Limestone Township near Mifflinburg in Union County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Evangelical Church

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, June 15, 2015

1. Evangelical Church Marker

Inscription.
The first church built by "Albright's People," later the Evangelical Association, was erected in New Berlin in 1816. It was the first Evangelical Church in the United States. The site is marked by a monument.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1816.

Location. 40° 52.683′ N, 76° 59.614′ W. Marker is near Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania, in Union County. It is in Limestone Township. It is at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 304 and W. Front Street on Pennsylvania Route 304. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mifflinburg PA 17844, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Town Carillon (approx. 0.3 miles away); Original Union County Court House (approx. 0.4 miles away); "Albright's People" (approx. 0.4 miles away); First Church of the Evangelical Association (approx. half a mile away); First Printing House of the Evangelical Association (approx. half a mile away); United Methodist Sites in New Berlin (approx. half a mile away); First Church Building and Printing House of the Evangelical Association (approx. half a mile away); New Berlin Commons (approx. half a mile away).

Also see . . .
1. First Church Building and Publishing House of the Evangelical Association. The United Methodist Church GCAH webwide entry (Submitted on March 8, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. Evangelicalism in the United States. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on March 8, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Evangelical Church Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, June 15, 2015

2. Evangelical Church Monument

Located on Water Street in New Berlin.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 16, 2015, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 472 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 16, 2015, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.