![]() ![]() The church is also described on pages 127 and 128 of the 1940 book "Pastors and People of Somerset Classis". It shows the location of the Mountain School and the nearby church remains that are shown above. Mike McKenzie provided the annotated 1939 aerial photo below. ![]() The map below shows the location of the church remains, and the nearby Mountain Click here to see a 1915 map that shows the location of Fink's Church. Knepper has ministered to this congregation from its organization to the present date.". Services are held both in English and German. Other original members were: Jacob Fink, Jonathan Bittinger, M. The fist church officers were: Michael Fink, elder Israel Shumaker, deacon, for the Reformed Michael Moser, elder George Tressler, deacon, for the Lutherans. The house of worship was erected in the fall of the same year at a cost of about nine hundred dollars. The following church description is excerpted from page 580 of the 1884 "History of Bedford, Somerset and Fulton Counties, Pennsylvania": " Savage Run Reformed and Lutheran church, commonly called Fink's church, was organized by Rev. Mike suspects that the brick chimney was a later addition, because the bricks and the mortar didn't appear to be nearly as old as the structure would have been. the fence posts in the background are right along the road. The other photo that shows the fallen tree is from the west side facing towards Glencoe. The photo that shows the chimney part up close was taken from the east side looking towards Route 160. Mike also noted that the hill at the back of the foundation is the same as in that book's photo, and the size of the church in the photo definitely fits the foundation remains. Mike reports that the foundation was higher at the rear and, had very few rocks at the front, just as shown in the Fink's church photo on page 127 of the book "Pastors and People of Somerset Classis (summarized below). The beginnings of Savage Run ( basically a ditch) is behind the remains of Finks church, down in the bottom, approximately a couple hundred feet away. ![]() It begins along Glencoe Road, and runs along the left side of Glencoe Road (driving away from Route 160) down to where it crosses the road in the vicinity of Knott's Road, then heads down towards Will's Creek. According to Mike's father, the apparent reason the church had been named "Savage Run" is because the tributary of Wills Creek known as Savage Run. According to the Mother Bedford website, the records of this church are located at the Historical and Genealogical Society of Somerset County. According to the 1940 book "Pastors and People of Somerset Classis", this church ceased operation circa 1905/06. From Mike's father's description, the map below, and information found elsewhere, we have determined that this is the remains of Fink's Church (Fink's German Reformed Evangelical Lutheran Church, previously known as the Savage Run Church). Mike positioned the remnant of the brick chimney on the rocks so that it would show up in the photo. The sides of the foundation are still there, but are not in the photos. The stones were mostly flat field stones and in Mike's experience, if stacked properly such stones are very stable. Mike reports that were was not any mortar used in the foundation. The photos show the rear of the foundation, which has fallen over. The remains are on the left side of the road, about 30 to 40 feet off the road. It was Mike's father that informed him in 2009 that these remains were those of a church building. They show the remains of a church along the Glencoe Road, about two miles from Route 160. The two 2009 photos below were provided by Mike McKenzie. Several guests commented that they had no idea Jacob and Robyn were even there for a particular moment until they saw the photos.Fink's German Reformed Evangelical Lutheran Church Fink's German Reformed Evangelical Lutheran Church They are also highly skilled at capturing moments without being intrusive. It is clear Jacob and Robyn have studied and perfected their craft, highlighting lines and light to create some breathtaking shots. They did an incredible job at capturing the joy, laughter, and emotion of our day and we came away with truly beautiful photos to remember it by. When the weather was not cooperating with us on the day of our wedding they remained patient and flexible, and helped our mood by improvising photos. We don't love having our picture taken, and Jacob and Robyn acknowledged that and worked with us to ensure we were as comfortable as possible around the camera. ![]()
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