Centre Evangelical Lutheran church, situated in Elk Lick township, was organized May 17, 1849. The first officers and original members were:
Elders: Godfrey Welltrout and John Burkholder
Deacons: Benjamin Bockes, Christian Christner and Jacob Swarner
Adam Harmon
Daniel Johnson, Sr.
Lucinda Johnson
Mary Johnson
Susan Johnson
John Ohler
Samuel Rayman
William M. Vought
Baltzer Walter
Daniel Wetzel
The house of worship was completed in 1850. For list of pastors, see St. John’s church, Salisbury. The congregation has forty members and the sabbath school forty- five scholars.
(Source: History of Bedford, Somerset & Fulton Counties, PA; 1884)
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