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 as follows: Trustees, Jacob Kreger, John A. Shultz, Ephraim Schrock; elders, C.H. Kreger, Josiah Gross; deacons, Wm. Gerhard, Saml. Metzler. This church cost thirteen hundred and fifty dollars. The membership is about thirty- five.
A Church of God, situated about a mile and a half south of Kingwood, was erected about 1859, at a cost of about four hundred dollars. The first preacher was Rev. J. Hickernell, under whom the house of worship was erected. The church officers were: Jonathan Dumbauld and Josiah Gross, elders; James King and John P. Kreger, deacons. The present membership is about forty- five.
A log church, one mile east of Kingwood, was erected about 1830, by the Disciples. There is no record of the first members or early pastors. In 1887 the house was sold to the German Baptists, who now hold services in it regularly.
(Source: History of Bedford, Somerset & Fulton Counties, PA; 1884)
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