tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341048312405719251.post6341619767271217530..comments2022-03-16T07:01:47.066-04:00Comments on Leaves on the Trudgian Tree: Schapville Zion Presbyterian ChurchSheryl Trudgian Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07890748939790552251noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341048312405719251.post-28089118543346973822009-12-10T10:18:03.458-05:002009-12-10T10:18:03.458-05:00I am glad to see that this little church has its o...I am glad to see that this little church has its own website and a pastor who is willing to keep it up. It is a beautiful little spot in a very small town. It is easy to picture Schapville at the beginning of the 20th century. It is worth a visit if you are interested in country churches and, as Pat said, Dittmar history. We didn't pay much attention to other headstones while we were up there. Sorry.Lonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756567235818009944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341048312405719251.post-85909121182231967892009-10-21T04:42:06.213-04:002009-10-21T04:42:06.213-04:00The Zion Presbyterian Church in Schapville was fou...The Zion Presbyterian Church in Schapville was founded in 1854 with the help of Erhardt Dittmar I, who provided logs from his property to build the first log structure church (the building that is standing today was built many years later). Erhardt I lwas a deacon of this church and later became an Elder, as did his son Erhardt II (my great-grandfather). The church was pretty much the Dittmar family church and still remains so. The Erhardt I Dittmars are buried in its cemetery, as are the Erhard II Dittmars and the John Dittmars (Lillian's family line). The church may be located in Schapville, but Schapville's post office is Elizabeth. Hence, it has an Elizabeth address.Pat Gilmorehttp://aol.comnoreply@blogger.com