Rev. Alfred Shumate
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Title
Rev. Alfred Shumate
Subject
Shumate, Alfred
Clergy - Virginia - Toms Brook
Description
Portrait photograph of a Reverend Alfred Shumate in his clerical robes.
Rev. Shumate was the pastor at Toms Brook Lutheran Church (now called St. Peter's Lutheran Church) from 1930-1937.
Rev. Shumate was the pastor at Toms Brook Lutheran Church (now called St. Peter's Lutheran Church) from 1930-1937.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Late 1930s or early 1940s
Contributor
Identified by Mrs. Randolph Foltz
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Rev. Alfred Shumate appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 003446 and 019849.
Identifier
003446
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Rev. Alfred Shumate,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed January 7, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/30237.
Comments
Erica Hepner
According to "A History of St. Matthew Evangelical LutheranChurch, Toms Brook, Virginia" (found on the church's website), Alfred Shumate served the North Mountain Parish from November 1930 to January 1937. After leaving Toms Brook, Rev. Shumate went on to serve as pastor of Grace Lutheran Church in Waynesboro, Virginia.
Alfred Shumate was my great-grandfather. He was married to Ellen Burkholder Shumate and they had three children. The eldest, Thomas Joseph "Joe" Shumate also became a Lutheran minister and served in various congretations around the state. Their middle child is Kathleen Shumate Tucker. Their youngest son, Robert Hanger Shumate, was born in the church parsonage on Route 11 in Toms Brook.
He enlisted in the army as a chaplain during World War II, serving as pastor to fighter pilots in England.
Alfred Shumate had an identical twin brother named Albert who was also a Lutheran minister, primarily serving congregations in Southwest Virginia. They were often confused for one another.
Two of Alfred Shumate's decendents became Lutheran ministers who have served churches in Shenandoah County. His granddaughter, Karen Shumate Van Stee, was the pastor of St. Mary Pine Lutheran Church in Mount Jackson. Alfred's oldest great-grandchild, Kristen Van Stee, is the pastor of Mt. Zion Lutheran Church in New Market.
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