CLOSED CHURCHES WITHIN THE
PRESENT BOUNDARIES OF THE
SUSQUEHANNA CONFERENCE OF
THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
The information for each
church is arranged in alphabetical order within counties. Select a county.
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LUZERNE COUNTY PA
Albert ME
[see Rippletown]
1. Bloomingdale MP
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County: Luzerne
State: PA
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2. Broadway ME
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County: Luzerne
State: PA
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3. Cambra ME
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County: Luzerne
State: PA
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4. Carverton ME
Location: Mount Olivet Road
Municipality: Kingston township
County: Luzerne
State: PA
Directions: From US 11 in Wyoming, go north 4 miles on Eighth Street, through West Wyoming, to Mount Olivet Road. Turn west on Mount Olivet Road and go 1 mile. The church is on the right, across from Mount Olivet cemetery, behind the Catholic church.
Historic Conference:
Wyoming Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church
Journal references:
2009,186 – discontinued
Brief History:
Final disposition:
The structure is now a Unitarian Universalist
church.
5. Cragle Hill ME
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County: Luzerne
State: PA
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6. Dodson Chapel ME
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County: Luzerne
State: PA
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7. East Dallas
Location: Lower Demunds Road
Municipality:
County: Luzerne
State: PA
Directions:
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Brief History:
The bu
Final disposition:
The building was sold in
September 2005 to an owner of adjoining property who wanted to maintain the
integrity of the church. He fixed up the
building and is renting it to a small Baptist congregation.
8. Fairview MP
Location:
Municipality:
County: Luzerne
State: PA
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9. Forty Fort ME
Location:
Municipality:
County: Luzerne
State: PA
Directions:
Historic Conference:
Wyoming Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
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10. Glen Lyon ME
Location: South Market Street, village of Glen Lyon
Municipality: Newport township
County: Luzerne
State: PA
Directions:
From the interchange of
I-81 and PA-29, go north on PA-29 2 miles to the second interchange. Go west on Main Street – Middle Road – Kirmar Avenue for 7 miles (through Askam
and Alden and Wanamie) to Glen Lyon. Turn left on Market Street and go 2 blocks to
the T with Main Street. The structure is
on the left.
Historic Conference:
Wyoming Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church
Journal references:
Brief History:
Prior to 1888 a group of Methodists
worshiped in a one-room schoolhouse on what is now called Newport Street,
across from the Pulaski Junior High School. In 1888 the Susquehanna Coal
Company gave the society a 50x165 lot on South Market Street, and a church
building was dedicated July 22 of that same year. Originally served in
connection with Wanamie, Glen Lyon became a station
appointment in 1894 and was served as such for over 75 years. In 1901
more land was acquired from the Susquehanna Coal Company, and a parsonage was
erected.
Final disposition:
The building was sold to the plumber
who lives next door and uses the building for storage.
11. Harmony ME
Location:
Municipality:
County: Luzerne
State: PA
Directions:
Historic Conference:
Central Pennsylvania
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Journal references:
1893,52
– building dedicated 7/17/1892
Brief History:
Final disposition:
12. Harveyville ME
Location:
Municipality:
County: Luzerne
State: PA
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13. Headley Grove ME
Location:
Municipality:
County: Luzerne
State: PA
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14. Huntingdon Mills Nelson Chapel ME
Location:
Municipality:
County: Luzerne
State: PA
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15. Idetown ME
Location:
Municipality:
County: Luzerne
State: PA
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16. Jackson ME
Location: Smith Pond Road
Municipality: Jackson township
County: Luzerne
State: PA
Directions:
From West Nanticoke, take PA 29 4
miles north to Smith Pond Road. Bear
right off of PA 29 (just after the crossroads at Zbick’s
Corners) onto Smith Pond Road and go 1 mile.
The church is on the left.
Historic Conference:
Wyoming Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Journal references:
Brief History:
Final disposition:
The building now houses a
congregation of God’s Missionary Church.
