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Other Religious denominations in Chester Co.

Episcopal Churches pre 1881    

ST. John's in West Caln  ca 1729
ST Peter's in East Whiteland (Great Valley)   ca 1744
St. John's in Penn    ca 1722
St. Mary's in Warwick   1843
ST. Andrew's in West Vincent
ST. Peter's at Phoenixville  1838
ST. Mark's in Honeybrook  1835
ST. Paul's in West Whiteland  1828
Trinity at Coatesville  1859
ST. James'  in Downingtown  1842
Church of the Good Samaritan, Paoli
Church of the Holy Trinity, West Chester.  1835
St. Davids',  Radnor  Established by the Welsh ca 1685

Dunkers, or German Baptists 

Prior to 1724, the few brethren (Dunkers) who lived in Coventry were not joined as a congregation, but in 1724 they organized themselves into a church.  On Nov. 7th they celebrated the "love feast" for the first time, with 8 communicants.  Their name were Daniel Eiker and his wife, Henry Landis and wife, Peter Herffley, Martin Urner Sr, Owen Longacre and Andrew Sell.  Martin Urner was their first minister, and in 1729 formally ordained.  He served the church till his death in 1755, at which time he was succeeded by his nephew, another Martin Urner.  At this time they had no public place of worship, but met in rotation at private homes.  There were 22 families, of whom  40 had been baptized;
Margin URner and wife, Peter Reinhard, Owen Reinhart, Henry Dasker and wife, Nicholas Hardwick and wife, Abraham Grub and wife, Christian Monsieur, Barbara Miller, Barbara Welty, Frederick Reinhart and wife, Barbara Urner, Elizabeth Ingles, Catharine Grumbacker, Catharine Boch, John Eiker, Jacob Pfauts and wife, Abraham Boch, Andrew Woolf, Esther Switzer, Wendle Danfelser, Henry Bear and wife, Jacob Sweitser and wife, Maud Reinhart, Jacob Light and wife, Philip Waggoner and wife, Eliz. Holderman, Anthony Bernhard and daughter, John Light and wife.