CHURCHES WITHIN THE PRESENT
BOUNDARIES OF THE
SUSQUEHANNA CONFERENCE OF
THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
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SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY PA
1. Brooklyn United
Methodist Church
Address: village of Brooklyn
Municipality: Brooklyn township
County: Susquehanna County
State: PA
Directions:
From the borough of Hop
Bottom on US 11, go 4 miles northwest on PA 167 to the village of
Brooklyn. Turn left at the cross roads
and go 200 yards. The church is on the
left.
Historic Conference:
Wyoming Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church
Brief History:
This township was
formed in 1814 and was named Waterford 1814-1823 and Hop Bottom 1823-25 before
being named Brooklyn in 1825. This
Methodist class here (which also went through name changes along with the
township) is one of the oldest classes in the county, having been organized in
1801 by preachers Ephraim Chambers and Anning Owen of
the Wyoming circuit. The church building
erected by the congregation in 1813 was the first in the township of any
denomination. This structure was torn
down in 1830 and a new one erected in 1831.
Brooklyn hosted the 1853 annual sessions of the Wyoming Conference. This building is still owned by the United
Methodists, who have a service there once a year, but is rented to the Baptists
for the holding of regular services.
2. Clifford United
Methodist Church
Address: PA 106, village of Clifford
Municipality: Clifford township
County: Susquehanna County
State: PA
Directions:
From the interchange of I-81 with PA 106,
go 6 miles southeast on PA 106 to the village of Clifford. The church is in the south end of the
village, 0.1 miles past the main cross roads, on the east side of the highway.
Historic Conference:
Wyoming Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church
Brief History:
This class worshiped for
some time in the school house, and later in the 1830 Baptist church. In 1867 the society purchased ˝ interest in the 1852 union church, the Universalists owning
the other half. The first Methodist
Episcopal building was dedicated November 22, 1882.
3. Dimock Christian Community United Methodist Church
Location: village of Dimock
Municipality: Dimock township
County: Susquehanna
State: PA
Directions:
The church is on the road to Hop
Bottom, one block south and one block east of the main
intersection.
Historic Conference:
Wyoming Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Brief History:
There was a regular Dimock
appointment on the Fairdale charge, but it was dropped in 1869. A new class was organized in 1875. They met in the 1871 Presbyterian church 1876-86, and the school building 1886-90. In 1890 they purchased and thoroughly
refitted the Presbyterian building.
4. East Ararat United
Methodist Church
Address: PA 370, community of East Ararat
Municipality: Ararat township
County: Susquehanna County
State: PA
Directions:
From the borough of
Thompson, go 7 miles south on PA 171 to PA 370.
Go east on PA 370 0.5 miles to the first intersection. The church is on the left.
Historic Conference:
Wyoming Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church
Brief History:
This class was formed
about 1830 as part of Lanesboro circuit.
After meeting in school houses for a number of years, the congregation
erected its first building in 1874.
5. East Rush United
Methodist Church
Address: county route 3027
Municipality: Rush township
County: Susquehanna County
State: PA
Directions:
From the village of Rush
on PA 706, go 4 miles east on highway 3023 to East Rush and highway 3017. Go north 0.5 miles on highway 3027. The church is on the right.
Historic Conference:
Wyoming Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church
Brief History:
This community was originally known as
Eddy, and the appointments appears as such in the earl
records. The first church was erected
here about 1859 and burned in 1887. The
present church was dedicated December 27, 1888.
This church was on the Auburn charge until 1892, and has been on the
Rush change since then.
6. Fairdale United
Methodist Church
Address: PA 706, village of Fairdale
Municipality: Jessup township
County: Susquehanna County
State: PA
Directions:
The church is on South
Mountain Road, at its intersection with PA 706.
Historic Conference:
Wyoming Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church
Brief History:
This class originally met in a meeting
house of uncertain date and origin. The
present building was dedicated November 26, 1858.
7. Forest City
Centennial United Methodist Church
Address: 61 Dundaff
Street
Municipality: borough of Forest City
County: Susquehanna County
State: PA
Directions:
Dundaff
Street is PA 247. The church is on the
southwest corner of the intersection of PA 171 and PA 247 heading west.
