Slifers Presbyterian Church stands on land deeded to the local faith community by Philip and Elizabeth Slifer on December 2, 1816. Rev. Thomas Winters of the German Reformed Church and Rev. John C. Dill of the Evangelical Lutheran Church ministered to people of German descent who settled in the area, and during the "cold plague," a malaria-like malady, of 1819 they ministered to the sick and grieving, renewing the faith of many. The community pooled limited resources and began building its first log church in 1819; it was completed in 1825 and expanded later that year as the congregations grew. In 1858 they erected their first brick church at a cost of $500, and pastors conducted services for both Lutheran and Reformed congregations in German. Architect William Blum of Dayton and local builder Charles Routzahn erected the present church in 1896. The combined congregations celebrated the 100th anniversary of Slifers on September 25, 1919, when many attended and enjoyed dinner on the church's front lawn. At the time of the centennial, Rev. E.D. Ewing was the Reformed minister and Rev. V.B. Christy, who served for 33 years, ministered to the Lutherans. After 134 years as a combined German Reformed and Evangelical Lutheran Church, the members voted in 1953 to become a Presbyterian congregation. The church added the Christian Education Building in 1962 and purchased eight acres across Clayton Road in 1967, and it has been the spiritual home for generations of the faithful in this community.