History of the Alleghany Evangelical Lutheran synod of Pennsylvania, together with a topical handbook of the Evangelical Lutheran church, its ancestry, origin and development . first church wasbuilt jointly by the Lutheran, the Reformed and the Dunkardpeople. It was 26 by 36 feet, and cost $850. Each one of theseparties paid an equal share toward its erection. This buildingstood on the side of what is now known as the Horner Unioncemetery. The trustees and building committee consisted of thefollowing: Adam Maurer and Valentine Muller, Lutheran; JacobBowman and Josiah Zimmerman, Reformed. No me
History of the Alleghany Evangelical Lutheran synod of Pennsylvania, together with a topical handbook of the Evangelical Lutheran church, its ancestry, origin and development . first church wasbuilt jointly by the Lutheran, the Reformed and the Dunkardpeople. It was 26 by 36 feet, and cost $850. Each one of theseparties paid an equal share toward its erection. This buildingstood on the side of what is now known as the Horner Unioncemetery. The trustees and building committee consisted of thefollowing: Adam Maurer and Valentine Muller, Lutheran; JacobBowman and Josiah Zimmerman, Reformed. No mention is 757 SOMERSET CONFERENCE made in the old records as to who the Dunkard representativeswere. It was not uncommon in the early days for the Lutheranand Reformed people to build union churches. In fact, thiscustom is still in existence in many communities. But this is thefirst instance of which we, personally, have any knowledge ofsuch an arrangement. How it worked out, whether harmoni-ously or otherwise, we are not informed. The first church coun-cil consisted of Adam Maurer, John and William Miller, elders,and Valentine Muller and John Snyder, deacons. The first. HORNER S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, STOYESTOWN, CHARGE Lutheran communion service held in this church was on Decem-ber i, 1839. The services were in charge of Rev. Rizer. The Lutheran and Reformed congregations used this churchfor about thirty-four years. How long the Dunkards used itwe have no record. For many years very few of this faith havelived in this immediate vicinity. In the early part of the 70sthis building was torn down. Rev. Keefer, who was pastor ofthe Reformed congregation at that time, asked permission totake the contents of the old corner-stone home, in order that he758 SUMMERHILL CHARGE might make a copy of the documents it contained. These docu-ments were never returned. In 1873, during the pastorate ofRev. John Tomlinson, a new Lutheran Church was built on theopposite side of the road from
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