The Salem congregation of the Reformed Church at Lavansville was organized in 1856, by Rev. Charles Hoffmire. Among the original members were:
Levi Knepper
David Lavan and wife
Jonas Hemminger and wife
Israel Herring and wife
George Kimmel and wife
John Thompson and wife
Levi Boucher and wife
Solomon Boucher
Simon Chorpenning and wife
Henry Hay and wife
Mary Stern
Israel Hemminger
The successors of Mr. Hoffmire have been:
F. K. Lavan
E. R. Esbach
George H. Johnson,
John Sykes
George H. Johnson, second term
A. E. Truxall
Hiram King
A house of worship was built in 1856, at a cost of fifteen hundred dollars. The congregation is out of debt and embraces a present membership of ninety.
(Source: History of Bedford, Somerset & Fulton Counties, PA; 1884)
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