The Historical Society of Berks County PA

The Historical Society of Berks County library has well over three hundred sets of church records in our archives. Of those records, over one hundred volumes have been entered into the library database. We are constantly adding new volumes to our collection, so the list below might not represent the entire collection. An index of most of the records that have been add to our computer database is available for search here on our web site.

Church Record Start Date End Date Volume Catalog Number
Advent Evang. Luth., West Lawn194920011CR-A244
Allegheny Lutheran Church179018065CR-A422e
Allegheny Lutheran Church186019471CR-A422a
Allegheny Lutheran Church194819872CR-A422b
Allegheny Lutheran Church180718623CR-A422c
Allegheny Lutheran Church176718644CR-A422d
Allegheny Reformed Church176718640CR-A422
Almshouse Registers182518881F10KE-A425a
Alsace Lutheran Church185419401CR-A461
Alsace Lutheran Church196019885CR-A461
Alsace Lutheran Church187418972CR-A461
Alsace Lutheran Church189819403CR-A461
Alsace Lutheran Church194019594CR-A461
Alsace Lutheran Church198920016CR-A461
Altalaha Lutheran175718521CR-E92
Altalaha Lutheran184119652CR-E92
Altalaha Lutheran195719883CR-E92
Amityville Union Church175918020CR-A516
Archive Coll.#1, Nagle Box 4179719320VF-GA-N149b
Atonement Lutheran Wyomissing185419961CR- A881
Bangor Churches, Morgantown180619020CR-B216
Bern Lutheran175519220CR-B517L
Bern United Church of Christ173819500CR-B517a
Bern United Church of Christ173918351CR-B517
Bern United Church of Christ197320012CR-B517a
Bernd, Rev. F. K.188319210CR-B524a
Bethany E. C. Church193819831CR-B563
Bethany E. C. Church190919370CR-B563
Bethany E. C. Church198319942CR-B563
Bethany Ev.Lutheran189519790CR-B562
Bethany Luth. Ch. West Reading194620012CR-B564
Bethany Luth. Ch. West Reading189719451CR-B564
Bethany Methodist186019921CR-B562a
Boos, Rev. William000CR-S399
Calvary Bible Fellowship, Sinking Spring196420020VF-GA(CR) C168
Calvary Lutheran192119551CR-C167L
Calvary Lutheran Church,Laureldale197720013CR-C167L
Calvary Lutheran Church,Laureldale195519762CR-C167L
Calvary Reformed Church189119890CR-C167
Christ (Mertz) Church19030CR-M575
Christ (Mertz) Lutheran Church173818891CR-M575B
Christ (Oley) Lutheran182118880CR-O453L
Christ Church Little Tulpehocken173018460CR-M898
Christ Church Temple195919950CR-C557
Christ Episcopal Church176318451CR-C554
Christ Episcopal Church184518502CR-C554
Christ Episcopal Church185019113CR-C554
Christ Lutheran Reading192919581CR-C553
Christ Lutheran Reading195919892CR-C553
Christ Lutheran Reading195119913CR-C553
Christ Lutheran Stouchsburg174318511CR-C556
Christ Lutheran Stouchsburg174818512CR-C556
Christ Lutheran Stouchsburg195720023CR-C556
Church of the Advent192419481CR-A244
Covenant Memorial Methodist186919410CR-M592
Croll, Rev. Philip C.186919050CR-C944
Dechant, Rev. Augustus185218910CR-D293
Delong's Reformed Church176518320CR-D361
Elverson Methodist183919190CR-E52
Emmanual United Methodist189419401CR-E54
Emmanual United Methodist194519712CR-E54
Epiphany Evang. Lutheran, Temple193220031CR-E63
Episcopal Churches-Morgantown area180719020CR-B216
