Organized in 1740 and with the first building on the Penllyn-Blue Bell site begun in 1747, the church community has been a center of local history for almost 270 years. It began as an Evangelical Reformed Congregation serving the German immigrant community. It later became part of the United Church of Christ. The current building is the third on the site and has lovely stained glass windows that are over 100 years old. The church has its own museum with old photos, maps, and artifacts. The large cemetery is filled with well preserved grave sites and headstones. The earliest is dated 1740. There are many Revolutionary War soldiers buried there since the church served as a hospital after the Battle of Germantown.
Member Robert Whittock shared the history of the Boehm Church on Penllyn-Blue Bell Pike at the Society's November 9th meeting One of the oldest in the area, the congregation was formed in 1740, and the orginial church building was built in 1747. Speaking to a group of about 40, Robert traced the history of the church from its original one story building of stone and mud for mortar to the elegant building with its outstanding stain-glass windows of today. The church has its own museum. After the meeting, the graves of the 72 veterans buried in the cemetery were marked with flags and candles.
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