African-American Churches
St. James A. M. E. Church
This church for Franklin County blacks was first noted in 1811, as the
St. James Methodist Episcopal Church. The following year, the church
moved into a log building (previously occupied by the Catholic
church) on South Main Street, the area known as Kerrstown. The
two-room building was furnished simply, with backless benches and
kerosene lamps. In 1839, Augusta and Rebecca Greene purchased land
from George and Sarah Chambers, and founded the St. James A. M. E.
Church. Six years later the congregation split, with the separatists
forming the John Wesley A. M. E. Church.
The original log building was remodeled in 1865, and eventually
replaced by a brick structure in 1872.
John Wesley A. M. E. Church
The John Wesley Church was formed in 1845 when for "unknown reasons,"
a group left the Methodist Church of Kerrstown (later the St. James A.
M. E. Church). They too met in a log cabin, located on West German
Street. Before 1864, the only pastors were circuit riders. In 1872,
the church had outgrown their log building, and erected a new church
on the same site.
Mt Moriah Baptist Church
In 1863 the Mt. Moriah Baptist church was founded. Known initially as
the "Old School Baptist Church," it was first located in a log
building at the corner of Liberty and Water streets.
List of Churches in the County
(Taken from McCauley, I. H. Historical Sketch of Franklin County, Pennsylvania, prepared for
the Centennial Celebration. 2nd edition, enlarged. Harrisburg: Patriot Publishing Company, 1878.)
McCauley also includes pastors, circa. 1876.
- Presbyterian
- Mercersburg
- Chambersburg: Falling Spring, Central Church, St. Thomas, Rocky
Spring
- Fayetteville
- Fannetsburg: Lower Path Valley, Burnt Cabins
- Dry Run: Upper Path Valley
- Greencastle
- Welsh Run
- Lutheran
- Chambersburg: 1st Church, 2nd Church (Germ.), Grindstone Hill
- Greencastle
- Waynesboro
- Upper Strasburg
- Mercersburg
- Shippensburg: Greenvillage
- McConnellsburg: Loudon
- Clearspring, Md.: Sylvan
- Reformed
- Chambersburg: Chambersburg, St. John's (Germ.), Grindstone Hill
- Waynesboro: Waynesboro and Mont Alto
- Greencastle
- Mercersburg: Loudon, Mercersburg, College Church
- St. Thomas
- Methodist Episcopal
- Chambersburg: 1st Church, King Street
- Waynesboro
- Greencastle
- Mercersburg
- Loudon
- Greenvillage
- Mont Alto
- United Brethren In Christ
- Chambersburg: Chambersburg, Rocky Spring
- Greencastle
- Orrstown
- Funkstown
- Loudon
- Spring Run
- Local Preachers
- Chambersburg
- Orrstown
- Protestant Episcopal
- Chambersburg
- Roman Catholic
- Chambersburg
- Church of God
- Chambersburg: Chambersburg, Orrstown & Fayetteville
- Mennonite Church
- Letterkenny
- Greene
- near Mercersburg
- Reformed Mennonites
- Guilford
- Montgomery
- Washington
- Waynesboro
- River Brethren
- Guilford
- Antrim
- Southhampton
- Washington
- Lurgan
- Greene
- Letterkenny
- Peters
- Montgomery
- Waynesboro
- Hamilton
- Tunkers
- Guilford
- Quincy
- Antrim
- Washington
- St. Thomas
- Peters
- Hamilton
- Waynesboro
- Greene
- Seventh Day Baptists
- Quincy
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