There were many different churches that you could belong to in the 1700s. The Anglican Church, was the English Church. Most of the Tories (loyalists) belonged to this church. There was also the Presbyterian, Baptist, and Mennonite.
The Episcopal church was founded shortly after the American Revolution because it was being forced to separate from the Church of England. The Church of England clergy had to swear allegiance to the British monarch.
The Schwenkfelder church is a religion based off the Protestant Reformation teachings of Caspar Schwenkfeld von Ossig. They tell stories about their origins in which the devil is taking a group of Schwenkfelders to Hades and the bag broke over Harpersdorf.
For Quakers, Sunday is the Lord's Day. They go to church for several hours in the morning and again for several hours in the afternoon every Sunday. They also worship God at home. The Quakers were the first religious group in the eastern part of Pennsylvania.
There was also the Presbyterian, Baptist, and Mennonite religions. Catholics and Jews were the minorities during the colonial times.
The Episcopal church was founded shortly after the American Revolution because it was being forced to separate from the Church of England. The Church of England clergy had to swear allegiance to the British monarch.
The Schwenkfelder church is a religion based off the Protestant Reformation teachings of Caspar Schwenkfeld von Ossig. They tell stories about their origins in which the devil is taking a group of Schwenkfelders to Hades and the bag broke over Harpersdorf.
For Quakers, Sunday is the Lord's Day. They go to church for several hours in the morning and again for several hours in the afternoon every Sunday. They also worship God at home. The Quakers were the first religious group in the eastern part of Pennsylvania.
There was also the Presbyterian, Baptist, and Mennonite religions. Catholics and Jews were the minorities during the colonial times.