About

Located in a pastoral setting in the shadow of the Pennsylvania Blue Mountains, lies an historical and cultural landmark of the Lebanon Valley.  On land once owned by one of Pennsylvania's earliest pioneers, the Wenger Meetinghouse was built in 1871 by the Jonestown Congregation of the United Zion Children (today known as the United Zion Church) on the northwest corner of the original 170 acre property of Hans and Anna Wenger.  The Wenger family first emigrated from Switzerland to escape religious persecution, landing in the Palatinate region of Germany and then found their way to the colony of Pennsylvania in 1748.  The Wenger Meetinghouse remained in use as a United Zion place of worship until the mid-1950s and saw usage by other nearby congregations until the building was sold in 1977 to the Wenger Cemetery Association, eventually falling into disuse.  The Wenger Meetinghouse Preservation Association (WPMA) began in 2010 and was recognized  as 501(c)3 non profit organization the following year and spearheaded efforts to restore the property.  Restoration efforts are on-going to preserve this treasured piece of Lebanon County history.

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We invite you to continue your support of the on-going maintenance of the meetinghouse and also to contribute to the Endowment Fund (established to take care of the ability for the next 100 years.