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Germantown Mennonite Historic Trust is only able to thrive with the support of generous donors. We are a small organization; your gift of any amount goes a long way to help sustain our efforts! 

Ways to Give:
  • Make an online gift now with your Visa, Master Card or American Express via Paypal, our secure site for processing online gifts.  Details on membership levels are below.
  • Mail a check to:  Germantown Mennonite Historic Trust, 6133 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19144
  • View our Amazon Wishlist for some ideas.  Gently used or new items are welcome!
  • Register for iGive, which donates a percentage of your purchases at many online retailers to GMHT.
  • Coordinate a special offering or fundraising event to benefit GMHT.
  • Make an in-kind donation of supplies or expertise - please contact our office to initiate the process.  
 
Germantown Mennonite Historic Trust is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization and gifts are tax deductible to the full extent of the law.  Basic Membership donations are 100% tax deductible.  The tax deductible amount varies by Sustaining Membership level. Questions?  Please contact [email protected] or (215) 843-0943. Our Federal Tax ID   is 23-1884284.

Annual Membership Levels

Basic:  Individual ($35), Household ($50) or Limited Income/Student ($25)

  • Benefits at all membership levels include free or discounted admission to most programs,  a subscription to our periodic e-newsletter with advance notice of programs and activities and a set of limited edition “1770 Meetinghouse in Winter” notecards. 

Sustaining Membership Levels:

$100-249 Jacob Knorr Member:  Jacob Knorr was the master builder for the 1770 Meetinghouse, as well as other significant Germantown landmarks including Germantown Academy, Cliveden, and the Johnson House.  Benefits include Basic PLUS

  • HABS Meetinghouse Spiral Notebook  The black front cover of this 5.47 x 8.52”, college-ruled notebook features five architectural sketches of views and details of the 1770 Meetinghouse, which were commissioned in 1935 by the Historic American Buildings Survey.

$250-499 Christopher Dock  Member:  Christopher Dock was an innovative Mennonite teacher who taught school for several years in Germantown and introduced the chalkboard to the classroom.  His A Hundred Necessary Rules for the Conduct of Children is the first American book on pedagogy, published in Germantown in 1770.  Benefits include Knorr PLUS

  • HABS Meetinghouse Two-tone Tote Bag This sturdy, 19x15x6” canvas tote has a black bottom and handles, and on one side features five architectural sketches of views and details of the 1770 Meetinghouse, which were commissioned in 1935 by the Historic American Buildings Survey.

$500-999 Daniel Kolb Cassel  Member:  In 1888, Daniel Kolb Cassel wrote History of the Mennonites, the first Mennonite history book in America.  He is interred in the cemetery next to the 1770 Meetinghouse.  Benefits include Dock PLUS

  • Historic Germantown Family Passport  This one-year pass is good for one-time family admission to all 16 Historic Germantown member historic sites, including Cliveden, Stenton, Wyck, Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion, and Johnson House.

$1,000+ William Rittenhouse Member:  In 1690, Willam Rittenhouse was selected as the first pastor of the Germantown Mennonite congregation. In that same year, he also built America’s first mill for the manufacture of linen based paper.  Benefits include Cassel PLUS

Book of Your Choice
  • Faith on the Avenue: Religion on a City Street by Katie Day (2013 hardcover). A richly illustrated, revelatory study of Philadelphia's Germantown Avenue, home to a diverse array of more than 90 Christian and Muslim congregations.
  • Colonial Germantown Mennonites by Leonard Gross & Jan Gleysteen (2007 paperback).  Complete with photos and map, this guidebook invites a stroll through Historic Germantown to visit the Colonial-era Mennonite and Brethren buildings that still exist here.  Includes  a colorful history of  the life and faith of the first German immigrants to arrive in the New World.
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Germantown Mennonite Historic Trust - 6133 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19144 - (215) 843-0943 - [email protected]