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.