In a message dated 4/2/2005 4:25:46 PM Eastern Standard Time, JoeKeR63@aol.com writes: HI List....have an ancestor born 1790's ....christening listed as "Reformed Congregation, Hagerstown, Washington Co., MD"....what religion exactly is the Reformed Congregation?....thanks....Joe ---- Joe- That would be German Reformed. The German Reformed Church was considered to be slightly "more Protestant" <g> than the Lutheran Church. The Lutherans and Reformed congregations often shared a building in the early days and often shared a cemetery as well--you will see these churches listed as "Union" Churches. But they had separate pastors and kept separate registers of vital records. Joan