In 1964, the Ohev Sholom congregation relocated to a new synagogue built on Chester Road near the intersection of Providence Road in Wallingford, PA.

The following history is from a typewritten sheet on file at the Delaware County Historical Society (DCHS).  The date and author are not identified...

This religious institution is an outgrowth of the first Jewish Congregation which was organized in Chester in the year 1898.  The Congregation Ohev Sholom, the parent body, having in charge the management and operation of the Synagogue and Center, with all its religious and other activities, was reorganized in the year 1921 in its present form and in its present name.  It serves the religious, racial and cultural needs of the entire Jewish community.  It occupies a large four-story building, located on Eighth, between Welsh and Sproul streets, which was dedicated September 18, 1927.  About four hundred families of Chester and its environs are affiliated with the Ohev Sholom Synagogue.

It has over one thousand communicants.  It maintains a Daily Hebrew School, Sabbath and Sunday School, with a total enrollment of over two hundred.  Some of the affiliated organizations are: The Ohev Sholom Sisterhood, composed of the Jewish women of the community; The Council of Jewish Juniors, one of the girls' organizations; The Aleph Zadik Aleph, one of the boys' organizations; The Simon Wolf Lodge of B'nai Brith, a men's organization; The Young Men's Hebrew Association, composed of the younger male element of the community; The Junior and Senior Hadassahs, branches of the National organization of Hadassah; The Hebrew Sheltering and Ladies Aid Society; The Synagogue Scout Troop, and the Jewish War Veterans.

The Synagogue Center has game rooms and social rooms and also maintains a free public library and reading room, and owns and operates its own cemetery at Brookhaven.

The Spiritual Leader of the Ohev Sholom Synagogue Center is Rabbi Herman E. Eisenberg.

The following article appeared in the Religion section of The Philadelphia Inquirer on September 8, 1993

By Kay Raftery, Inquirer Correspondent

In 1891, Chester's first Jewish congregation, B'nai Israel, was established, and in 1915, Congregation B'nai Aaron was chartered.  In 1920, the two congregations merged and formed Congregation Ohev Shalom.

In 1927, the synagogue was built on East Eighth Street in Chester.  To meet its growing suburban membership, 3½ acres were bought at Providence and Chester Roads in Wallingford, and a new building was constructed in 1964 and dedicated on March 15, 1965.

In 1973, Congregation Mispallelim merged with Congregation Ohev Shalom.

Evelyn Bernstein of Wallingford, past president of the congregation - the first woman to serve in that capacity - and member of the board of directors, said Ohev Shalom is home to her.

"My father served as president," said Bernstein, "and my children are members.  The family atmosphere is what I like to emphasize to people who are thinking of joining our congregation.  It's a growing, vital congregation with lots of young members and many small children as is evidenced by the growth of our religious school..."