Old Zionsville

Some of our pastors went on to accomplish more for Christ’s church beyond their service at Old Zionsville. Rev. Eli Keller, even in his retirement, wrote books, contributed to church papers, and also  wrote verse, especially Pennsylvania German poems. He was frequently heard in classis and synod meetings. He served on important church boards and was a delegate to General Synod. He wrote and published a volume that gave a complete history of the Keller family.

Rev. Dubbs was a Franklin and Marshall graduate who was ordained in his father’s church, Zion Church in Allentown. He was a trustee of Cedar Crest College and Kutztown State Normal School and served for 20 years as a director for Allentown National Bank. At the time of his leadership, our member was 500 people, with a Sunday School enrollment of 250.

Rev. Blatt started the first high school in the area at Shimerville. He was president of the Goshenhoppen Classis. He went to the General Synod as an area delegate. He was also an extraordinary gardener who planted hundreds of canna bulbs among other flowers around the parsonage.

Many of our ministers have accomplished much, not only in this church, but also in the denomination of the community.

19Apr22