Snyder County, Pennsylvania Church Records

List of Churches and Church Parishes in Snyder County

 * FamilySearch Places

Databases with Several Denominations

 * 1620-1991 (*) at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images


 * 1708-1985 Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 at Historical Society of Pennsylvania – ($), free to members of the society, List of Churches Included; Also available at Ancestry ($)

Lutheran Church
The first church building in Selin's Grove was the Union Church (later known as the First Lutheran Church). The Evangelical Lutheran Church was created from members of the First Lutheran Church in 1843.

Botschaft Lutheran and Reformed Church, Chapman Township


 * 1792-1876 Botschaft Lutheran and Reformed Church, Chapman Township, Baptism Index 1792-1876

Rows or Salem Lutheran Church, Penn Township


 * 1774-1832  in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - index

Trinity Lutheran Church, Selinsgrove


 * 1849-1875  in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - index


 * 1849-1875  in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - index

Zion Lutheran Church


 * 1889-1943 Zion Lutheran Church, Snyder County, Pennsylvania at Ancestry ($)

Zion's or Moor's Lutheran Church, Freeburg


 * 1781-1809  in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - index

Methodist Church
It is unknown when the Methodist Episcopal Church was first organized, but they errected their own church in 1848.

Reformed Church
The Reformed congregation met as early as 1780. In 1802 they met in a union church with the Lutherans until 1855 when they built their own church.

Botschaft Lutheran and Reformed Church, Chapman Township


 * 1792-1876  in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - index



Archives, Libraries, and Societies with Church Records
The Snyder County Historical Society has various records for churches throughout the Snyder County area. However, the society has not put the records on-line and to view the records one must go to the society. The society will do research for a fee. For more details see their website.