the three Opdengraff brothers. The first Mennonite meeting house in America was built at Germantown of logs in the year 1708. The same building was also used as a schoolhouse. It was here that the first Mennonite school teacher taught the children to read and write and to conduct themselves after the order of Christian etiquette.
The deed for the ground on which the meeting house was erected bears date of Sept. 6, 1714, and was given by Henry Seller. The names of other ministers who served the Church during the early days were Jacob Funk, Andrew Zeigler, and John Minnich. Andrew Zeigler in later years became bishop, and it is probable that it was in his time that the second recorded communion service was conducted at Germantown, at which time it is known that there were forty-seven members belonging to the congregation. The following list, taken from the Family Almanac of 1875, printed at Elkhart, Ind,, by John F. Funk and Brother, are names of those who were present at this communion.
- Jacob Funk and Ann his wife
- Jacob Rittenhouse
- Jacob Knorr and Hannah his wife
- Catharine Funk
- Andrew Kolb
- Henry Meyer
- Abram Kolb and Ann his wife
- John Funk and Catharine his wife
- Joseph Schreiber and Mary his wife
- Andreas Merewine and Ann his wife
- Christian Benncr
- Samuel Funk
- Isaac Kulp Jr.
- Jacob Kulp
- Sarah Rittenhouse
- Susanna Nice (Granny)
- Barbara Kolp
