Bucks County PA Archives Biographies.....Dengler, James G., Rev.
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Source: History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania; edited by 
J.H. Battle; A. Warner & Co.; 1887
Rockhill Township


   REVEREND JAMES G. DENGLER pastor of the Reformed churches 
at Sellersville, Bridgetown and Perkasie, P.O. Sellersville, 
was born in Friedensburg, Berks county, Pa.  He is a son of 
Henry Dengler and a direct descendant of Jacob Dengler, who 
emigrated from Germany about the year 1740, and settled in 
Berks county.  After attending the public school and academy 
of his native village, he, during the years 1866-67, 
attended the Clarion Collegiate institute, in Clarion 
county, Pa., and there prepared for entrance upon a regular 
college course.  In the fall of 1868 he entered the freshman 
class of Franklin and Marshall college, at Lancaster, 
Pa.,and after passing the full course was graduated with the 
degree at A. B. He next entered the theological seminary of 
the Reformed church, also located at Lancaster, and after 
taking the regular course, was awarded the usual diploma and 
was licensed to preach the gospel by Lancaster classis in 
May, 1874.  Having accepted a unanimous call to the 
Sellersville charge, he was dismissed to Tohickon classis 
and was received by it June 26, 1874.  He was ordained to 
the office of the holy ministry July 12, 1874, by a 
committee appointed by the Tohickon classis, and was then 
installed as the pastor of the Sellersville charge.  In this 
charge he has continued up to the present time, and under 
his administration the new Reformed church at Perkasie was 
built and the congregation organized.