Falkner Swamp Reformed Church
Posted by: Gosffo
N 40° 17.766 W 075° 34.808
18T E 450694 N 4460783
Oldest operating United Church of Christ congregation.
Waymark Code: WM111Z
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 12/09/2006
Views: 108
Marker Text:
This congregation is the oldest in continuous existence in the Evangelical and Reformed Church. Organized October 15, 1725, by Rev. John Philip Boehm, founder of the German Reformed Church in Pennsylvania. Present building was constructed in 1790.
Marker Name: Falkner Swamp Reformed Church
County: Montgomery
Date Dedicated: 10/09/1960
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: Swamp Pike (county highway, Limerick to Gilbertsville), .5 mile SE of New Hanover
Category: Religion
Website: [Web Link]
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