Essays
As we celebrate our 300th anniversary this year, we present stories written by Derry members that detail elements of our history in roughly chronological order.
January 18, 2024: Becoming Ulster Scots: Presbyterian Migration from Scotland to Ulster by Courtney McKinney-Whitaker
January 25, 2024: Becoming Scots-Irish: Scottish Presbyterian Migration from Ulster to Pennsylvania by Courtney McKinney-Whitaker
February 15, 2024: Arriving Like a Swarm of Bees by C. Richard Carty
March 21, 2024: Schism and Reunion: Derry Church in the Great Awakening by Courtney McKinney-Whitaker
April 18, 2024: An Era of Presbyterian Unity by Courtney McKinney-Whitaker
May 16, 2024: Derry Church in the American Revolution and Early Republic (1774-1800) by Courtney McKinney-Whitaker
June 13, 2024: Derry in Decline: 1800 to the Sunday School Movement by Courtney McKinney-Whitaker
July 16, 2024: Get the Urchins off the Street by C. Richard Carty
July 25, 2024: Building the Chapel by Pam Whitenack
August 15, 2024: The Impact of Milton S. Hershey on Derry Church by Pam Whitenack
September 19, 2024: A New Beginning: Derry Church in the Early 20th Century by Pam Whitenack
October 17, 2024: How Derry Church Weathered the Great Depression and World War II by C. Richard Carty.