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 In 1925 Mrs. Gussie M. Walker, recently ordained as a minister in Pittsburgh, came to New Castle with the determination and intention to start a new church. She soon founded the St. John United Holy Church, which was affiliated with the United Holy Church of America – an African-American Holiness Pentecostal denomination incorporated in 1918. Walker initially held services in the “upper room,” a second story room in building on Taylor Street. In the late 1940’s a lot was purchased at the the corner of Moravia and Reynolds Street. A building fund was started and a new church (shown above) was dedicated sometime in late 1953. The energetic Walker served as the pastor for an amazing forty-eight years until she retired in late 1973. (c1970) |
 Gussie Walker came to New Castle in 1925 with a dream to establish her own church. She founded the St. John United Holy Church soon after her arrival. (c1930) |  Gussie Walker served as pastor of St. John United Holy Church for an amazing forty-eight years. She retired in late 1973. (c1970) |
 The Reverend Abram W. Pippins, who served three years as her assistant pastor, took over the reins when Gussie Walker retired in 1973. Walker, who was married to a fellow retired pastor in 1974, passed away at the age of eighty-two in December 1981, but the small church she founded is still in operation today. (Aug 2012) Full Size |
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Burke Minns #
Greetings,in 1951 i moved from California to new castle with my mother. There, i discovered physical and mental abuse from my step father. But the love of St. John is what helped us make it.
Jay M. Johnson #
Also please remember my Grandad Vohu Johnson. He built the beautiful St. John.
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