17. Koonsville MP
Location:
Municipality:
County: Luzerne
State: PA
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18. Laflin ME
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Location:
Municipality: borough of Laflin
County: Luzerne
State: PA
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19. Meeker ME
Location: PA 118
Municipality: Lehman township
County: Luzerne
State: PA
Directions:
Meeker is on PA 118, 2 miles
east of the intersection with PA 29.
Historic Conference:
Wyoming Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church
Journal references:
1913,81 – church building in the
process of erection
1914,74 – church building finished and
ready for dedication
1963,69 – declared closed and abandoned;
permission to sell
Brief History:
The Meeker appointment
met for many years in a schoolhouse. It
was always on the Maple Grove charge, for many years a five-point charge that
also included Loyalville and Mooretown and Ruggles. In October
1962, the congregation voted to discontinue services and permanently close the
church building.
Final disposition:
20. Mooretown ME
Location: Mooretown Road
Municipality: Ross township
County: Luzerne
State: PA
Directions:
From the intersection of PA 118
and PA 29, go 2.5 miles north on PA 29 to Mooretown Road. Turn west on Mooretown Road and go 3
miles. The building is on the right.
Historic Conference:
Wyoming Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Journal references:
Brief History:
Mooretown was also
known as Retreat. The church was
dedicated October 20, 1875, on land given by Archibald Moore.
Final disposition:
The structure is now a
private home.
21. Mossville ME
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County: Luzerne
State: PA
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22. Mt. Zion EV
Location: W. County Road
Municipality: Hollenback
township
County: Luzerne
State: PA
Directions:
From Wapwallopen, go 1.5 miles east on W. County Road (the
eastern extension of Main Street). The
site is on the left. The 1873 county
atlas gives the exact location of the church and the parsonage.
Historic Conference:
Central Pennsylvania Conference of the
Evangelical Church
Journal references:
1923,63 - Resolved, That the Wapwallopen Mission be discontinued and that the Slocum and
Mt. Zion appointments be added to West Nanticoke, and the Hetlerville
appointment be added to Nescopeck, and Briar Creek to Berwick St. Paul's.
1924,90 - permission to sell
parsonage, with proceeds divided between West Nanticoke and Nescopek
Brief History:
In 1847, preachers traveling the
Columbia circuit came here by invitation and established an appointment in the
Peters school house. The first church building was erected in 1849,
followed in 1869 by a new church and a parsonage. The presence of a
parsonage made this the seat of what was called for many years the Wapwallopen charge. The charge was United Evangelical
during the 1894-1922 denominational split.
The four-point Wapwallopen charge
was divided in 1923, and the parsonage was sold in 1924. The Mt. Zion
congregation apparently ceased to exist at that time or soon afterward, as the
number of church buildings reported on the West Nanticoke charge dropped from 3
to 2 in 1927.
Final disposition:
The building no longer stands.
Only the Mt. Zion Evangelical Cemetery remains.
23. Nescopeck Albright
EV
Address:
Municipality: borough of Nescopeck
County: Luzerne County
State: PA
Directions:
Historic Conference:
Central Pennsylvania Conference of
the Evangelical Church
Journal references:
Brief History:
Final disposition:
The building now houses the New Heart
Christian Fellowship congregation.
24. New Columbus ME
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County: Luzerne
State: PA
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25. Parsons Abbott ME
Location: 28 Oliver Street, community of Parsons
Municipality: ?
County: Luzerne
State: PA
Directions: Scott Street is the main street through Parsons. It is the extension of North Street (after it crosses Pennsylvania Avenue) in Wilkes-Barre and turned north. Proceed north on Scott Street. One-half miles after going under PA 309, at the point where Scott Street crosses Laurel Rune, turn left onto Oliver Street. Go 1.5 blocks. The church is on the right.
Historic Conference:
Wyoming Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church
Journal references:
2009,185 – discontinued; assets to Wilkes-Barre Field of Grace UMC.
Brief History:
Final disposition:
The building was sold
January 15, 2010, to the Osterhout Free Library and
is now a a public
library.
26. Pine Grove ME
Location:
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County: Luzerne
State: PA
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27. Pittston MP
Location: 66 Broad Street
Municipality: Pittston
County: Luzerne
State: PA
Directions: The building was in the next block south from the present Pittston UM (former ME) Church, on the same side of the street, where there is now a parking lot.