Epler's Luth. Church Bern Twp.190419500CR-E64a
Epler's Reformed183419031CR-E64
Epler's Reformed190819662CR-E64
Evangelical United Brethren195619842CR-U61
Faith Reformed Church Reading189319960CR-F174
Finfrock, Rev. Aaron186418920CR-F496
First Baptist Church, Reading178719121CR-F526 v.1
First Baptist Church, Reading182818792CR-F526
First Evangelical Church Reading184618750CR-E92e
First Presbyterian Church183619860CR-P928
First Reformed Ch. Of the UCC, Hamburg186919950CR-S143b
First Reformed Church177118631CR-F527a
First Reformed Church186319862CR-F527a
First Reformed Church Burials179818800GA-F527
First United Church of Christ Hamburg192019463CR-S143JA
First United Church of Christ Hamburg187018801CR-S143ja
First United Church of Christ Hamburg188119192CR-S143ja
First United Church of Christ Hamburg194719904CR-S143ja
First United Evangelical189419141CR-S163a
First Universalist Church Reading185119140CR-U58K
Fogel, Rev. Edwin J.186418761CR-F655
Fogel, Rev. Edwin J.187619112CR-F655
Fourth St. (People's) and Grace Meth.189219410CR-M592d
Friedens Allemangel Union Church177118400CR-F899
Friedens Lutheran Bernville177019350CR-N874
Frienden's (Peace) Union187019820CR-F899p
Gable, Rev. Z. H.187318871CR-G115
Gable, Rev. Z. H.188718992CR-G115
Gable, Rev. Z. H.189919093CR-G115
Gable, Rev. Z. H.187318804CR-G115
Gable, Rev. Z. H., baptisms190819098aCR-G115
Goshenhoppen Lutheran192119250CR-G676
Goshenhoppen Registers187819820CR-M915
Grace Alsace U.C.C.190719192CR-G729
Grace Alsace U.C.C.191719433CR-G729
Grace Alsace U.C.C.189719071CR-G729
Grace Alsace U.C.C.194319834CR-G729
Grace Luth. Church Reading187819821CR-G730
Grace Lutheran Church, Shillington196319823CR-G731
Grimsville Parish192919291CR-S897
Heidelberg Moravian174218270CR-H465
Herbein, Rev. Mabry L.189719380CR-H534
Herman, Rev. A. L.182918700CR-H551A2
Herman, Rev. Alfred Jasper185319010CR-H550
Herman, Rev. Alfred Jasper185519071CR-H551A
Herman, Rev. Augusrus L.182918700CR-H551e
Herman, Rev. Augustus L.182918670CR-H551d
Herman, Rev. Augustus L.182818671CR-H551A1
Herman, Rev. Charles G.181218600CR-H551c
Herman, Rev. Jacob Sassaman184018870CR-H551
Hill Union Church179918921CR-H645
Hoffman, Rev. Phillip186218700CR-H699
Holy Spirit Lutheran Church191119191CR-H761
Holy Spirit Lutheran Church192019442CR-H761
Holy Spirit Lutheran Church194519673CR-H761
Holy Spirit Lutheran Church194519924CR-H761
Holy Redeemer Lutheran Church192119530CR H762
Holy Spirit Lutheran Church194519925CR-H761
Holy Spirit Lutheran Church196719966CR-H761
Hope Evang. Lutheran, Bowers196920041CR-H792
Hope Evangelical Lutheran188519151CR-H791
Hope Evangelical Lutheran191519302CR-H791
Hope Evangelical Lutheran193019503CR-H791
Hope Evangelical Lutheran195019904CR-H791
Hope Evangelical Lutheran195019905CR-H791
Huff's Church194519790CR-H889a
Huff's Church187519051CR-H889a
Huff's Church187419842CR-H889a
Huff's Union Church181318940CR-H889
Huff's Union Church181818631CR-H889b
Humbert, Rev. David K.186619031CR-H919
Iaeger, Rev. Thomas I.184718760CR-I 11a
Iaeger, Rev. Thomas I.187718882CR-I 11
Immanuel Evangelical Church192219443CR-I31
Immanuel Evangelical Church186118831CR-I31
Immanuel Evangelical Church188419242CR-I31
