Donn, Several years ago, I was told by the secretary at the church, that the old records were kept at the Lutheran Archives Center which is actually the Lutheran Theological Seminary. It is located at 7301 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia, PA. At that time, the curator was John Peterson. Their phone number is 215-248-4616 and you have to call ahead and make an appointment to see the records. Also, at that time they were only open on Tuesdays & Fridays between 1:00 p.m and 5:00 p.m. The Seminary also has a web site at: http://www.ltsp.edu/ Good luck with your search! Richard Grammes ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donn and Peggy Neal" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 08, 2004 9:15 AM Subject: [PALEHIGH-L] Early Lutheran Churches > I am researching two early families (Flores and Ring) who were members of > the Zion Lutheran Church in Zionsville, Upper Milford Township, > Pennsylvania. (This area is now in Lehigh County.) > > This church was reportedly formed about 1758, out of an earlier Lutheran > church in Upper Milford Township, following a division among the older > church's members. I have seen this earlier church called the "First > Evangelical Lutheran Church," but a list of early Lutheran churches in > Bucks County does not show a church of this name. > > Can anyone help me to identify this older church, and tell me where its > records are located? Might the "First Evangelical Church" have dissolved > soon after 1758? Or is the name I have incorrect? > > Looking at that list of known Lutheran churches in Bucks County, the most > likely candidate for the church from which Zion was formed would seem to be > St. John's Evangelical Lutheran (Scheetz's), in Spinnerstown. (All the > other early churches were in other townships.) I understand there is a > publication outlining a chronology of events in the life of St. John's > Church, written by Henry Kistler, but I do not have access to that publication. > > Another possible resource, again beyond my reach, is Andrew Berkey's The > Schoolhouse Near the Old Spring. > > If anyone on this list can point me to an answer to this mystery, I will be > grateful. > > Donn Neal > > > ==== PALEHIGH Mailing List ==== > Contact List Manager at [email protected] > PaGenWeb Lehigh County http://www.pa-roots.com/~lehigh > Surname Page is at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~myplace/lehighpa.html > Genealogy of Pa at http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/6508/ > >