The following history was written in 1889 by Rev. J. C. MELOY: Somerset, the county seat of Somerset County, is one of the most beautiful towns in Western Pennsylvania. It…

Beam congregation of the Reformed church was organized June 14, 1844, by Rev. William Conrad, then of Berlin, Pennsylvania. The first officers were Abraham Beam and Christian Ludy, elders; Gillian…

Ben\’s Creek circuit of the Evangelical Association is situated mostly in Jenner township. The oldest church edifice in this circuit is St. John\’s, which was erected in 1875, during the…

Moses Fream, who had been a member of the Methodist Episcopal church at Hagerstown, Maryland, settled within one mile of where the church now stands, in the year 1792, and…

Hoffman Lutheran church, near Jenner Crossroads, was organized November 20, 1814, Rev. Ernst Heinrich Tiedemann, pastor. The original members were:Jacob HoffmanSimon ShafferMichael CoverJohn KummerPeter FriedlinePhilip HoffmanConrad Keyser The pastors have…

Savage Run Reformed and Lutheran Church, commonly called Fink\’s church, was organized by Rev. B. Knepper in 1849. The house of worship was erected in the fall of the same…

Gladden\’s Run Reformed and Lutheran Church commenced with six members in Hoyman\’s schoolhouse in 1846. In November, 1872, the congregation was regularly organized by Rev. B. Knepper, the pastor, who…

Comp\’s Reformed and Lutheran Church is an old organization. In the first church book, nothing but baptisms are recorded. The date of the first baptism is 1810. The Comp, Troutman…

Wellersburg Reformed and Lutheran Church was organized by Rev. Henry Giesy about the year 1803. There is no account of the building of the first church. The principal early members…

The German Baptists of Jefferson township form a branch of the Middle Creek church. The first preaching in the township was at the house of Christian Miller in 1844; serviced…