Zionsville Reformed Church
(now Old
Zionsville UCC)
Old Zionsville, Lehigh, Pennsylvania
History of Old Zionsville Reformed Church.
Congregation formed between 1740 and 1750.
First church building erected 17__?.
Second church building erected 1789.
Third church building erected 1858.
Current church building erected 1909.
First Arner members: Jacob3 and Anna Margaretha (Kern) Arner
Contact info:
Old Zionsville Church
5981 Fountain Road
PO Box 215
Old Zionsville PA 18068-0215
(610) 966-3601 or (610) 966-3436
A photo of Old Zionsville Church.
A memorial stone in front of the church.
[probably the cornerstone from the third church building]
Another stone in front of the church.
[probably the cornerstone from the second church building]
Photos of the gravestone of Jacob3 Arner, 1750-1818, (possibly the second oldest surviving Arner family gravestone in America):
A close-up photo of the gravestone.
A close-up photo of the plaque.
NOTE: Jacob’s gravestone is in Row 2 [rows numbered from the east]; however, if you walk past the end of the chain-link fence along Kings Highway Road south of the church, it will appear to be in the first row [facing the road].
A transcription and translation of the inscription.
Higher resolution versions of the photos of Jacob’s gravestone, suitable for printing enlargements:
[NOTE: Each of these files is over 1 Mb in size; takes about 3 or 4 minutes to download via a dial-up connection; and will print a 4"x6" picture at 300dpi (or an 8"x12" picture at 150dpi, etc)]
The first photo of the gravestone.
The close-up photo of the gravestone.
Old Zionsville Church (Old Zionsville, Lehigh, PA). Last revision: 17 Feb 2005
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