Historic Conference:
Wyoming Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church
Brief History:
Regular Methodist
preaching services in Forest City were began in 1881 by the preacher from Union
Dale. The Methodist church building was
dedicated November 17, 1886.
8. Franklin Forks United
Methodist Church
Address: village of Franklin Forks
Municipality: Franklin township
County: Susquehanna County
State: PA
Directions:
The church is on the road
to Salt Springs State Park, one block west of PA 29.
Historic Conference:
Wyoming Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church
Brief History:
This class was formed in
1804 – with meetings held monthly, usually on weekdays. Services were held for many years in the
school house. A 32x50 foot church
building was erected and dedicated in 1871, with a bell tower added in 1898.
9. Gibson United
Methodist Church
Address: Church Road
Municipality: Gibson township
County: Susquehanna County
State: PA
Directions:
From the interchange of
I-81 and PA 547, go 2 miles on PA 547 to the village of Gibson. As you enter the village,
before the intersection with PA 848, turn right at the cemetery onto
Church Road and to 100 yards. The church
is on the right.
Historic Conference:
Wyoming Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church
Brief History:
Methodist preaching in this area is believed
to have begun in 1806. A class was
organized in 1812, and a church building was erected on Kennedy Hill in 1837. A new building was dedicated June 3, 1869, in
Gibson. This was accomplished through
the zeal and generosity of Judge Urbane Burrows, and the community was actually
known at that time as Burrows’ Hollow.
The old Kennedy Hill building was sold to the South Gibson class and
removed to that location.
10. Great Bend Community
United Methodist Church
Address: 406 Main Street
Municipality: borough of Great Bend
County: Susquehanna County
State: PA
Directions:
Main Street is US 11. From the interchange of I-81 and PA 171, go
0.1 miles west on PA 171 to US 11. Go
north on US 11 for ˝ mile. The church is
on the right.
Historic Conference:
Wyoming Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church
Brief History:
Tradition indicates there
was a Methodist presence here as early as 1799.
The society grew slowly, and the first church building was not erected
until 1854. A rebuilt and enlarged
version of that original structure was dedicated September 21, 1870. That building was struck by lightning and
burned down on November 18, 1871. A new
building was erected on the same site and dedicated March 13, 1873.
11. Hop Bottom United
Methodist Church
Address: South Center Street
Municipality: borough of Hop Bottom
County: Susquehanna County
State: PA
Directions:
The borough of Hop Bottom
is on US 11. In the borough of Hop
Bottom, turn west off US 11 onto PA 167 and go one block to Center Street (old
US 11). Turn south on Center Street and
go one block. The church is on the left.
Historic Conference:
Wyoming Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church
Brief History:
For many years this church was known as
Foster, after the name of the railroad station; but eventually it became known
as Hop Bottom, after the name of the post office. The class is the outgrowth of an appointment
established at the Anthony Wright home about one mile north of the
village. In 1849 a Sunday School was organized.
In 1850 an acre of the farm was set aside, and a small frame building
was moved to the site and fitted up for church purposes. This land is the present Lathrop Cemetery. When increasing membership necessitated a
larger facility, services were held in various homes and locations until a
35x50 foot building was dedicated in the nearby area December 15, 1870. Finally it was decided that the church should
be in the central part of the village.
The old church was torn down and a new building at the present site was
dedicated January 26, 1890. In October
1895 the church and several other buildings in town were destroyed by a large
fire. The present building was dedicated
March 3, 1896.
12. Kingsley United
Methodist Church
Address: village of Kingsley
Municipality: Harford township
County: Susquehanna County
State: PA
Directions:
The village of Kingsley is
on US 11, 6 miles north of the borough of Hop Bottom. In the village of Kingsley,
turn west at the main intersection, where PA 106 goes off to the east. Go ˝ mile (around a curve to the right). The church is on the left.