Immanuel UCC188919540CR-I31A
Immanuel UCC196119993CR-I31A
Immanuel UCC188919541CR-I31a
Immanuel UCC, Shillington196119993CR-I31a
Inner City Central Park Methodist196619880CR-I58
Jerusalem Church176818630CR-J55
Kempton New Church197520020VF-GA(CR) K32a
Kershner, Rev. William J188819260CR-K42
Kissinger's Lutheran185218880CR-K61
Kramlich, Re. B.E.185819000CR-K89
Leinbach Funeral Records183318960CR-L531
Leinbach, Rev Aaron Seibert184818710CR-L531i-b
Leinbach, Rev. A. Seibert187218960CR-L531i-d
Leinbach, Rev. Aaron Seibert184818710CR-L53li-a
Leinbach, Rev. Aaron Seibert index187218960CR-L531i-c
Leinbach, Rev. John Heister187818950CR-L531J
Leinbach, Rev. Samuel A.188419070CR-L531s
Lighthouse Christian Center199420010CR-L724
Long, Rev. A. J.187418990VF-GA-L848a
Longswamp Church176218100CR-L857
Lyons-Bernville Parish190819450CR-H792
Maidencreek Lutheran186019300CR-M217a
Maidencreek Reformed185918710CR-M217
Martz, Rev. George Jacob186918780CR-W8723
Methodist Episcopal Church of Our Saviour191219410CR-M592c
Moselem's Zion Lutheran Church174018090CR-M898
Moselem's Zion Lutheran Church186718851CR-M898
Moselem's Zion Lutheran Church188319632CR-M898
Moselm Church Richmond Twp174018090aCR - M898A
Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic182018720CR-M916
Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic174119691CR-M915i
Nativity Lutheran Reading192719670CR-N326
New Bethel (Corner) Church176518480CR-N534
New Bethel (Zion) Grimville176118020CR-G816
New Jerusalem (Dunkel's) Ch.174618821CR-D919
New Jerusalem (Dunkel's) Chu187519562CR-N532
North Heidelburg Church174419940V.F. F10WV-3
Oley Reformed Church176318590CR-O45
Oley Reformed Church186119831CR-O45b
Oley Reformed Church198019962CR-O45b
Olivet & Trinity U.C.C.189019981CR-O48
Olivet & Trinity U.C.C.191919662CR-048
Park Evangelical Church1921500CR-P236a
Park United Methodist195619781CR-P236
Park United Methodist196919852CR-P236
Pauli, Rev. Charles A186018712CR-C236a
Pauli, Rev. Charles A.182518691CR-C236
Peace Lutheran Reading189119241CR-P355
Peace Lutheran Reading192519312CR-P355
Peace Lutheran Reading199119974CR-P355
Peace Lutheran Reading192519933CR-P355
Plow Union Church177019580CR-R653b
Rahn, Rev. Clarence R.192819770CR-R148
Records of Rev. Thomas T. Jeager185318640CR-J22
Richards, Rev. John W.182418730CR-R516
Roaring Creek, Columbia000F24WR-C726
Robeson (Plow) Lutheran Church177019091CR-R653a
Robeson Friends Meeting178518720CR-R653
Robeson Reformed Church191319400CR-R653d
Roeller, Rev. Isaac185418600CR-R714
Roeller, Rev. Isaac183718791CR-R714a
Rosedale Reformed192119891CR-R799
Ruth, Rev. Frank W.191819620CR-R974
Salem (Oley) Reformed186119830CR-045b
Salem (Shalter's) Lutheran188919183CR-S528a
Salem (Shalter's) Lutheran192319464CR-S528a
Salem (Shalter's) Lutheran186018771CR-S528a
Salem (Shalter's) Lutheran187718882CR-S528A
Salem (Shalter's) Lutheran194619935CR-S528a
Salem (Shalter)Reformed Church190619910CR-S528
Salem Belleman's Graveyard174619720GA-S163d
Salem Belleman's Union Church174619820CR-S163d
Salem Ev. Church Reading188119100CR-S163
Salem Evangelical Church189519121CR-S163
Salem Lutheran Bethel194719660CR-S263a
