Reformed Presbyterian Church - New Kingstown, PA
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N 40° 14.070 W 077° 04.990
18T E 322784 N 4455866
Marker located along the S side of US 11 - W of the intersection of Locust Point RD.
Waymark Code: WMATK8
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 02/23/2011
Views: 4
Marker text is as follows:
On August 23, 1752, Scottish Covenanter Presbyterians held their first recorded Communion in the New World here at Joseph and Elizabeth Junkin’s farm. A scattered community of 250 worshipers attended this nine~hour outdoor service at the “Junkin Tent” on America’s frontier. Rev. John Cuthbertson, the first Reformed Presbyterian missionary in America, presided over the gathering, which contributed to the establishment of the denomination.
Marker Name: Reformed Presbyterian Church
County: Cumberland
Date Dedicated: 08/21/2010
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: New Kingstown
Category: Ethnic & Immigration, Religion
Website: [Web Link]
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