Historic Conference:
Pennsylvania Conference of the Methodist Protestant
Church.
Journal references:
1977,147 – merged into Pittston First (former ME) to form Pittston United
Methodist Church, meeting in the former First building
Brief History:
Final disposition:
The building now houses the independent
Perspective Church. While the front is
new, and incorporates some of the old stained glass windows, the sides and back
of the church are unchanged.
28. Pleasant Valley ME
Location:
Municipality:
County: Luzerne
State: PA
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29. Plymouth ME
Location: 238 West Main Street
Municipality: borough of Plymouth
County: Luzerne
State: PA
Directions: Main Street is US 11. The church is on the south side of the street, near the center of the town.
Historic Conference: Wyoming Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Journal references:
2005,174 – motion to discontinue
2005,94 -
discontinued
Brief History:
Final Disposition: The structure
is now the home of the International Christian Church.
30. Powder Glen ME
Location: east of Wapwallopen, in
the village of Powder Glen
Municipality: Hollenback
township
County: Luzerne
State: PA
Directions:
From Wapwallopen, go 1 mile east
on W. County Road (the eastern extension of Main Street) to Powder Glen
Road. Turn right on Powder Glen Road and go ½ mile to the village of
Powder Glen. The house on the southeast corner of Powder Glen Road and Bear
Hill Road was the parsonage. The church
was on Powder Glen Road, on the left side, ¼ miles past the parsonage. Only the cemetery remains.
Historic Conference:
Central Pennsylvania Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church
Journal references:
1888,58 – building
dedicated 11/27/1887 and destroyed by powder explosion 2/10/1888
Brief History:
Speaking of the village of Powder Glen,
the 1976 secular History of the Powder Hole states: "There
was also a Methodist Church, which was torn down when there were no longer
enough people to support it. A cemetery is in the woods near the site of
the church. The cemetery is still church property and is near the home of
the Hildebrand family. Mr. Bryce Readler lives
in the home which was the parsonage for the church. The church was torn
down and carefully reassembled at Blytheburn, only a
few miles from Hobbie."
This congregation was part of the Wapwallopen
ME charge, and additional information is given in connection with that church.
Final disposition:
A 1974 statement in the Montaintop Christ file gives the following statement
concerning the need for a new building at Rippletown:
“Since the church at Powder Glen was to be torn down, a group went to look at
it, and finally secured the building. On
Labor Day 1926 a group went to Powder Glen, enjoyed a chicken dinner and later
in the evening a corn roast, while volunteers dismantled the building, loaded
the limber on the wagons of George Yeager Sr and Chris Yeager, and on the truck
of Albert Frye, who hauled it to the new plot of ground located on the Albert-Nuagola road (opposite the old chapel).”
31. Red Hill ME
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County: Luzerne
State: PA
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32. Red Rock MP
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County: Luzerne
State: PA
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33. Register ME
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County: Luzerne
State: PA
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34. Register MP
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County: Luzerne
State: PA
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35. Reyburn MP
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County: Luzerne
State: PA
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36. Rippletown ME
Location:
Municipality:
County: Luzerne
State: PA
Directions:
Historic Conference:
Central Pennsylvania
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Journal references:
Brief History:
In the latter 1800’s
residents of Rippletown began meeting for religious services
in an abandoned one-room school house, and in time the appointment was supplied
by the Wyoming Conference. In 1880 Rippletown, Slocum (located in the community of Slocum
Corners) and Stairville were transferred to the
Central Pennsylvania Conference to form (along with Powder Glen, Schloyersville and Wapwallopen)
the Wapwallopen charge. In 1926 the Powder Glen church building was
dismantled and re-erected in Rippletown.
In 1929 the Wapwallopen
charge was discontinued and Rippletown, Slocum and Stairville were returned to the Wyoming Conference. Rippletown was
re-named Albert and placed with Mountaintop.
In 1955 Albert and Mountaintop united to form a single congregation,
eventually selling both buildings and erecting the present Christ UM Church –
just west of Mountaintop, on the road to Albert.