Salem Oley Ref.198019962CR-O45B
Salem Reformed Church Bethel181618840CR-S263
Schumacher, Rev. Daniel175417740CR-S392
Schwartzwald Ev. Luth. Ch.194719992CR-S399b
Schwartzwald Ev. Luth. Ch.190419461CR-S399b
Schwarzwald Reformed173719270CR-S399a
Shepherd of the Hills186619910CR-S548
Slifer, Rev. Franklin193719640CR-S633
Smith, Rev. George B.189419360CR-S748
Smoll, Rev Beneville Smith188919000CR-S666ra
Smoll, Rev. Beneville Smith184718960CR-S666r
Society of Friends173718990CR-E75V
St. Andrew's189119011CR-S133
St. Andrews United Church of Christ190119152CR-S133
St. Andrews United Church of Christ191619243CR-S133
St. Andrews United Church of Christ192319544CR-S133
St. Andrews United Church of Christ195520025CR-S133
St. Barnabas Reading186018811CR-S135
St. Barnabas Reading188118982CR-S135
St. Barnabas Reading189819363CR-S135
St. Daniel's (Corner) Lutheran175318600CR-S137g
St. Daniel's (Corner) Lutheran195820022CR-S137g
St. Gabriel's Episcopal173519010CR-S139
St. Gabriel's Episcopal187719263CR-S139
St. Gabriel's Episcopal192519594CR-S139
St. Gabriel's Episcopal195919965CR-S139
St. Gabriel's Episcopal199520026CR-S139
St. James Luth. Reading185119570CR-S143
St. James Luth. Reading189719211CR-S143a
St. James Luth. Reading185019212CR-S143a
St. James Luth. Reading185018973CR-S143a
St. James Luth. Reading185018614CR-S143a
St. James Lutheran Geigertown185118971CR-S142
St. James Lutheran Geigertown191019482CR-S142
St. James Lutheran Geigertown192019253CR-S142
St. James Lutheran Geigertown194619684CR-S142
St. John's (Hain's)187119690CR-K41i
St. John's (Hain's) Church196219840CR-K41h
St. John's (Hain's) Church173019161K41
St. John's (Hain's) Church17461aCR-K41A
St. John's (Host) Church185118630VF-GA-H830
St. John's (Host) Reformed Church174818550CR-H831
St. John's (Host) Reformed Church175219802CR-H831
St. John's Church, Robeson Twp.187018891CR-J65u
St. John's Luth. Boyertown181118910CR-J65
St. John's Luth. Boyertown189119182CR-J65s
St. John's Lutheran Church Hamburg194719870CR-S143ha
St. John's Lutheran Church Reading186019971CR-S145
St. John's Lutheran Church Reading186019972CR-S145
St. John's Lutheran Church Reading186019300CR-S145
St. John's Lutheran Kutztown186719141CR-S143k
St. John's Lutheran Kutztown191419592CR-S143k
St. John's Lutheran Pleasantville187818970CR-S143p
St. John's Lutheran, Hamburg186919980CR-S143ham
ST. John's Reformed Church Reading190419242CR-S144
St. John's Reformed Church Reading187119041CR-S144
St. John's Reformed Church Reading193919794CR-S144
St. John's Reformed Gibraltar182718650CR-J65u
St. John's Reformed Gibralter186119091CR-J65u
St. John's Reformed Reading192419393CR-S144
ST. John's U.C.C. Reading187119041CR-S144
St. John's U.C.C. Reading192419393CR-S144
St. John's U.C.C. Reading193919704CR-S144
St. John's U.CC. Reading190419252CR-S144
St. John's UCC Sinking Spring192720041CR-S143s
St. John's UCC Sinking Spring188319130CR-S143s
St. Joseph's (Hills) Church175417991CR-P636
St. Joseph's Hills) Church189919352CR-P636
St. Joseph's, Phila.175818360CR-F56
St. Luke's Episcopal Church188619101CR-L954
St. Luke's Episcopal Church195119793CR-L954
St. Luke's Episcopal Church191219512CR-L954
