1989

MCC Selfhelp Craft Fair in the fellowship hall

Deep Run Nursery School

MDS workers during a coffee break

Musical notes engraved on beams inside German schoolhouse

The German schoolhouse with Henry Mercer's 1927 concrete roof

The German schoolhouse as restored in 1984/85.  The wedding couple is Henry and Darla Swartley Rice