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*Many people from Greece landed in New York, some stayed there yet others went farther west into Ohio. Many Greeks are of the Eastern Orthodox Faith. The Greek Community rented various halls for their Church services with visiting priests from New York and other eastern cities would come to perform church services and celebrate Mass with them. The largest concentrations of Greeks were in the industrial centers of the state, such as Cleveland, Toledo, Youngstown, Canton, Akron and Columbus. The first permanent priests who came to these Ohio communities had also migrated from Greece. They were the missionaries of the Greek Church in America. They were delegated with the double duty of teaching religion and perpetuating the Greek language.<ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country" /> | *Many people from Greece landed in New York, some stayed there yet others went farther west into Ohio. Many Greeks are of the Eastern Orthodox Faith. The Greek Community rented various halls for their Church services with visiting priests from New York and other eastern cities would come to perform church services and celebrate Mass with them. The largest concentrations of Greeks were in the industrial centers of the state, such as Cleveland, Toledo, Youngstown, Canton, Akron and Columbus. The first permanent priests who came to these Ohio communities had also migrated from Greece. They were the missionaries of the Greek Church in America. They were delegated with the double duty of teaching religion and perpetuating the Greek language.<ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country" /> | ||
==== Protestant Episcopal ==== | ==== Protestant Episcopal ==== | ||
*The Rev. Joseph Doddridge, a visiting minister, made trips across the river to Ohio from what is now West Virginia, to the village that was at the site of the old Fort Steuben. In 1796 he was holding regular monthly meetings there and was ordained a priest in 1800. The parish was organized in Steubenville, in 1819. <ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country" /> | *The Rev. Joseph Doddridge, a visiting minister, made trips across the river to Ohio from what is now West Virginia, to the village that was at the site of the old Fort Steuben. In 1796 he was holding regular monthly meetings there and was ordained a priest in 1800. The parish was organized in Steubenville, in 1819. <ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country" /> | ||
*The [[ | *The [[Ohio_Episcopal_Church_Records_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records)|Ohio Episcopal Church Records]] page contains valuable information about how to obtain church records. | ||
==== Evangelical Lutheran ==== | ==== Evangelical Lutheran ==== | ||