Atonement Methodist Church
“Atonement Methodist Church (M.E.) at Claymont, was the outgrowth of a Sunday School organized, in 1864, in a room over Frank Ford’s grocery store which stood opposite the present Naaman’s Tea House. At a meeting held on June 2, 1866, it was decided to build a church. Thomas Kimber, a Quaker, donated the site on […]
Grace Methodist Church
“Grace Methodist Church (M.P.) at Milton. The Rev. Thomas A. Moore, a supernumerary of the Maryland M. P. Conference, was visiting his friend Joseph Betts, a tailor, in Milton. Coming in contact with numerous friends of the Conference, Mr. Moore conceived the idea that an M. P. Church should be built there. The first meetings […]
The Chapel at the State Hospital – Farnhurst
“The Chapel at the State Hospital, Farnhurst. This chapel was dedicated on Sept. 28, 1939, during the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the Hospital. The dedication services were conducted by the Hospital Chaplains, the Rev. Joseph H. Earp, Rabbi Henry Tavel and the Rev. Roderick “Dwyer. The dedicatory sermon was preached […]
Lincoln Methodist Church
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Forest Presbyterian Church
“Forest Presbyterian Church at Middletown. On June 6, 1750, Robert Alexander granted, to a board of trustees, a tract of land upon which to build a church. This land is included in the present Forest Cemetery. The church stood on the s. e. corner of the plot. The church was incorporated on Jan. 1, 1789. […]
Chester Bethel Methodist Church
“Chester-Bethel Methodist Church (M.E.) is located, on the Faulk Road, near Zebley’s Corner. As early as 1765 Captain Thomas Webb, a pensioned British officer, was preaching Methodism at Marcus Hook and in the Isaac Tussey home at the top of Penny Hill. Several residents of Brandywine Hundred, near Zebley’s Corner, became converted and they formed […]
Immanuel Baptist Church
“In 1865, a group of members withdrew from the Second Baptist Church for the purpose of organizing a new church. Their first get-together meeting was held on May 25, 1865. On May 29, letters were granted to them. The church was formally organized on Thurs., June 22, at the home of Anne Semple, 902 Market […]
St. Agnes By-the-Sea Roman Catholic Church
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Hubert African Methodist Episcopal Church
“Hubert A. M. E. Church, at Frederica. The first church was built in 1906. In 1911, the M. P. Church was purchased and moved to the present site. It was rebuilt in 1923. They were incorporated on Jan. 1, 1923. Land was purchased from Maurice A. Hartnett on Apr. 30, 1923.” (1) Photo Gallery: Resources […]
Cookman Methodist Church
“Cookman M. E. Church was organized in 1888 and named for the Rev. Alfred Cookman. On July 4, 1888, the first floor of 1307 Scott St. was rented, the second floor being occupied by a fife and drum corps. The Rev. W. W. Taylor proceeded to prepare the room for services. The first meeting was […]
