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Are you planning to move into Abington, PA. in the near future? If you are, here is a brief history of the Abington Presbyterian Church. One of the oldest churhes in the country. Don't forget to call Movers USA, Inc. to help you with your move into Abington. We are local and can help you take all the stress out of the move.

A Brief History of Abington, PA.

Founded in 1714, sixty-two years before the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Abington Presbyterian Church is the third oldest Presbyterian church in Montgomery County. Benjamin Franklin was still a child and George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams had not yet been born when seventy hearty pioneers banded together in a primitive settlement to unite in the worship of God.

For their leader and pastor they selected one of their number, Rev. Malachi Jones, then 63 years of age. It was in his home on the east side of York Road that 70 people adopted and signed these words of Covenant

"In the Township of Abington, year 1714, we whose names are underwritten have engaged ourselves to be Ye Lord's, and do hereby engage ourselves to Ye Lord and to one another to unite in a Church-State according to rule God gave in His word to direct His church in all the duty required toward God, ourselves and toward all men. The Lord please to aid and direct us."

This small congregation held its services in the home of Malachi Jones until 1719 when Mr. Jones sold to the trustees one half acre of his farm "to build a House for the Publick Worship of God And also a place for Burying the Dead." Work on the church building began at once. It is believed that this first church was built of logs because of the desire to build quickly. We do know the church was located in the center of the Burying Ground - the Abington Cemetery that we know today.

Malachi Jones served the church for 15 years and it was well established by the time of his death in 1729.