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*[http://www.worldcat.org/search?q={{{1}}}+county+church+records&qt=results_page WorldCat] (For instructions see [[WorldCat Online Catalog]]). | *[http://www.worldcat.org/search?q={{{1}}}+county+church+records&qt=results_page WorldCat] (For instructions see [[WorldCat Online Catalog]]). | ||
*{{FHL|{{{2}}}|subject-id|disp=Family History Library Catalog}} (For instructions see [[Family History Library Catalog Place-name Search|FHL Catalog Place-name Search]]). | *{{FHL|{{{2}}}|subject-id|disp=Family History Library Catalog}} (For instructions see [[Family History Library Catalog Place-name Search|FHL Catalog Place-name Search]]). | ||
==== Church Records ==== | |||
===== County-wide Database - Multi-denominational ===== | |||
:*'''1708-1985''' - [http://hsp.org/collections/catalogs-research-tools/members-only-database Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985] at [http://hsp.org/ Historical Society of Pennsylvania] – $, free to members of the society; Also available at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2451 Ancestry.com] – $; ''This database is incomplete for all counties.'' | |||
===== Baptists ===== | ===== Baptists ===== | ||
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:*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~buckscounty/churches/Southampton_Baptist_Church_Tomb.html Southampton Old School Baptist Church] at [http://usgenweb.org/ USGenWeb] - index only; original name may have been Pennypack(Pennepack) Church<br> | :*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~buckscounty/churches/Southampton_Baptist_Church_Tomb.html Southampton Old School Baptist Church] at [http://usgenweb.org/ USGenWeb] - index only; original name may have been Pennypack(Pennepack) Church<br> | ||
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===== Brethren ===== | ===== Brethren ===== | ||
Also known as "Dunkards" or "German Baptists," the Brethren were in the Berks County area as early as 1724. However, the first Brethren congregation was settled in 1723 in Germantown, Pennsylvania. Early Berks County congregations were located near Pricetown, Millersburg and Oley with additional groups in the townships of Tulpehocken, Upper Tulpehocken and Bern.<ref>Morton L. Montgomery, "Historical and Biographical Annals of Berks County Pennsylvania" (Chicago: J.H. Beers and Co., 1909), 46-47. {{WorldCat|4281157}}; {{FHL|27721|item|disp=FHL book 974.816 D2m}}</ref><br> | Also known as "Dunkards" or "German Baptists," the Brethren were in the Berks County area as early as 1724. However, the first Brethren congregation was settled in 1723 in Germantown, Pennsylvania. Early Berks County congregations were located near Pricetown, Millersburg and Oley with additional groups in the townships of Tulpehocken, Upper Tulpehocken and Bern.<ref>Morton L. Montgomery, "Historical and Biographical Annals of Berks County Pennsylvania" (Chicago: J.H. Beers and Co., 1909), 46-47. {{WorldCat|4281157}}; {{FHL|27721|item|disp=FHL book 974.816 D2m}}</ref><br> | ||
===== Moravian ===== | ===== Moravian ===== | ||
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:*'''1758 - 1800''' [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4944 York County, Pennsylvania, 1758-1800: First Moravian Church] at [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] - $; index only | :*'''1758 - 1800''' [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4944 York County, Pennsylvania, 1758-1800: First Moravian Church] at [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] - $; index only | ||
===== Presbyterian ===== | ===== Presbyterian ===== | ||
While never a denomination of prominence in Berks County, their beginnings were early in the county. Organized in 1812 the First Presbyterian Church is currently located at 37 South Fifth Street in Reading, PA. There are currently five Presbyterian churches in the city of Reading and the surrounding area. Currently the Historical of Berks County has only records for First Presbyterian. Additional records may be located at the individual churches. | While never a denomination of prominence in Berks County, their beginnings were early in the county. Organized in 1812 the First Presbyterian Church is currently located at 37 South Fifth Street in Reading, PA. There are currently five Presbyterian churches in the city of Reading and the surrounding area. Currently the Historical of Berks County has only records for First Presbyterian. Additional records may be located at the individual churches. | ||
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