History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II
Oshkosh joins with the Lewellen church in the support of a pastor. Rev. Heidenrich's wife's health was poor, so he decided to go to a lower altitude. He resigned May 22, 1910, after staying here four years. He was well liked, and the church regretted very much to have him leave. Since that time, they have had Rev. Collier who stayed a short time, Rev. Woods, Rev. Clark Powell, Rev. Ebright (who preached during his vacation) Rev. W. H. N. Stevens, all of whom resided in Oshkosh. The present pastor, Rev. R. A. Helms, resides in Lewellen. The Sunday School and the Ladies Guild have been well kept up, supporting the church in its work right loyally. The membership is about fifty, with Roy Swanson, Clerk.
While Father Burns of Scottsbluff was coming regularly to hold services in Oshkosh, a church was built in 1916. It was dedicated the following spring in the usual form. It has aLout sixty members.
While Rev. Heindenrich was pastor of the Lutheran church at Oshkosh, he organized a church and Sunday School at Kowanda. They held meetings in the schoolhouse until 1915 when a church building was erected. Rev. Jensen of Lewellen came here to preach at times. Rev. Koch. Baker and Kuhler of the Oshkosh Methodist church have preached over there every other Sunday since 1916. A good Sunday School has been maintained.
At Lisco the Presbyterians were the first denomination to get busy. Rev. Currens, seventy years old, came from Alliance into the neighborhood south of the river and held meetings in a sod school house during the winter