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175ht Anniversary Celebration of the Advent Church and Cemetery Saturday,
September 14, 2024 - 11am - 3pm

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OUR MISSION

The Advent Historical Society was established in 1985 to save the historic
Advent Church building from demolition. Thanks to the preservation efforts and
support of local families, the old Advent Church survives as an important
document of the religious history of Centre County and as a symbol of the
community of farmers and iron workers who settled the area in the 19th century.

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FEATURED STORY

The Resides Family: Early Centre County Scots-Irish and Adventist Pioneers -
Justin K. Houser

The Resides family, several members of which were prominent in the early
Adventist/Messiah's Church movement in Centre County, have been a presence here
for more than two hundred years.

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The Advent Historical Society

1303 Moose Run Rd, Bellefonte, PA 16823, USA

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 * EVENTS:
   ADVENT HISTORICAL SOCIETY 175TH ANNIVERSARY
   
   
   09/14/2024 11:00 AM | HISTORIC ADVENT CHURCH - 1303 MOOSE RUN RD. BELLEFONTE,
   PA 16823
   
   175th Anniversary Celebration of the Advent Church and Cemetery Saturday,
   September 14, 202411 a.m. to 3 p.m.
   Learn More
   
   


HISTORY OF THE
ADVENT CHURCH

The historic Advent Church was built in 1849 by followers of William Miller, a
Vermont farmer who predicted the end of the world and second coming of Christ in
the 1840s. The church was built on land donated by General Irvin and Colonel
Gregg, owners of the Milesburg Iron Furnace. It continued under the auspices of
the Evangelical Adventists until they disbanded in the early 1900s. The
congregation later affiliated with God's Missionary Church in the 1940s.

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FAMILY HISTORY AND GENEALOGY

With pleasure I am happy to provide the histories of some of the families of the
Advent Cemetery and tell their stories. It seems that I am related in some way
or another to most of the early families of the Yarnell and Marsh Creek areas.
This article will explore the Confer family who are quite numerous in the
region. There are in fact numerous branches of the Confer family who now repose
in the Advent Cemetery. All are distantly related but each has its own story.

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ADVENT CEMETERY

The cemetery was established in 1848 by the Marsh Creek Advent Church. It is now
maintained by the Advent Cemetery Association and is an active and operating
cemetery. Many of the burial records are available on line at Find A Grave and
through the Centre County PAGenWeb Project.

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The Advent
Historical Society

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 983
Milesburg, PA 16853



Physical Address:
1303 Moose Run Rd
Bellefonte, PA 16823 

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SUPPORT

The Advent Historical Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation [EIN
84-2266811] qualified to receive tax-deductible gifts to support the work of the
Society. To contribute bequests, transfers of stock, or gifts, please contact us
at: 
AdventHistoricalSociety@gmail.com

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