Kindly
submitted by Jean Kashnicki
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Pastors
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1804 - 1814
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Rev. Christian Endress, also served Williams and
Lower Saucon and others |
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1815 - 1844
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Rev. John Agustus Probst probably served
Forks, Mt. Bethel and Plainfield while serving
here. |
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1845 - 1857
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Rev. J. C. Schmidt |
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1858 - 1870
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Rev. William Rath |
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1871 - 1880
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Rev. Dr. C. J. Cooper |
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1881 - 1906
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Rev. W. J. Bieber |
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1907 - 1915
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Rev. H. B. Ritter |
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July 30, 1916
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Rev. Robert Hoffman Krauss |
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Son of
the Congregation - Rev. Preston A. Laury, D.D.
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Organized 1804
by
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Carl RENTZHEIMER - Elder |
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Johannes BEIL - Sec. |
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Friedrich GROSS - Treas.
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These men also acted as the trustees for the
church |
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1809
incorporated by
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Christian ENDRESS - Pastor |
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Carl RENTZHEIMER - Trustee |
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John BEIL - Trustee |
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Friedrich GROSS - Trustee |
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Edward SHIMER - Elder |
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Christian RUCH - Elder |
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Abraham BEIL - Deacon |
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Isaac SHIMER - Deacon |
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Peter SHIMER |
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Andreas BRUNNER |
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Jacob GROSS |
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Abe. REICH |
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Jacob BACHMAN |
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Abraham SHIMER |
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Tobias BARNES |
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John BUSH |
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Daniel WEITKNECHT |
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Solomon BACHMAN |
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Andrew GANGEWER |
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Nicholas WAGNER |
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Conrad FEHR |
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Philip BEIL |
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David REICH |
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David LEE |
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John WAGNER |
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Peter MOSER |
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John HINCKEL |
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John RENTZHEIMER |
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Jacob WAGNER |
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Jacob RENTZHEIMER |
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George WEICKER |
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Matthias GROSS |
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Heinrich RIDENAUER |
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C.
Fried SIGLY |
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Adam SIGLY |
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John LEE |
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John JONES |
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Richard HALL |
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Jacob SCHEIMER |
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Church
Council 1926
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Harry J. HOFFERT - President |
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Raymond GABEL - Vice President |
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John I. RINKER - Recording Secretary |
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Marcus ILLICK - Financial Secretary |
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Stewart T. HERMAN - Treasurer |
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Aaron HINKEL - Treasurer |
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Albert SIEGFRIED - Treasurer |
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Paul KANUSKEY - Treasurer |
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Moses W. REICHARD - Treasurer |
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Harvey ROSENBERGER - Treasurer |
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The old
graveyard contains the remains of many Indians. Revolutionary
markers dot many of the graves. |
- The
History of the Allentown Conference of the Ministerium of
Pennsylvania"
by Preston A. Laury
published in 1926, Kutztown Publishing Company, Inc.,
Kutztown, Pa.
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