By 1765, they had named their group St. Mary's Parish,"Christ Church," Reading Daily Times, September 21, 1861. were meeting at the city's courthouse, and had begun preparations to purchase land to erect a new church building. That plot of land was located at what is now North Fifth and Walnut streets in Reading. Their officers that year were: Edward Biddle and James Diemer (wardens), and Mark Bird, George Hinton, John Patton, John Price, James Read, Jonas Seely, James Whitehead, and Peter Witherington (vestrymen).Montgomery, History of Berks County in Pennsylvania, pp. 783-784.
