I have received inquiries concerning the former Presbyterian church in East Allen Township.

There were three churches, the first dated back to 1731. The last structure, built in 1813, still stands off Route 329 in front of the Jane Horner Cemetery.

My friend Mary Ann Unangst wrote an excellent history of the township in 1976, and over the years, I have quoted from her work.

By the way, her son Roger, owner of Unangst Tree Farm, was a student of this writer. He is currently a supervisor in East Allen Township.

The Scotch-Irish settled there in 1728. They were a very religious group and it didn't take them very much time to construct a house of worship.

A church was completed in 1731 on land owned by the James Craig family. Craig received 500 acres of ground in the area from William Allen, who was a relative.

The original church was constructed of logs. When Jim and Betty Shafer built their home after World War II, they discovered some of the logs in the basement excavation.

The second church was built adjacent to the Horner Cemetery in 1772. This church was granted a charter from Great Britain. It was replaced by a third church in 1813 at the same site.

The original church still stands. To preserve the stone, a wood siding was applied in 1870.

Presbyterians conducted services in this structure until 1922, when the small congregation joined the Presbyterian church in Bath.

God's Missionary Church continues to hold services in the historic building.

It's great to see this church, which is a treasured part of history, continuing to serve the faithful.

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More in two weeks. We will be visiting an old school in East Allen Township.