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Historical Society of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church [Contact Us]
1920-2000
Creator:
Atglen United Methodist Church
Extent: 1 linear feet
Penningtonville Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in 1853 in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Penningtonville became a
borough in 1876 and changed its name to Atglen, at which point the church changed its name to Atglen Methodist Episcopal Church.
In 1997, Atglen United Methodist Church and nearby Gap United Methodist Church merged, creating Asbury Community United Methodist
Church, which met at the Atglen location until it was discontinued in 2002. The Atglen United Methodist Church records, 1920-2000,
consist primarily of trustee minutes (1932-1995) and membership and vital records such as baptisms, marriages, and deaths,
(1920-1987), with a small amount of board minutes, annual budgets, cemetery records, newspaper clippings, church history,
and a building sketch. (View full finding aid.)
Historical Society of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church [Contact Us]
1913-1969
Creator:
Bickley Memorial United Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Extent: 1.8 linear feet
Bickley Memorial United Methodist Church, founded as Oak Lane Park Methodist Episcopal Church in 1913 at 6th and Chelten Avenue
in the Oak Lane section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was discontinued in 2000. The Bickley Memorial United Methodist Church
records, 1913-1969, consist primarily of Board and Quarterly Conference minutes. Also included are financial records, building-related
records, some historical materials, membership directories, and various other documents. (View full finding aid.)
Historical Society of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church [Contact Us]
1830-2010
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Bustleton United Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Extent: 5.33 linear feet
Methodists began meeting for worship in the Bustleton neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1827, although Bustleton
Methodist Episcopal Church was not officially chartered until 1833. Bustleton United Methodist Church was discontinued around
2010. The Bustleton United Methodist Church records, 1830-2010, include membership and vital records, official board minutes,
administrative board minutes, Quarterly Conference minutes, reports to Quarterly Conference, trustee minutes, bequests, building-related
documents, newsletters, worship bulletins, anniversary and historical material, newspaper clippings, photographs, and various
other documents. (View full finding aid.)
Historical Society of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church [Contact Us]
1834-1968
Creator:
Christ Methodist Episcopal Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Extent: 2.75 linear feet
Christ Methodist Episcopal Church was located at North 38th Street in the Mantua neighborhood of West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
It was also known at various times as Mantua, Thirty-Eighth Street, and Heiskell Chapel Methodist Episcopal Churches. The
church was founded in 1852 and discontinued in 1968. The Christ Methodist Episcopal Church records, 1834-1968, consist of
membership records, marriages, baptisms, Quarterly Conference records, minute books, and various assorted financial, property,
and other records. (View full finding aid.)
Historical Society of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church [Contact Us]
1834-1945, 1995
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Church of the Covenant Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Extent: 2.75 linear feet
Salem Methodist Episcopal Church was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1835, and re-located to Lombard and Juniper
Streets in 1841. It merged with Western Methodist Episcopal Church to form Methodist Episcopal Church of the Covenant in 1894,
located at 18th and Spruce Streets. Church of the Covenant Methodist Church was discontinued in 1945. Most of the Church of
the Covenant Methodist Church records, 1834-1945 and 1995, are Salem Methodist Episcopal Church registers and minutes (First
Leaders, trustees, and Quarterly Conference). Records from Western Methodist Episcopal Church and Church of the Covenant Methodist
Church are also present. (View full finding aid.)
Historical Society of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church [Contact Us]
1851-1983
Creator:
Crozerville United Methodist Church (Aston, Pa.)
Extent: 1 linear feet
Rockdale Methodist Episcopal Church in Aston Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania was established in 1851 and formally
became a separate charge in 1852. The following year, the congregation voted to change its name to Crozerville Methodist Episcopal
Church in recognition of a generous donor, John P. Crozer. Crozerville United Methodist Church was discontinued around 2010.
The Crozerville United Methodist Church records, 1851-1983, consist of: trustee, Leaders and Stewards, official board, and
Quarterly Conference minutes; Charge Conference records; and membership and vital records such as baptisms and probationers
lists. (View full finding aid.)
Historical Society of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church [Contact Us]
1801-2012
Creator:
Historical Society of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church
Extent: 55 linear feet
The territory of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church (U.S.) covers sixteen counties in the
southeastern quarter of the state of Pennsylvania, roughly from Philadelphia to Harrisburg. The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference
of the United Methodist Church collection of closed churches records, 1801-2012, consist of small amounts of records from
various closed United Methodist churches (and predecessor denominations, Methodist churches and Methodist Episcopal churches)
within the boundaries of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference. The amount of documentation varies by church, but there is less
than one linear foot of material for each of the churches included in this collection. The materials consist largely of vital
records (birth, marriage, baptism, and death), membership records, trustees' minutes, and Quarterly Conference minutes. Many
other types of documents, such as Sunday School records, photographs, event programs, and newspaper clippings, can also be
found. (View full finding aid.)
