Record Type: Church Records

Middle Creek church of the Brethren or German Baptists was organized in 1849, with one hundred members. The district now has three hundred and twenty members and seven meeting-houses. The first meeting- house was built in 1850. Bishop: Adam F. SnyderMinisters:J. D. MillerJ. C. SchrockValentine BloughSilas HooverWm. MeyersJ. BerkleyCornelius BerkleyWilliam Miller (Source: History of Bedford, … Read more

The first church in New Centreville was erected about 1813, by the Lutherans and the Presbyterians. It was a log building, erected under the superintendence of John Carbaugh. The building was not finished until 1819. The first ministers who preached in the old house were Rev. Frederick Long, Lutheran, and Rev. John H. Giesy, Presbyterian. … Read more

The first church in Kingwood was the Evangelical Lutheran, built in 1852, at a cost of about five hundred dollars. The first pastor was Rev. M.F. Pfähler. The present membership is about sixty- five. The Church of God at Kingwood was erected in 1876. The first minister was Rev. John Hickernell. The first officers were … Read more

Wesley Chapel Methodist Episcopal church, situated in the northern part of the township, was erected in 1863, at a cost of one thousand dollars.The first ministers were Revs. Wilkinson and Williams.The trustees were:John LanningMessimer CramerJohn C. PhillippiNorman LichliterDavid LichliterJeremiah PileJoseph B. CritchfieldClassleader: David LichliterMembership about thirty- five. (Source: History of Bedford, Somerset & Fulton Counties, … Read more

The first church in Upper Turkey-Foot was a log building, erected by the Methodists, at Paddytown, in 1816. Rev. Jacob Gruber held the first quarterly meeting and preached the first sermon in this church. Rev. James Wilson was the first preacher in charge. The following presiding elders have conducted services here:Rev. William StevensRev. Robert BoydRev. … Read more

Middle Creek Evangelical Lutheran church was organized by Rev. William Uhl in 1850. Prior to the organization there had been preaching in the Putman schoolhouse for five or six years. The church edifice was erected in 1850, at a cost of ‘twelve hundred dollars. The first church officers were:Diedrich KregerWilliam MooreGeorge PileFrederick Uphouse The pastors … Read more

Brother’s Valley church of the Brethren or German Baptists was organized in 1880, with one hundred and ten members. The present membership of this church is one hundred and eighteen. The charge now contains one meeting-house. The first meeting-house in the district was built in 1848.Bishop: J. BloughMinisters: G. Schrock, William Sevits, D. P. Walker, … Read more

The Progressive branch of the Brethren or German Baptists, under the leadership of H. R. Holsinger, organized a church in Berlin in 1881-2. Their house of worship, erected in 1881, cost, including lot, twenty-seven hundred dollars. Membership in 1883, about one hundred; sabbath-school scholars, 85. The officers of the church are as follows:Bishop: H. R. … Read more

George Johnson, the founder of the Methodist Episcopal church of Berlin, emigrated from Shepherdstown, Virginia, to this place about the year 1786. He was then a member of the Reformed church, but always cordially treated the Methodist missionaries that visited the county, and opened his house for public meetings, as there was no other place, … Read more

St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Brother’s Valley township, was organized May 4, 1842, by Rev. Charles Reese. The original membership numbered fifty-eight. The first officers were:Elders: Jacob P. Walker, William Fritz, Sr.Deacons: John Fritz, Peter P. H. Walker, Frederick P. Walker The pastors have been as follows:Rev. Charles Reese, 1842-3Rev. Jesse Winecoff, 1843-6Rev. Charles Young, … Read more