Historic Conference:
Wyoming Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church
Brief History:
For many years the
Universalists were the only active religious body in the community. After some time, those who wanted other
preaching invited the Methodist pastor from Harford to hold services twice a
week in the schoolhouse. Conversions
resulted, and a class was formed. A
Methodist church building was dedicated in Kingsley March 31, 1898.
13. Lenoxville
United Methodist Church
Address: PA 374, village of Lenoxville
Municipality: Lenox township
County: Susquehanna County
State: PA
Directions:
From the interchange of I-81 and PA 374,
go 2 miles east on PA 374. The church is
on the right, as you enter the village of Lenoxville.
Historic Conference:
Wyoming Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church
Brief History:
This class was organized
1847-48 and began meeting in a school house.
The church building was dedicated December 20, 1866.
14. Little Meadows
United Methodist Church [Upper New York Conference]
Address: PA 858
Municipality: borough of Little Meadows
County: Susquehanna County
State: PA
Directions:
The church is on the east
side of PA 858, at the north end of town.
Historic Conference:
Wyoming Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church
Brief History:
Methodist preaching
supposedly began here about 1809, and the first church building was erected in
1844. Historically, the church has been
served by circuits that were based in New York and also included points in
Warren township, Bradford County PA.
15. Montrose United
Methodist Church
Address: 526 Church Street
Municipality: borough of Montrose
County: Susquehanna County
State: PA
Directions:
Church Street is PA 29 in
the north part of Montrose.
Historic Conference:
Wyoming Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church
Brief History:
This class was formed in
1841 by uniting two earlier classes: one from South Montrose,
and one which met in a school house about 1.5 miles north of town. They worshiped in the old courthouse, where
they had preaching and class meeting every two weeks, holding the prayer
meetings in private homes. The first church
building was dedicated November 26, 1845. It was a plain building 38x50 feet,
with two outside doors and no steeple.
The present larger structure on the same site was dedicated May 16,
1875.
16. New Milford United
Methodist Church
Address: Pratt and Church Streets
Municipality: borough of New Milford
County: Susquehanna County
State: PA
Directions:
The borough of New Milford is on US
11. From the
interchange of I-81 and PA 492, go ˝ mile east on PA 492 to US 11. Go north on US 11 one block to Pratt
Street. Go one block east on Pratt
Street to Church Street. The church is
on the left.
Historic Conference:
Wyoming Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church
Brief History:
This class was formed in 1827. The first building, pictured above at the
right, was dedicated December 25, 1849.
It originally stood at the foot of the hill where Jackson Road leaves
town, but it was moved by oxen to its present location and placed over a
basement in 1886 [some sources say in 1884].
The old building is now used for Sunday school and storage, as the
recent addition ay the left houses the main sanctuary and other church
facilities.
17. North Jackson United
Methodist Church
Address: Deer Ridge Road (county route 1006)
Municipality: Jackson township
County: Susquehanna County
State: PA
Directions:
From the borough of Susquehanna, go 6
miles south on PA 92 to Deer Ridge Road.
Turn east on Deer Ridge Road and go 0.2 miles. The church is on the left. The church is plainly visible from PA 92.
Historic Conference:
Wyoming Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church
Brief History:
This class was organized in 1834. The first meetings were held in No. 1 school
house. The church building was dedicated
December 22, 1859.
18. Retta
United Methodist Church
Address: village of Retta
Municipality: Auburn township
County: Susquehanna County
State: PA
Directions:
From the village of Rushboro on PA 267, go 2 miles east to the village of Retta. Continue
through the intersection. The church is
on the right.
Historic Conference:
Wyoming Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church
Brief History:
This appointment was
originally known as Cartertown. The church building was dedicated in January
1902.
19. Rush United
Methodist Church
Address: PA 706, village of Rush
Municipality: Rush township
County: Susquehanna County
State: PA
Directions:
The church is on the south side of the
highways, just east of the road to East Rush.
Historic Conference:
Wyoming Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church
Brief History:
This community is also known as Rush
Center. The society here worshiped in
the school house until their first church building was dedicated February 23,
1871. The present building was erected
in 1901.
