Churches in the Lehigh Valley in the Eighteenth Century

Chestnut Hill Reformed - Lower Milford Twp.- congregation founded in 1757, first church built in 1771.

Known Pastors: John G. Wittner

       Note: Became a Union Church in 1850.

Christ Schoenersville (Union) Church- Hanover Township- 1780.

       Known Pastors: Johann Conrad Yeager

  Joshua Yeager

                               John Frederick Ernst (Lutheran)

                               John W. Ingold (Reformed)

Ebeneezer Church- New Tipoli in Lynn Township- Founded as a Reformed Church in 1740, became a Union Church in 1760 when a Lutheran Congregation was formed in the area.

Egypt Reformed Church- Whitehall Township- 1732

Emaus Moravian Church- Lower Milford Twp.- 1742

Heidelberg Union Church - Saegersville, Heidelberg Township- 1740

Lutheran Pastors: Jacob F. Shertlein

                                  Daniel Schumacher

                                  John G. Young

                                  Daniel Lehman

Reformed Pastors: John Peter Miller

                                   John Roth

                                   John H. Helffrich

                                   Philip J. Michael

                                   Jacob Weymer

Jacob's Church -Lynn Township- Founded as a Reformed Church in 1761, Became a Union Church in 1808.

Reformed Pastors: Philip J. Michael

                                   Conrad Steiner, Jr.

Jerusalem Eastern Salisbury - (Union)- Salisbury Township- 1759

Jerusalem Western Salisbury -(Union)- Salisbury Township- 1741

Reformed Pastors: John Philip Leydich 1748-1770

                                   Conrad Steiner, Jr.

                                    John G. Wittner

                                    John H, Helffrich

  Lutheran Pastors: Daniel Schumacher 1759-

                                    Shertlein

                                    Jacob Von Buskirk

Jerusalem (Red) Church -(Lutheran)- 1743-

  Became a Union Church in 1747

Jordan Lutheran Church - 1734-

Note: This congregation shared its church with Jordan Reformed from 1740-1752.

Jordan Reformed Church -1740- Built their own church in 1752.

Lowhill Reformed - Lowhill Township- 1769

Note: This church was founded by some of the members of the Weisenberg Union Church Congreagation.

Lowhill became a Union Church in 1798.

Mennonite Meetinghouse in Upper Saucon Township-

1738

Known Pastors: Samuel Bechtel

                               George Bachman

                               Philip Geisinger

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