St.
John's congregation was organized by Revs.
Michael Kuchler and Phillip
Zeiser in 1837. The Lutheran and Reformed
families living in that vicinity had previously worshipped at Good Hope
Church, in West Salem Township, but in 1837 they erected a log
building, 24x30, on the Mercer road, about one mile east of New
Hamburgh, which was dedicated the same year, under the name of St.
John's. In 1846 the present [1888] two storied frame edifice
[shown at right] succeeded the log structure. The cemetery
was commenced at the time the congregation was organized. The
pastors of St. John's have been usually those supplying Good
Hope. Rev. Kuchler's
successors have been Revs. Becker,
T.H. Hengist, Krantz, Michael Kuchler, Jeremiah Fishburn, C. A. Fetzer
and William Rehrig,
the present pastor [1888], who is also professor of German in Thiel
College. The Reformed pastors of St. John's have been as
follows: Rev. Philip
Zeiser, Benjamin Boyer, H. F. Hartman, Frederick Pilgram
and J.M. Shick, the
last mentioned being the pastor now in charge [1888].
History of Mercer County,
1888, pages 521-522
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St. John's Church
Located on
Mercer Road in Delaware Twp.
The Church was
dedicated on 30 Oct 1921
(Photo by Brent
Morgan)
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