Ephrata Cloister

632 West Main Street
Ephrata, PA, 17522
717-733-6600

overview : Conrad Beissel was a German Pietist immigrant who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1720 and became a Sabbatarian. - A charismatic figure, Beissel attracted a group of followers who in 1732 formed a commune on Cocalico Creek in Lancaster County, near the present town of Ephrata.

topics : religion