Historical Society of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church [Contact Us]
1773-2012
Creator:
United Methodist Church (U.S.). Eastern Pennsylvania Conference
Extent: 25 linear feet
The first conference of Methodist preachers in the colonies was held in Philadelphia in 1773. The Philadelphia Conference
of the Methodist Episcopal Church, organized in 1796, was one of the six original regional annual conferences after the Methodist
Episcopal Church in America was incorporated. As of 2014, the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church
covers 16 counties, ranging roughly from Philadelphia to Harrisburg. About half of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of
the United Methodist Church records, 1773-2012, are printed proceedings. Other document types, including reports to the conference,
correspondence, and audiovisual materials, are also included in the collection. (View full finding aid.)
Historical Society of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church [Contact Us]
1826-1941
Creator:
Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Church (Southwark, Philadelphia, Pa.)
Extent: 1.5 linear feet
Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Church in the Southwark section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was founded in 1790 and discontinued
in 1938. The Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Church records, 1826-1941, consist largely membership, marriage, and baptism records.
There is also a Quarterly Conference Record dating from 1835 to 1867, one book from 1903 to 1904 consisting of burial records
from both Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Church in Southwark and Ebenezer Church in Havertown, and various other documents.
(View full finding aid.)
Historical Society of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church [Contact Us]
circa 1875-1986
Creator:
Emmanuel Methodist Episcopal Church (25th and Brown Streets, Philadelphia, Pa.)
Extent: 1 linear feet
Emmanuel Methodist Episcopal Church was located at 25th and Brown Streets in the Fairmount neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Started as a mission of the Spring Garden Street Church, it was founded in 1875 and discontinued in 1985. The Emmanuel Methodist
Episcopal Church records, circa 1875-1986, consist primarily of membership and vital records, with one minute book, twenty
years of "The Emmanuel Observer" newsletter, and various other documents. (View full finding aid.)
Historical Society of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church [Contact Us]
1851-2009
Creator:
Falls United Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Extent: 3 linear feet
Falls of Schuylkill Methodist Episcopal Church in what is now the East Falls neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was
officially established in 1855, although the congregation was on a circuit with Manayunk and Fairmount as early as 1837. In
2005, known as Falls United Methodist Church and located at 3576 Indian Queen Lane, the church was discontinued. The Falls
United Methodist Church records, 1851-2009, include a large amount of meeting minutes and vital and membership records, and
a small amount of other records relating to the property, nursery school, church history, chorus, and other topics. (View full finding aid.)
Historical Society of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church [Contact Us]
1855-1995
Creator:
Frankford Central United Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Extent: 4 linear feet
Central Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1876 and closed
in 2005. The Frankford Central United Methodist Church records, 1855-1995, include official board minutes, trustee minutes,
membership and vital records, newsletters, and various other records of Frankford Central United Methodist Church. (View full finding aid.)
Historical Society of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church [Contact Us]
1871-1992
Creator:
Gap United Methodist Church (Gap, Pa.)
Extent: 1.25 linear feet
Around 1872 or 1873, the congregation of Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church in Sadsbury Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
decided to build a new church in nearby Gap, PA, where the population was larger, and change its name to Gap Methodist Episcopal
Church. In 1997, Gap United Methodist Church and nearby Atglen United Methodist Church merged to establish Asbury Community
United Methodist Church, holding meetings at the Atglen location in Chester County, PA. The Gap church building was sold in
2000 and Asbury Community United Methodist Church was discontinued in 2002. The Gap United Methodist Church records, 1871-1992,
consist primarily of Official Board minutes, 1914-1990, and membership and vital records such as baptisms, marriages, and
deaths, 1902-1992. Also included are some Charge Conference records, Quarterly Conference records, Board of Trustees minutes,
and membership directories. A small amount of records relate to Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church. (View full finding aid.)
Historical Society of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church [Contact Us]
1854-2011
Creator:
Gladwyne United Methodist Church (Gladwyne, Pa.)
