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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Pennsylvania]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Pennsylvania_Church_Records|Church Records]]'' | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Pennsylvania]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Pennsylvania_Church_Records|Church Records]]'' | ||
[[Image:Yocum Church.JPG|thumb|right|400px | [[Image:Yocum Church.JPG|thumb|right|400px]] | ||
[[Pennsylvania]] was founded as a place of refuge and religious freedom for many diverse groups from Great Britain and Europe. Important religious groups in colonial Pennsylvania were the [[Society of Friends (Quakers) in the United States|Society of Friends (Quakers)]], the German [[Lutheran Church in the United States|Lutheran]], German Reformed, [[Presbyterian Church in the United States|Presbyterian]], [[Episcopal Church in the United States|Episcopal]], [[Baptist Church in the United States|Baptist]], and [[Roman Catholic Church in the United States|Catholic]] churches, and the German Pietist groups, including the Brethren (Dunkard), [[Mennonite Church in the United States|Mennonites]], and [[Moravian Church in the United States|Moravians]]. [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/Pennsylvania.pdf Before 1900 the major religious groups in Pennsylvania were the ][[Lutheran Church in the United States|Lutheran]], [[Methodist Church in the United States|Methodist]], [[Presbyterian Church in the United States|Presbyterian]], Reformed, [[Episcopal Church in the United States|Episcopal]], and [[Roman Catholic Church in the United States|Roman Catholic]] churches. | {{TOC left}}[[Pennsylvania]] was founded as a place of refuge and religious freedom for many diverse groups from Great Britain and Europe. Important religious groups in colonial Pennsylvania were the [[Society of Friends (Quakers) in the United States|Society of Friends (Quakers)]], the German [[Lutheran Church in the United States|Lutheran]], German Reformed, [[Presbyterian Church in the United States|Presbyterian]], [[Episcopal Church in the United States|Episcopal]], [[Baptist Church in the United States|Baptist]], and [[Roman Catholic Church in the United States|Catholic]] churches, and the German Pietist groups, including the Brethren (Dunkard), [[Mennonite Church in the United States|Mennonites]], and [[Moravian Church in the United States|Moravians]]. [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/Pennsylvania.pdf Before 1900 the major religious groups in Pennsylvania were the ][[Lutheran Church in the United States|Lutheran]], [[Methodist Church in the United States|Methodist]], [[Presbyterian Church in the United States|Presbyterian]], Reformed, [[Episcopal Church in the United States|Episcopal]], and [[Roman Catholic Church in the United States|Roman Catholic]] churches. | ||
Because the keeping of vital records began late in the history of Pennsylvania, church records play a major roll in family history research. It is important that the researcher know the religious affiliation of their ancestor and be able to identify the church or churches their ancestor attended. County histories can help identfy extinct and extant churches in the locality where the ancestor lived. | Because the keeping of vital records began late in the history of Pennsylvania, church records play a major roll in family history research. It is important that the researcher know the religious affiliation of their ancestor and be able to identify the church or churches their ancestor attended. County histories can help identfy extinct and extant churches in the locality where the ancestor lived. | ||
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=== Baptist === | === Baptist === | ||
[[Image:Pennsylvania churches.png|thumb|right|400px | [[Image:Pennsylvania churches.png|thumb|right|400px]] [http://www.abhsarchives.org/ American Baptist Historical Society]<br>3001 Mercer University Dr<br>Atlanta, GA 30341<br>Telephone: (678) 547-6680 | ||
=== Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) === | === Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) === | ||
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[[Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County Digital Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | [[Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County Digital Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
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