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church; J. Edward Kirbye, New York City; the Rev. Simon A. Bennett and the Rev. R.K. Stetson.[14] The remodeled church building included new Sunday school rooms, a gallery in the auditorium to increase seating capacity to 240, a new chancel, a new church office located over the entrance and a new cloister at the rear of the buil_ding.[15] The remodeling and enlarging of the church was officially completed by October 1938. The new church was brick veneered with an impressive doorway having facing south and a portico with tall brick arches. An interesting feature in the remodeled church was that the altar and interior appointments of the church were designed to fit into any form of denominational ritual, which would be in harmony with the idea of it being a community church.[16] The present church building that stands as the community congregational church was constructed in 1968. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES THE ULLERY FAMILY Joseph Ullery was one of the first settlers of Clay Township and was born in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania around the year 1779 to Stephen Ullery and wife. Like his father, he was a farmer; in 1803 married Catherine Cripe who was also born in Pennsylvania in 1782 to John Cripe. The Ullerys had thirteen children: Samuel, Susie, Betsy, Stephen, John, Joseph, Jacob, Mary, Hannah, Catherine, Barbara, David and Esther. In 1807 the Ullerys emigrated from Pennsylvania to Montgomery County, Ohio where they purchased 166 acres of land. By the fall of 1836 they moved to St. Joseph county, Indiana for reasons of procuring more land and settled in Clay Township, acquiring one thousand acres.[17] Joseph Ullery, son of Joseph and Catherine (Cripe) Ullery, was born in Montgomery County, Ohio on October 15, 1809 and also followed the occupation of farming. He was married in his native county on June 10, 1831, to Mary Olinger, a native of Pennsylvania who also moved to Ohio when young. They had four children: Catherine, Mary, Joseph and Sarah A. Mr. Ullery came with his family to this section in 1836 and acquired 160 acres. In 1893 his home farm consisted of 97 acres of which 20 acres was timber land. He was an active member of the German Baptist Church and politically a Republican. Mary Ullery, his wife, died on December 7, 1886 and was buried in Ullery Cemetery. Upon Joseph Ullery's demise on August 22, 1895 he was also interred at Ullery.[18] Joseph A. Ullery was born in Clay Township to Joseph and Mary Ullery in August 1839 and lived in this community all his life. Like his ancestors, he was a farmer. His wife, Wilhelmina, was 6