First Methodist Church (M.E.)
“The First Methodist Church (M.E.), at Delmar. The first sermon, in Delmar, was preached on Sept. 4, 1867, in the home of M. M. Hill. A plank church was built in 1868. The last sermon, in Mr. Hill’s home was preached on Jan. 26, 1868. The new church was dedicated on Feb. 16, 1868, by […]
Town of Delmar
The Town of Delmar was established soon after the Delaware Railroad reached this area in 1859. Although fire devastated Delmar in 1892 and 1901, the town continued to build and grow. Incorporated on March 9, 1899, Delmar became known as the “strawberry capital of the nation” in the early twentieth century due to the abundance […]
St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church
St. Stephen’s UMC was formed in 1964 through the merger of Mt. Olive Methodist Protestant and First Methodist Church creating a unified congregation of approximately 800 members. In 1889, Mt. Olive incorporated and a church located at the corner of Second and State Streets was constructed in 1893. Originally named Delmar Methodist Episcopal, First Methodist […]
Delmar
RG# 7050 The 1800s In 1859, the Delaware Railroad extended its line to the southern boundary of Delaware and built a station on land donated to create a right-of-way for this purpose. Town lots were laid out near the station, and a house and store built. The town that formed was named by combining […]
