Mount Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church was organized by Rev. P. Rizer, July 31, 1842. Prior to this date, however, there had been preaching in the schoolhouses for about three years. During the year 1849 a church was erected at Bakersville, and dedicated on November 4 of the same year. The congregation is now quite large and in connection with it there is an interesting sabbath school of 130 members.
The first church officers of this congregation were:
Jacob Lenhart – elder
George Moll – elder
David Lohr – deacon
John Baker – deacon
Pastors:
Rev. Rizer – 1842
Rev. Uhl – 1847
Rev. Babb – 1852
Rev. Witmer – 1857
Rev. Pile – 1860
Rev. Gerhart – 1861
Rev. Hentz – 1866
Rev. Winecoff – 1872
Rev. Earhardt – 1873
Rev. Sieber – 1876
Rev. Kuhlman -1882
(Source: History of Bedford, Somerset & Fulton Counties, PA; 1884)
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