Germantown Meetinghouse blue plaque

Philadelphia, PA, United States

Germantown Meetinghouse. Built here in 1770 - the first meetinghouse of the Church of the Brethren in the nation. Founded in Germany in 1708, the denomination was entirely transplanted to America by 1750 due to religious persecution. Many early Brethren leaders are buried in the cemetery.

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