Background
Swengel, Uriah Frantz was born on October 28, 1846 in near Middleburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John and Sarah (Frantz) Swengel.
Swengel, Uriah Frantz was born on October 28, 1846 in near Middleburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John and Sarah (Frantz) Swengel.
Graduate Union Seminary (later Central Pennsylvania College), New Berlin, Pennsylvania, now Albright College, Myerstown, Pennsylvania. Master of Arts, Central Pennsylvania College, 1898. Doctor of Divinity, Richmond College, Indiana, 1899.
Enlisted in Company I, 184th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volumes, August 27, 1864. Participated in Battle of Hatcher’s Run and was with Union Army in the closing months of the war and present at the surrender of General Lee, at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865. Honorary discharged June 10, 1865.
Admitted to ministry Evangelical Association, 1867.
Ordained at Baltimore, Maryland., 1869. Pastor various counties, Pennsylvania, 1868-1879.
Presiding elder Juniata district, Pennsylvania, 1880-1884. Editor South.S. literature United Evangelical Church, Cleveland, 1884-1887.
Pastor Baltimore, 1887-1890, York, Pennsylvania, 1891-1893.
Baltimore, 1894-1897, York, 1898. Presiding elder York district, 1899-1902, Lewisburg district, 1903-1906. Pastor Lewistown, Pennsylvania, 1907-1910.
Bishop United Evangelical Church, and president Board of Bishops, 1910-1918.
President Board of Missions and pastor Mount Holly Springs, Pennsylvania, since 1919. Chairman Commision on Church Union United Evangelical Church, 1910-1918.
Executive Committee Federal Council Churches of Christ in America. Trustee Albright College, United Society Christian Endeavor, American Anti-Saloon League for Pennsylvania President United Evangelical Church History Society Author: Modes and Methods of Sunday School Work, 1885.
Manual of the United Evangelical Church.
Married 3d, Bertha Luella Buck, March 15, 1898.