Extent: 1.75 linear feet
Gladwyne United Methodist Church in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania traces its roots to a church school in Fritz's School
House, a private school, organized around the year 1830. Formerly known as Merion Square Methodist Episcopal Church and Lower
Merion Methodist Episcopal Church, Gladwyne United Methodist Church was discontinued around 2011. The Gladwyne United Methodist
Church records, 1854-2011, consist primarily of membership and vital records, as well as Board, Quarterly Conference, and
Charge Conference minutes. Also included are small amounts of event programs, worship bulletins, historical materials, financial
records, and photographs. (View full finding aid.)
Historical Society of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church [Contact Us]
1909-1991
Creator:
Grace United Methodist Church (Coatesville, Pa.)
Extent: 1 linear feet
Grace United Methodist Church of Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania was established in 1907. In 2002, Grace United
Methodist Church merged with Asbury Community United Methodist Church to establish Faith Community United Methodist Church
in Parkesburg (Chester County). The Grace United Methodist Church records, 1909-1991, consist of official board minutes (1909-1947),
Charge Conference and administrative board minutes (1971-1983), and various other documents including administrative reports,
a membership directory, anniversary materials, and photographs. (View full finding aid.)
Historical Society of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church [Contact Us]
1843-2007
Creator:
Grace United Methodist Church (Catasauqua, Pa.)
Extent: 3 linear feet
The cornerstone for Grace Methodist Episcopal Church in Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania was laid in 1859. Emmanuel
Evangelical United Brethren Church merged into the congregation in 1966. Grace United Methodist Church was discontinued in
2007. The Grace United Methodist Church records, 1843-2007, include minutes of the administrative board, church council, Charge
Conference, and Quarterly Conference; birth, marriage, death, and membership records; and various other documents including
church histories, deeds, photographs, and publications. (View full finding aid.)
Historical Society of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church [Contact Us]
circa 1820-1975
Historical Society of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church collection of Methodist organizations
records
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Historical Society of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church
Extent: 15 linear feet
Methodism is a protestant Christian faith based in the teachings of John Wesley (1703-1791), who preached "practical divinity,"
emphasis on Christian living, and putting faith and love into action. The Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in 1784
in the United States. After a series of divisions and unifications over the centuries, the modern United Methodist Church
(U.S.) was formed in 1968. The Historical Society of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church collection
of Methodist organizations records, circa 1820-1975, consists of small amounts of records from various Methodist organizations
within the boundaries of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church, roughly ranging from Philadelphia
to Harrisburg. The amount of documentation varies by organization, but there is less than one linear foot of material for
each of the organizations included in this collection. Minute books, newsletters, property-related records, financial documents,
and several other types of materials, including some audio recordings and photographs, can be found. (View full finding aid.)
Historical Society of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church [Contact Us]
circa 1770-2000
Historical Society of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church manuscripts collection
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Historical Society of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church
Extent: 10 linear feet
Methodism is a protestant Christian faith based in the teachings of John Wesley (1703-1791), who preached "practical divinity,"
emphasis on Christian living, and putting faith and love into action. The Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in 1784
in the United States. After a series of divisions and unifications over the centuries, the modern United Methodist Church
(U.S.) was formed in 1968. The Historical Society of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church manuscripts
collection, circa 1770-2000, includes papers of various reverends, bishops, and other Methodists, including correspondence,
diaries, religious commentary, sermon drafts, pastoral records, autograph books, scrapbooks, marriage certificates, deacons
certificates, traveling connections, diplomas, district reports, printed engravings of Methodists (preachers), Methodist historical
notes, photographs and photograph albums, and other documents. There is only a small amount of material (less than 1 linear
foot) associated with any one individual. Of special interest are documents from John Wesley, Francis Asbury, Thomas Coke,
Joseph Pilmore, and Anna Jarvis. (View full finding aid.)
Historical Society of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church [Contact Us]
1770-2014
(Bulk: 1970-2014)
Historical Society of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church subject files
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Historical Society of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church
Extent: 28 linear feet
Methodism is a protestant Christian faith based in the teachings of John Wesley (1703-1791), who preached "practical divinity,"
emphasis on Christian living, and putting faith and love into action. The Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in 1784
in the United States. After a series of divisions and unifications over the centuries, the modern United Methodist Church
(U.S.) was formed in 1968. The Historical Society of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church subject
files, 1770-2014 (bulk 1970-2014), consist of small amounts of accumulated materials relating to Methodism, particularly,
but not exclusively, in the Philadelphia area. Ephemera, such as pamphlets, brochures, newsletters, and newspaper clippings,
as well as photocopies, make up a large percentage of the collection, although there are also photographs, correspondence,
manuscripts, and other original documents. The collection is organized alphabetically by topic within six series: I. People,
II. States, III. Methodist Bishops, IV. Methodist Ministers, V. St. George's United Methodist Church, and VI. Eastern Pennsylvania
Conference of the United Methodist Church. (View full finding aid.)
