Early preaching services of the Evangelical Association were held in homes, schoolhouses, and public buildings. The denomination’s first church building was erected at this spot in New Berlin, Union County, Pennsylvania, in 1816. The lot for the building was bought on May 1, 1815, for $112.00. The original meeting-house was a log structure, 24 by 38 feet, with two entrances and double doors. Its windows were small and few, and for evening services the room was lighted by candles arranged along the walls. The pews were benches with open backs fashioned from boards. The pulpit, built into the west wall halfway between the floor and ceiling with a narrow stairway for access, resembled a bird’s nest and was large enough for only one speaker at a time. There was no carpet on the floor, the windows had no shades, and no paint was used on any part of the interior. The building was heated by a large wood-burning ten-plate stove in the center aisle. It was erected with funds gathered over the large territory in which the Evangelical Association operated and was formally dedicated on March 2, 1817, by Presiding Elder John Dreisbach, the Association’s highest-ranking official. It was a day of rejoicing for the ministers and members of the denomination. In later years the building was weather-boarded and painted white, a small steeple with a bell was placed on the roof, and the interior was remodeled. The structure was torn down in 1873, when a brick church building was erected two blocks to the north, and relics were made from the pulpit and pews.