20. South Auburn United
Methodist Church
Address: village of South Auburn
Municipality: Auburn township
County: Susquehanna County
State: PA
Directions:
From US 6 at Meshoppen, go 1 mile north on PA 267. Bear left on to Rattlesnake Hill Road (at the
sign for South Auburn), and follow the main road for 4 miles to the village of
South Auburn. The church is on the left.
Historic Conference:
Wyoming Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church
Brief History:
The first church building
here was erected in 1848.
21. South Gibson United
Methodist Church
Address: village of South Gibson
Municipality: Gibson township
County: Susquehanna County
State: PA
Directions:
From the interchange of I-81 and PA 92, go
3 miles east on PA 92 to the village of South Gibson. In the midst of the village, turn south and
go 100 yards, just across the creek. The
church is off to the right.
Historic Conference:
Wyoming Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church
Brief History:
This class was formed in
1838. The met in the school house until
problems arose with the Freewill Baptists, with whom they alternated use of the
building. As a consequence, a separate
Methodist building was dedicated in January 1841 on the lot now used as a
cemetery. The present building,
essentially a reconstruction of the old Kennedy Hill structure [see the section
on the Gibson UM Church], was dedicated June 29, 1870.
22. South Montrose
Community United Methodist Church
Address: route 29, village of South Montrose
Municipality: Bridgewater township
County: Susquehanna County
State: PA
Directions:
The church is on the west
side of the highway, just south of the main intersection.
Historic Conference:
Wyoming Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church
Brief History:
23. Springville United
Methodist Church
Address: village of Springville
Municipality: Springville township
County: Susquehanna County
State: PA
Directions:
The church is on the road
to Auburn Center, one block west of the main intersection.
Historic Conference:
Wyoming Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church
Brief History:
This class was organized
in 1816. Services were held in private
homes and an old log school house, and then discontinued for a few years before
a revival re-awakened the community. The
class secured and remodeled a vacant storehouse, dedicating it as a church on
November 22, 1865. The current site was
purchased in 1890, and the present building was dedicated May 10, 1893.
24. Susquehanna United
Methodist Church
Address: East Main Street
Municipality: borough of Susquehanna
County: Susquehanna County
State: PA
Directions:
East Main Street is PA 171. The church is 2 blocks east of the bridge
over the Susquehanna, on the north side of the road, just as PA 171 makes a
turn to the left.
Historic Conference:
Wyoming Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church
Brief History:
The town of Susquehanna began to grow
rapidly in 1850, being the home of the shops for Erie Railroad. A class on the Lanesboro circuit was
organized here at that time, with meetings first in the Pine Street school
house and later in the Washington Street school house. A church building was dedicated February 2,
1852, on a site secured from the Erie Railroad.
In 1859 the building was enlarged and improved, and in 1862 a steel
composition bell weighing 1000 pounds was installed in the belfry. The congregation hosted the 1863 annual
sessions of the Wyoming Conference.
25. Thompson United
Methodist Church
Address: Main Street, town of Thompson
Municipality: Thompson township
County: Susquehanna County
State: PA
Directions:
Main Street is PA
171. The church is on the northwest
corner of Jackson and Main Streets.
Historic Conference:
Wyoming Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church
Brief History:
The first building was
erected on the road to Starrucca, at the rear of the
present property.
26.
Union Dale United Methodist Church
Location: Skyline Drive
Municipality: borough of Union Dale
County: Susquehanna
State: PA
Directions:
The borough of Union Dale is on PA 171,
5 miles north of Forest City. Skyline
Drive is the first road north of the reservoir, where PA 171 has a grass median.
Turn west on Skyline Drive and go one block.
The church is on the north side of the road.
Historic Conference:
Wyoming Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Brief History:
There was Methodist preaching in Union
Dale as early as 1850, but the appointment lasted only a few years. A struggling class was formed in 1876 that
met in a school house. In 1879 the
society purchased the school house, moved it to a new location, and fitted it
for worship. Revival followed, and the
class began to grow. A lot was purchased
on which to erect a more substantial building, and the present structure was dedicated
January 21, 1891.