St. Luke's Lutheran Ch. Reading187118891CR-S245
St. Luke's Lutheran Church Reading186918891CR-S245
St. Luke's Lutheran Church Reading188819002CR-S245
St. Luke's Lutheran Church Reading190119243CR-S245
St. Luke's Lutheran Church Reading192019554CR-S245
St. Mark's Ev. Lutheran Birdsboro187419090CR-M346
St. Mark's Ev. Lutheran Birdsboro192319532CR-M346
St. Mark's Ev. Lutheran Birdsboro197319824CR-M346
St. Mark's Ev. Lutheran Birdsboro195419733CR-M346
St. Mark's Ev. Lutheran Reading190419293CR-S146MB
St. Mark's Ev. Lutheran Reading188919421CR-S146MB
St. Mark's Ev. Lutheran Reading184119422CR-S146MB
St. Mark's Ev. Lutheran Reading192919554CR-S146MB
St. Mark's Ev. Lutheran Reading195519915CR-S146MB
St. Mark's U.C.C. Reading194219553CR-S146m
St. Mark's U.C.C. Reading191819422CR-S146m
St. Mark's U.C.C. Reading189119201CR-S146m
St. Mark's U.C.C. Reading195519814CR-S146m
St. Matthew's Lutheran Reading184219681-7CR-S246
St. Matthew's Methodist193619691CR-S245M
St. Matthew's Methodist198419942CR-S245M
St. Matthew's Methodist188719180CR-S245M
St. Michael's Tilden Twp.181018800CR-S146
St. Michael's Union Church184818740CR-S146u
St. Paul's (Smoke) Church176618750CR-S149
St. Paul's (Smoke) Church, Windsor175619810CR-S149p
St. Paul's Amityville191119202CR-S150R
St. Paul's Amityville175418020CR-S150Q
St. Paul's Ev. Luth Ch. Amityville189719102CR-S150Ra
St. Paul's Ev. Luth. Ch. Amityville190719263CR-S150Ra
St. Paul's Ev. Luth. Ch. Amityville191819604CR-S150Ra
St. Paul's Evang. Lutheran, Bowers194419681CR-S149L
St. Paul's Evangelical Congregational190019171CR-S250
St. Paul's Evangelical Congregational191719702CR-S250
St. Paul's Evangelical Congregational197119963CR-S250
St. Paul's Lutheran Ch. Reading189819480CR-S150P
St. Paul's Lutheran Fleetwood184119850CR-S150
St. Paul's Lutheran Lobachsville183319010CR-S150a
St. Paul's M.E. Church Geigertown187119280CR-S149g
St. Paul's Memorial Ref.187319041CR-S249m
St. Paul's Memorial Ref.190419252CR-S249m
St. Paul's Memorial Ref.192619373CR-S249m
St. Paul's Memorial Ref.193819674CR-S249m
St. Paul's Memorial Ref.196719855CR-S249m
St. Peter's (Becker's) Ch.193019650V.F. F10WK-35
St. Peter's (Becker's) Church186619420CR-S252
St. Peter's Catholic181818860CR-S251
St. Peter's Church Richmond Twp.176418590CR-S149WR
St. Peter's Methodist Episcopal185118652CR-M592a
St. Peter's Methodist Episcopal186518843CR-M592A
St. Peter's Methodist Episcopal191019274CR-M592A
St. Peter's Methodist Episcopal188219105CR-M592A
St. Peter's Methodist Episcopal195319726CR-M592A
St. Peter's Methodist Episcopal193119437CR-M592A
St. Peter's Methodist Episcopal184919401CR-M592a
St. Peter's UCC, West Lawn196220051CR-P481
St. Stephen's Reformed Reading190219243CR S152
St. Stephen's Reformed Reading196719875CR-S152
St. Stephen's Reformed Reading193919984CR-S152
St. Stephen's Reformed Reading188418901CR-S152
St. Stephen's Reformed Reading189019022CR-S152
St. Thomas Church, Morgantown178019900F10WP-S253
St. Thomas Reformed189219221CR-S253
St. Thomas Reformed192319602CR-S253
St. Thomas Reformed196019883CR-S253
St. Thomas Union Church185818961CR-S153
St. Thomas Union Church Bernville189719242CR-S153
