Belle Vernon church to celebrate 150 years of faith, fellowship and chicken pie

By JIM BUSCH

For the MVI

In 1874, Ulysses Grant was president, Levi Strauss patented his design for work pants and a group of Christians in the small country town of Belle Vernon founded a new church. One-hundred-fifty years later, Grant is on the $50 bill, everyone wears blue jeans and First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon is still going strong and serving the community.

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