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The Meyersdale Roman Catholic church was built in 1849. There was no resident priest at the time. The original members of the church were:Joseph StaubAmbrose BreigMatthias LuhrieJoseph LuhrieFrancis LuhrieAnanias WetmillerMichael SmithDaniel BreigJoseph McKinzeyJohn McKinzeyPatrick McKinzey The first stationed priest was Father Patrick Brown, succeeded by Father James Fitzgerald, Father James Brady and others. The present … Read more
Meyersdale appointment of the Methodist Episcopal church was taken up in 1870, by Revs. S. T. Mitchell and D. J. Dana. Their successors have been Revs:R. M. FreshwaterW. A. StewartS. W. DavisJ. C. CastleJ. J. MoffittW. LongGeorge S. Holmes There were about fifteen original members. The first trustees were:James S. BlackJohn T. HockingJohn L. CurleyJohn … Read more
In October, 1869, Rt. Rev. John B. Kerfoot, D.D., LL.D., bishop of the Pittsburgh diocese, and Rev. Richard S. Smith, rector of St. Peter\’s church, Uniontown, determined to visit the towns of Somerset county with the ultimate view of establishing a mission in some of them. After holding services at Somerset, Berlin, Meyers\’ Mills and … Read more
The Zion Evangelical Lutheran church, Meyersdale, was organized by Rev. Eli Fare in 1852. The original members were:Joseph and Elizabeth KeimAlexander and Catharine WalkerJohn I. HicksCatharine GearyMary A. AlbrightHarriet HicksCatharine OlingerPeter KesslerChrist. ShiverMargaret SheetzBarbara YortyMary E. YortyWilhelmina SwearmanCatharine Herring The first church officers were Samuel Bittner, Alexander Walker, Joseph Keim and Joseph Baldwin.The pastors have … Read more
Amity Reformed church, Meyersdale, was organized about 1851, by Rev. Henry Knepper. Among the original members and officers were the following:Elder C.M. HicksSamuel FoustEliza HicksA.M. SheetzElizabeth SintrockHarriet MillerLisetta ScheuberLevi HeckertRebecca HeckertThe pastors have been Revs:Henry KnepperA.B. KoplinW.A. GringGeorge A. FickesJohn McConnellA.B. KoplinA.C. GearyL.D. SteckelJohn M. Schick The first house of worship was a union church, … Read more
<center><strong>HISTORY OF THE TOWNSHIP</strong></center>Summit township was organized in 1843 from adjoining portions of Elk Lick and Brother\’s Valley townships. Its territory contains much excellent land for agricultural purposes, besides abounding in minerals and timber. Jacob Castleman, a hunter who lived where Meyersdale is now located, was perhaps the first settler in the Casselman Valley, and … Read more
The following history was written in 1889 by Rev. J. C. MELOY: Somerset, the county seat of Somerset County, is one of the most beautiful towns in Western Pennsylvania. It is delightfully situated on a sandy knoll looking out to the east upon a fertile scope of country and a mile away to the west, … Read more
The following were the taxable inhabitants of Summit township in the year 1843:John Berkely, Sr., cooperJohn Berkely, Jr.Jacob Berkely, gristmill and sawmillSally Berkely, sawmillAbraham BeachlyDaniel Beachly, tanyardJohn K. BeachlyElias BeachlyAndrew Brown, shoemakerJacob Brown, shoemakerChris. BoyerSamuel BittingerRudolph BittingerJohn Bowers, cooperJohn H. BowserJohn Brougher, SrJonathan BawmanJacob BreniserPeter BoyerJosiah Boyd, blacksmithJacob A. BriskyDaniel BaerJohn BarkholderDaniel BogerSamuel Barkley, sawmillWilliam … Read more
Beam congregation of the Reformed church was organized June 14, 1844, by Rev. William Conrad, then of Berlin, Pennsylvania. The first officers were Abraham Beam and Christian Ludy, elders; Gillian Walter and Isaac Ankeny, deacons. There is no record of original members. The pastors have been Revs. D. B. Ernst, C. F. Hoffmeier, F. K. … Read more
Ben\’s Creek circuit of the Evangelical Association is situated mostly in Jenner township. The oldest church edifice in this circuit is St. John\’s, which was erected in 1875, during the pastorate of Rev. T. Eisenhower. Its cost was seventeen hundred dollars. Church officers: John Baker, George Swank, Jeremiah Gindlesperger; Membership at present; church, fifty-one; sabbath … Read more