Reading in Berks County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

First Reformed Church

Founded in 1753

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 22, 2017

1. First Reformed Church Marker

Inscription.

The heirs of Wm. Penn
donated and deeded the lots to
Conrad Weiser and Isaac Levan,
————Trustees.————
The first church was built of logs.
Rev. Wm. Stoy, 1755, was the first pastor

Gov. Joseph Hiester, Cols. George Nagel,
Nicholas Lotz, Henry Haller and Capts.
Peter Nagel and Jacob Bower
Officers under Gen. George Washington,
were members of this church.

This is the Mother
of all Reformed Churches
in Reading.

Erected by First Reformed Church.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1755.

Location. 40° 20.225′ N, 75° 55.506′ W. Marker is in Reading, Pennsylvania, in Berks County. It is at the intersection of Washington Street (Business U.S. 422) and Reed Street, on the right when traveling west on Washington Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 611 Washington Street, Reading PA 19601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania

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and specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Trinity Lutheran Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Trinity Lutheran Church Original Cemetery (about 400 feet away); Dr. Bodo Otto (about 400 feet away); Doctor Jonathan Potts (about 700 feet away); a different marker also named Dr. Bodo Otto (about 800 feet away); Birthplace of Spencer Fullerton Baird (approx. 0.2 miles away); William Strong (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of the First Post Office (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Reading.

Also see . . . History of the Reformed Church in Reading, Pa., by Daniel Miller (1905). Google Books website entry (Submitted on December 23, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

First Reformed Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 22, 2017

2. First Reformed Church and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 23, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,504 times since then and 170 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 23, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.