About Holy Trinity Lutheran
1. Probably the oldest Lutheran congregation west of the Alleghenies (founded 1777)
2. Earliest record of a Lutheran Pastor west of the Alleghenies, Rev. Litzel, 1777
3. Served by the first ordained Lutheran pastor west of the Alleghenies, Rev. Litzel
4. First official report to the Pennsylvania Ministerium of Pastoral work west of the Alleghenies, Rev. Lange, 1796.
5. Sent Clerical Delegate to the first meeting of the Ministerium of the Western Pennsylvania Synod, Rev. Lange, 1801
6. Served by first home missionary of Pennsylvania Ministerium, Rev. Steck, 1788.
7. Served by first catechist from Pennsylvania Ministerium to serve west of the Alleghenies, Rev. Tideman
8. First known record of monies given to treasury of Allegheny Synod from Berlin charge -- Rev. Criegler, 1820, $15.76 from five congregations, 624 communicants
9. Most probably the first published Lutheran Pastor west of the Alleghenies, Rev. Criegler, 1819
10. Berlin charge sent first lay delegate to any Synod from Somerset County, John Gephart, 1824
11. First prayer meeting of Lutherans west of the Alleghenies, Rev. Criegler, 1820
12. First Sunday School of any denomination in Somerset County, Rev. Criegler, Peter Lane, John Fletcher
13. Sent delegate to organizational meeting and first convention of new West Pennsylvania Synod, Rev. Criegler, 1824, 1825
14. Berlin charge sent lay delegate to first meeting of new West Pennsylvania Synod, John Trostle, 1825
15. Site of the first meeting on territory of Allegheny Synod and first meeting west of the Cumberland Valley of new West Pennsylvania Synod, 1826
16. Sent delegates to first meeting of Somerset Conference, Rev. Wincoff and Nelson Walker
17. Site of the first conference of Sunday Schools of any kind, 1877, Rev. Poffenberger
All first facts gleaned from the History of the Allegheny Evangelical Lutheran Synod, 1918, by Rev. W.H. Bruce Carney, Lutheran Publication Society, Philadelphia, Pa.
1. Probably the oldest Lutheran congregation west of the Alleghenies (founded 1777)
2. Earliest record of a Lutheran Pastor west of the Alleghenies, Rev. Litzel, 1777
3. Served by the first ordained Lutheran pastor west of the Alleghenies, Rev. Litzel
4. First official report to the Pennsylvania Ministerium of Pastoral work west of the Alleghenies, Rev. Lange, 1796.
5. Sent Clerical Delegate to the first meeting of the Ministerium of the Western Pennsylvania Synod, Rev. Lange, 1801
6. Served by first home missionary of Pennsylvania Ministerium, Rev. Steck, 1788.
7. Served by first catechist from Pennsylvania Ministerium to serve west of the Alleghenies, Rev. Tideman
8. First known record of monies given to treasury of Allegheny Synod from Berlin charge -- Rev. Criegler, 1820, $15.76 from five congregations, 624 communicants
9. Most probably the first published Lutheran Pastor west of the Alleghenies, Rev. Criegler, 1819
10. Berlin charge sent first lay delegate to any Synod from Somerset County, John Gephart, 1824
11. First prayer meeting of Lutherans west of the Alleghenies, Rev. Criegler, 1820
12. First Sunday School of any denomination in Somerset County, Rev. Criegler, Peter Lane, John Fletcher
13. Sent delegate to organizational meeting and first convention of new West Pennsylvania Synod, Rev. Criegler, 1824, 1825
14. Berlin charge sent lay delegate to first meeting of new West Pennsylvania Synod, John Trostle, 1825
15. Site of the first meeting on territory of Allegheny Synod and first meeting west of the Cumberland Valley of new West Pennsylvania Synod, 1826
16. Sent delegates to first meeting of Somerset Conference, Rev. Wincoff and Nelson Walker
17. Site of the first conference of Sunday Schools of any kind, 1877, Rev. Poffenberger
All first facts gleaned from the History of the Allegheny Evangelical Lutheran Synod, 1918, by Rev. W.H. Bruce Carney, Lutheran Publication Society, Philadelphia, Pa.
