Ephrata's First Daughter Church: e Bermudian: Neighbors in Gimbsheim, in Ephrata, and Among the People in York County

In the mid-eighteenth century, Georg Conrad Beissel, the founder of the semi-monastic Sabbatarian Community in Ephrata, Lancaster Co., Pa., sent a letter to his brother in Germany. The correspondence sparked a spiritual awakening in the town of Gimbsheim. Inspired residents made their way to Pennsylvania, settling in northwestern York County around the Bermudian Creek. Embracing and reflecting Beissel's ideals, they established a church in 1752, developed the land, served their communities, and spread Beissel's beliefs beyond. They were pioneers. They were the Bermudians and this is their story. Families include: Kimmel, Bender, Traub, Shallus, Fahnestock, Lohman, Reiter, Heinrich, Koch, Beissel, Niess, Kobel, Miller, Riess, Pentz, Messerbach, Schmidt, Wahle, Miley, Lehn, and Weber.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Masthof Press
Published: 08/17/2026
ISBN: 9798896740759
Pages: 154
Weight: 0.41lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.33d