Record Type: Church Records

St. Thomas Evangelical Lutheran church was organized in 1874 by Rev. A.J. Nuner, with twenty- nine members. The first church officers were: Reuben Miller – ElderThomas Lohr – ElderDavid Naugle – DeaconJohn Kaltenbaugh – Deacon The pastors have been as follows:Rev. J. A. NunerRev. D. StufftRev. A. M. Hubler The house of worship, built in … Read more

Mount Zion Evangelical Lutheran church was organized in 1856 by Rev. L.J. Bell. The original members were:John SeeseJohn StatlerEmanuel J. SeeseAdam FolmerDaniel ShafferFrederick KeiferPeter StatlerPhilip SeeseM. Seese, Jr.Philip E. SeeseJacob Seese, Sr.William VaupelHenry BerkeyDaniel BorderAndrew Shaffer The pastors have been:Rev. L. J. BellRev. J. T. KuhlmanRev. P. SheederRev. A. R. HeightRev. D. StufftRev. J. A. … Read more

The Bethel United Brethren church, Paint township, was organized by Rev. Daniel Shank, in 1858. The first members were:David J. Lehman and wifeWilliam Dempsey and wifePhilip Moyer and wifeJohn Livingston and wifeJohn D. Blough and wife The pastors to date have been as follows:Rev. Daniel ShankRev. Joseph PottsRev. Joshua ReynoldsRev. William LongRev. Daniel BrinkelRev. JacksonRev. … Read more

St. Paul’s Reformed Church of Somerset was organized by Rev. Henry Giesey* in 1810. Among the original members were:Michael and Elizabeth HugusThe AnkenysGeorge Shaver and Rosanna his wifeDaniel Stahl and wifePeter Huston and wifeHenry Keller and wife In 1810 a union church edifice, a stone building, was erected by the Presbyterian and Reformed congregations upon … Read more

The Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, of the town of Somerset, was organized prior to the year 1800 by Rev. Frederick Long. Among the original members were:Adam Snyder and familyJohn Kurtz, Sr.Frederick Neff, Sr.George Pile, Sr.Frederick BeigleGeorge ChorpenningJacob SnyderHenry Snyder and families. It appears that Mr. Long officiated as pastor for a number of years. His … Read more

The Disciple or Christian Church of Somerset borough was organized as a Baptist church in the summer of 1817, by Dr. Estep, of Mount Pleasant, and Prof. Charles Wheeler, of Washington, Pennsylvania; as a Disciple church in 1829, by Thomas and Alexander Campbell. Among the charter members, in 1829, were Chauncey Forward and William H. … Read more

Matters of the early history of this organization, by reason of the lack of records, are vague and unsatisfactory. It appears that some Presbyterian ministers preached here and at Jenner (then called Quemahoning) as early as 1797. It also appears that the Presbyterian and Reformed people, acting together, built a stone church edifice in 1810, … Read more

St. Luke’s Reformed church, situated in Deeter’s Gap, on the top of Allegheny mountain, was organized January 15, 1861 by Rev. F.A. Edmonds. The original members and officers were:Jacob G. Glessner, ElderJeremiah Glessner, DeaconJacob B. Hillegass, DeaconW. A. BrantHenry DeeterGeorge GlessnerW. GlessnerJohn HeckmanJohn HoyleJohn L. B. Miller The pastors have been:Rev. F. A EdmondsRev. F. … Read more

The date of the organization of the Methodist Episcopal church in Somerset cannot be accurately ascertained. Its first members were Mrs. Armstrong, Mrs. Elder, Mrs. Phythian and Mrs. McCarty, who held their meetings in private houses for several years. Their first preachers were Revs. Tudor and Little. Their immediate successors were Revs. Coleman and Keismiller. … Read more