Rev. Christian Bomberger

  General Notes:

The first minister known to have served in the Hammer Creek section was Christian Bomberger, a son of the first settler. He was ordained about 1760, lived on the old homestead farm left to him by his father, and served his people in private houses for about 27 years. He died in 1787. (Taken from Mennonites of Lancaster Conference, by Martin G. Weaver, 1931, p.165.) .

Christian married Elizabeth Hostetter on 11 Nov 1746 in , Lancaster, PA. (Elizabeth Hostetter was born on 11 Nov 1729.)