Final disposition:
37. Salem EV
Location:
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County: Luzerne
State: PA
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Final disposition:
The cemetery remains.
The cornerstone pictured above under the big tree reads “Salem EV Church
1881.”
38. Schloyersville ME
Location:
Municipality: Nescopeck township
County: Luzerne
State: PA
Directions:
Historic Conference:
Central Pennsylvania Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church
Journal references:
1883,40 - building to be
completed soon
1939,27 - sale authorized, proceeds to
the Nescopeck charge
1953,55 - authorization to convey title to Lutheran &
Reformed Church at Briggsville
1955,56 - previous authorization rescinded, new
authorization to convey title to Schloyersville
Cemetery Association
Brief History:
The cornerstone for this building was
laid September 16, 1882. The building was near completion when it
was almost totally wrecked by a cyclone. The structure was re-erected and
dedicated September 9, 1883. This congregation was part of the Wapwallopen ME charge, and additional information is given
in connection with that church.
Final disposition:
39. Shickshinny MP
Location:
Municipality:
County: Luzerne
State: PA
Directions:
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40. Sugar Notch ME
Location: 570 East Main Street
Municipality: borough of Sugar Notch
County: Luzerne
State: PA
Directions:
From the interchange of I-81 and PA-29,
go north on PA-29 ½ mile to the first interchange. Go west on Main street ¼ mile. The building is on the left.
Historic Conference:
Wyoming Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Journal references:
Brief History:
From the opening of the Sugar Notch
mines in 1860, there was occasional Methodist preaching in the
schoolhouse. In 1878, the pastor from nearby Ashley organized a
class. In 1886 the appointment became part of the Askam
charge. Property was given to the society, and the church building was
dedicated June 7, 1889. The congregation
merged into Ashley Centenary UMC in 1981.
Final disposition:
The building in now the Coalville Masonic Lodge.
41. Sunshine ME
Location:
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County: Luzerne
State: PA
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42. Town Hill ME
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County: Luzerne
State: PA
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43. Wanamie ME
Location: Main Street, village of Wanamie
Municipality: Newport township
County: Luzerne
State: PA
Directions:
From the interchange of I-81
and PA-29, go north on PA-29 2 miles to the second interchange. Go west on Main Street – Middle Road – Kirmar Avenue for 5 miles (through Askam
and Alden) to Wanamie. Turn left on Center Street (at the sign for
the Newport township building) and go 2 blocks to the T with Main Street. The structure is straight ahead.
Historic Conference:
Wyoming Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church
Journal references:
1978,146 – merged into Alden UM to form the Newport
United Methodist Church, meeting in the former Alden building
Brief History:
This society worshiped in the old Lutheran church before
erecting their own building in 1853 on a site donated
by Squire Vandermark. That structure was
thoroughly renovated in 1881, and enlarged by the addition of two wings in
1899. The site for the second building was purchased half from the Lehigh
and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company and half from Richard Morris. That
structure was dedicated in March 1902.
Final disposition:
The building is now a private home.
44. Wapwallopen ME
Location: village of Wapwallopen
Municipality: Conyngham township
County: Luzerne
State: PA
Directions:
Wapwallopen
is on PA-239, across the river and 6 miles south from Shickshinny. The building pictured above was the charge
parsonage, located at the central intersection of the village of Powder Glen.
Historic Conference:
Central Pennsylvania Conference of
the Methodist Episcopal Church
Journal references:
1905,66 - Wapwallopen
adds $443 "to the betterment of church property"
Brief History:
For 50 years there was a Wapwallopen charge with 6 appointments: Powder Glen, Rippletown, Schloyersville,
Slocum, Stairville, and Wapwallopen.
The charge was formed in 1880 when Rippletown, Slocum
and Stairville were transferred from the Wyoming
Conference to the Central Pennsylvania Conference. The 1905 journal
reporting the charge’s betterment of church property declared that the charge
had 4 church buildings (assumed to be Powder Glen, Scholyersville,
Slocum and Stairville). The conference's 1915
first official property listing does not include Wapwallopen
at all, describes Rippletown as a schoolhouse
appointment, and states that the other 4 properties are Methodist-owned.
