 Jacob Albright (1758-1808) was born in eastern Pennsylvania to German immigrants. His renewed faith led him to a Methodist class meeting, where he was soon licensed as an "exhorter," or lay preacher. By 1796 he was preaching regularly to the German-speaking communities near his home and developed a regular following.
By 1802, the movement had grown to the point that a meeting of all the classes for several days attracted a thousand people. The following year, 1803, the group recognized Jacob Albright as a "genuine Evangelical preacher," and duly organized themselves as "Albright's People." A chapel was erected in Kleinfeltersville, where it remains today as a memorial to Jacob Albright. The interior is furnished to reflect the era of its construction; some items are on display from the life of Jacob Albright. The cemetery adjacent to the chapel contains Jacob Albright's grave and those of a number of early Evangelical Association itinerant preachers.
The chapel is located just off of Route 897 in Kleinfeltersville. For information contact: Joyce L. Doxtater at 717-279-0638 or Rita Mock at 717-949-3214. Info obtained by the General Commission on the Archives and History – The United Methodist Church. |
