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° 54.851′ N, 77° 3.337′ W. Marker is in Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania, in Union County. It is at the intersection of Chestnut Street (Pennsylvania Route 45) and Route 104 on Chestnut Street. 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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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mifflinburg Buggy Museum (approx. 0.3 miles away); Buffalo Valley Rail Trail (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Buffalo Valley Rail Trail (approx. 0.4 miles away); Vietnam (approx. 0.4 miles away); USS Cole... (approx. 0.4 miles away); Original Site of the Union County W.W. II Draft Board (approx. 0.4 miles away); Union County World War II Honor Roll (approx. 0.4 miles away); Sept. 11, 2001... (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mifflinburg.

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

2. Evangelicanism 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, PA.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 28, 2018

3. Evangelical Church Marker

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 586 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 16, 2015, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 3. submitted on September 29, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.