Historical Society of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church [Contact Us]
1871-2006
Creator:
Kedron United Methodist Church (Morton, Pa.)
Extent: 1.5 linear feet
Kedron Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in Morton, Delaware County, Pennsylvania in 1860. Circa 2006, Kedron United
Methodist Church was discontinued and several, if not all, of its remaining members transferred to C. C. Hancock Memorial
United Methodist Church in nearby Springfield Township (Delaware County, Pennsylvania). The Kedron United Methodist Church
records, 1871-2006, consist largely of membership and vital records such as baptisms, marriages, deaths, and transfers. Also
included are some minutes of the Official Board, Charge Conference records, photographs, anniversary programs, historical
materials, directories, bulletins, and other documents. (View full finding aid.)
Historical Society of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church [Contact Us]
1863-1997
Creator:
Lansford United Methodist Church (Lansford, Pa.)
Extent: 1.33 linear feet
Lansford Methodist Episcopal Church was located in the Borough of Lansford in Carbon County, Pennsylvania. It was active from
sometime after 1816 to around 1997. The Lansford United Methodist Church records, 1863-1997, includes board minutes, trustee
minutes, Quarterly Conference minutes, and membership and vital records. (View full finding aid.)
Historical Society of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church [Contact Us]
1889-1973
Creator:
United Methodist Church. Philadelphia Annual Conference. Laymen's Association
Extent: 2 linear feet
The Philadelphia Laymen's Association of the Methodist Episcopal Church was organized on 1889 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
in order to bring together the laymen in the city's vicinity for the purpose of promoting the interests of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. Although the organization always dealt with a variety of topics relating to the Church, in its early years, the group
especially focused on securing equal representation of laymen and ministers in regional annual conferences and the national
General Conference. The organization changed its name to the Laymen's Association of the Philadelphia Annual Conference in
1893. The Laymen's Association of the Philadelphia Annual Conference records, 1889-1973, consist of minute books, financial
ledgers and treasurer's accounts, printed proceedings, and a scrapbook. (View full finding aid.)
Historical Society of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church [Contact Us]
1833-2006
(Bulk: 1948-2006)
Creator:
Mariner's Bethel United Methodist Church (Collingdale, Pa.)
Extent: 1.25 linear feet
Mariner's Bethel United Methodist Church in Collingdale, Delaware County, Pennsylvania was founded as Central Methodist Church
in 1924, and changed its name in 1948. The church closed in 2010. The Mariner's Bethel United Methodist Church records, 1833-2006
(bulk 1948-2006), include administrative records, such as minutes, treasurer's reports, and budgets; membership and vital
records, including baptisms, marriages, and deaths; photographs; anniversary pamphlets; and various other materials relating
to the church and its history. (View full finding aid.)
Historical Society of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church [Contact Us]
1801-1945
Creator:
Methodist Episcopal Union Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Extent: 5 linear feet
Methodist Episcopal Union Church was formed in 1801 at 4th and Arch Streets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by a group that
split off from St. George's Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1887 West Park Avenue Chapel merged into the Church, and soon after
the Union congregation moved to a new building designed by noted Philadelphia architects Hazelhurst & Huckel at 20th and Diamond
Streets. Union Methodist Church was discontinued in 1945. The Methodist Episcopal Union Church records, 1801-1945, include
membership and vital records, trustee minutes, Quarterly Conference records, financial papers, reports, mortgages and property-related
records, pamphlets and ephemera, correspondence, photographs, cemetery records, and other documents. (View full finding aid.)
Historical Society of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church [Contact Us]
1828-1888
Creator:
Nazareth Methodist Episcopal Church (13th and Spring Garden Streets, Philadelphia, Pa.)
Extent: 2.5 linear feet
Nazareth Methodist Episcopal Church was established in 1818 and moved to 13th Street between Race and Vine streets in 1827.
In 1887, the congregation merged with nearby Central Methodist Episcopal Church to form Thirteenth Street Methodist Episcopal
Church. Thirteenth Street Methodist Church was discontinued in 1940. The Nazareth Methodist Episcopal Church records, 1828-1888,
consist of Board of Trustees minutes, Leaders' and Stewards' Meeting minutes, Quarterly Conference records, deeds, record
of certificates, membership and vital records (members, marriages, baptisms), and various other documents. (View full finding aid.)
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