Walmer’s church is believed to have been founded around 1750 by Peter Walmer, a German immigrant who arrived in America in 1742 at the age of 21.  A few years after arriving he acquired over 200 acres of Pennsylvania land from the sons of William Penn, Thomas and Richard.  It is believed that Peter, having sadly missed church services and wanting to provide his family proper religious training, determined with his family to build a church. The log structure he built lasted for about 100 years until it burned down in the 1800’s  The present church building was erected on the same land, across the road from the original log structure.Peter Walmer started something that has lasted over 250 years and penetrated the region and beyond.  There are descendants and relatives of Peter Walmer that are present-day members of this local church body.  Other descendants have spread far and wide, spreading the Good News and their desire for spiritual truth.

For Information Pertaining to Genealogical Information About Walmer’s Union Church Cemetery Please Visit the Following Sites:

Interment.net                   Pagenweb                   Findagrave

Additional Information May Be Obtained Through The Lebanon County Historical Society

WALMER’S PASTORS OVER THE YEARS

LUTHERAN

JOHN STEIN  1819-1859

WILLIAM GERHART 1860-1867

H. GIESZ  1868-1879

L. G. EGGERS, supply

 D.M. MARTENS 1862-1885

S.B. STUPP 1885-1888

J. HILLPOT 1889-1891

O.S. SCHEIRER 1891-1895

B.S. SMOLL 1896-1900

SAMUEL WENRICH 1901-1904

G.R. DEISHER 1906-1951

THOMAS A BERG 1952-1956

PAUL E. WHITMOYER 1956-1964

REFORMED

JOHN GRING 1824-1870

C.H. MUTSCHLER 1870-1878

A.R. BARTHOLOMEW 1878-1882

TOBIAS KESSLER 1882-1889

J.A. WICKERT 1889-1895

W.D. DONAT 1895-1907

H.J. LEINBACH 1907-1913

DAVID SCHEIRER 1914-1924

RALPH E. STARR 1924-1927

D.D. BRENDLE 1927-1932

WAYNE A LUTZ 1932-1939

GEORGE E. HERBERT 1940-1945

JOHN SMELTZER 1946-1947

J. DONALD BACKENSTOSE 1948-1953

CHARLES STRAUSBAUGH 1953-1960

HENNING 1961-1962 

ONE PASTOR FOR THE TWO CONGREGATIONS

ELIAS H. PHILLIPS 1964-1970 UCC

 ALTON BARLEY 1970-1978 UCC

ARTHUR YEAGY 1978-1993 LUTHERAN

LINDA K. LINDENBERG 1994-2008 UCC

ROBERT W. SIM 2009-present UCC