St.John's (Host) Reformed Church174818550CR-H831
Stoever, Rev. John Casper173017790CR-S872
Strausstown Parish193219501aCR-S897
Trinity Luth.Ch. Tulpehocken Twp.174519110CR T924a
Trinity Lutheran Church Reading175119040CR-T832m
Trinity Lutheran Church Reading190119174aCR-T823m
Trinity Lutheran Church Reading193019795CR-T832M
Trinity Lutheran Church Reading175118121CR-T832M
Trinity Lutheran Church Reading181318382CR-T832M
Trinity Lutheran Church Reading183818503CT-T832M
Trinity Lutheran Church Reading185019004CR-T832M
Trinity Lutheran Church Reading191819306CR-T832M
Trinity Lutheran Church Reading198019957CR-T832M
Trinity Lutheran Church Reading197919958CR-T832M
Trinity Lutheran Church Reading198019989CR-T832M
Trinity Lutheran Church, Bowers000
Trinity Lutheran Rehrersburg194719590CR-T824
Trinity Reformed Tulpehocken174818640CR-T924
Trinity Union Rehersburg186819130CR-T833
Trinity United Evangelical Reading189119551CR-T823c
Trinity United Evangelical Reading195519952CR-T823c
Trinity United Methodist Reading190219071CR-T832
Trinity United Methodist Reading190519122CR-T832
Trinity United Methodist Reading191319213CR-T832
Trinity United Methodist Reading192619534CR-T832
Trinity United Methodist Reading195319875CR-T832
Trinity United Methodist Reading189819196CR-T832
United Evangelical Church190219560CR-U61
Universalist Church Reading183419120CR-U58k
Wagner, Rev. Reuben S.185018600CR-W134
Wesley United Methodist198620010CR-W514
Wesley United Methodist198719961CR-W514a
Whitehall Confirmations177218010CR-B658
Windsor St. Methodist197519853CR-M593
Windsor St. Methodist194819540V.F. GA-M593
Windsor St. Methodist Episcopal191419320CR-M592e
Windsor St. Methodist Episcopal191519202VF-GA-M592e
Windsor St. Methodist Episcopal190519141CR -M592e
Windsor St. Methodist Episcopal195419582aCR-M593
Womelsdorf Lutheran186918780CR-W8723
Zion (Reed's) Lutheran Church176418250CR-Z78s
Zion (Spies) Luth. Church Alsace Twp.188919290CR-Z79
Zion (Spies) Reformed Church187319593CR-Z79s-3
Zion (Spies) Union Church188919334CR-Z79s-4
Zion (Spies) Union Church177418800CR-Z79s
Zion (Spies) Union Church177418451CR-Z79s-1
Zion (Spies) Union Church183919722CR-Z79s-2
Zion Lutheran Windsor Castle Church193919860CR-W766b
Zion Lutheran Windsor Castle Church174718421CR-W766
Zion Lutheran Windsor Castle Church190819402CR-W766
Zion Lutheran Windsor Castle Church182619403CR-W766
Zion Lutheran Windsor Castle Church (Ziegel)186619070CR-W766a
Zion Maxatawny190019860CR-Z79m
Zion Union Womelsdorf179518430CR-W872
Zion United Brethren Reading186418891CR-Z80
Zion United Brethren Reading188919042CR-Z80
Zion United Brethren Reading190719433CR-Z80
Zion United Brethren Reading193919634CR-Z80
Zion United&Evangelical Congregational, Mohnton188720010CR-Z99
Zion's (Blue Mt. ) Church174518630CR-Z79b
Zion's (Windsor Castle) U.C.C.198419932CR-Z79w
Zion's (Windsor Castle) U.C.C.176019761CR-Z79w
Zion's (Windsor Castle) U.C.C.197520043CR-Z79w
Zweizig, Rev. B. D.186419000CR-S146a
Zweizig, Rev. B. D.185918711CR-Z97a
Zweizig, Rev. B. D.185918812CR-Z97a
Zweizig, Rev. B. D.188019033CR-Z97a
Zweizig, Rev. B. D.188518984CR-Z97a
Zweizig, Rev. B.D.186918932aCR-Z97a
Zweizig, Rev. B.D.189819030CR-Z98