It is believed that the denomination never owned a church building in Wapwallopen, even though the charge was so-named. In 1926 the Powder Glen building was
dismantled and moved to Rippletown.
The charge was disbanded in 1929. At the end of 1928 Powder
Glen and Wapwallopen reported no members; Schloyersville reported 27 members, but no financial
contribution to the charge. Those three appointments were abandoned in
1929 and Rippletown (31 members), Slocum (60 members)
and Stairville (55 members) were returned to the
Wyoming Conference. See the 1929 Wyoming Conference Journal, pages
107-108. In the Wyoming Conference, Rippletown was renamed Albert and placed with Mountaintop,
Slocum (located in the community of Slocum Corners) was placed with West
Nanticoke, and Stairville was placed with Wanamie and Alden.
Final disposition:
The parsonage has been added
to and is now a private home.
45. Watertown Wesley Chapel ME
Location:
Municipality:
County: Luzerne
State: PA
Directions:
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46. West Nanticoke First ME
Address: 29 E. Poplar Street
Municipality:
County: Luzerne County
State: PA
Directions:
Historic Conference: Wyoming Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Journal references:
Brief History:
The congregation began with a community
Sunday School that met during the summer months. In 1872 a year-round Methodist Sunday School
was organized. Beginning in 1874
pastoral support was received from Nanticoke, and a separate appointment was
organized in 1866. A church building was
erected in 1866 on a lot secured from the Susquehanna Coal Company. Over the years the church and the community
suffered through many floods – most notably in 1936, 1972 and 1975. In the face of declining membership, the flood
of September 2011 proved to be the final straw.
The congregation voted to discontinue, effective as of November 30,
2011, and the property was returned via a reversion clause to the Susquehanna
Coal Company. The remaining members were
transferred to Nanticoke UMC or a church of their choice.
Final disposition:
47. West Wyoming Shoemaker Chapel ME
Location: 571 Eighth Street
Municipality: borough of West Wyoming
County: Luzerne
State: PA
Directions: From US 11 in Wyoming, go 1.5 miles north
on Eighth Street. The street takes a jog
to the left in West Wyoming. The church
is on the right, across from a cemetery.
Historic Conference:
Wyoming Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church
Journal references:
2009,188 – discontinued; assets to the Conference
Brief History:
Final disposition:
The building is now a hub
for Mission Center and a center for local outreach.
48. Wilkes-Barre Derr Memorial ME
Location:
Municipality:
County: Luzerne
State: PA
Directions:
Historic Conference:
Wyoming Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church
Journal references:
Brief History:
This congregation
began as a mission of the Franklin Street Church to the north part of the
city. A chapel was erected on a lot on
north Franklin Street, near Maple Street, in 1870, and in 1888 a charter was
granted to the “Fourth Methodist Episcopal Church of Wilkes-Barre” [the first
three being Franklin Street, Central and Parrish Street]. The congregation became a separate charge in
1891 and relocated to North Main Street in 1892 in a move largely financed by
Mrs. Mary D. Derr of First Church as a memorial to
her late husband Henry F. Derr. In 1893 the old chapel on North Franklin
Street was sold to the German Lutherans, and in 1894 the congregation erected
its parsonage. In 1947 Derr Memorial became a two-point charge with Bennett
Memorial, and in 1983 Derr merged into Bennett to
become Bennett-Derr UMC.
Final disposition:
49. Wilkes-Barre First ME
Wilkes-Barre Franklin Street ME
Location: 47 N. Franklin Street
Municipality: city of Wilkes-Barre
County: Luzerne
State: PA
Directions: The center of Wilkes-Barre is the intersection of Main Street and Market Street. Franklin Street is one block north of Main Street and is one-way heading north. The church is ½ block north of Market Street on the right side.
Historic Conference:
Wyoming Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church
Journal references:
2009, 187 – discontinued; assets to Wilkes-Barre
Field of Grace UMC
Brief History:
Final disposition:
The building was sold July 15, 2009, to Arts
Universe and is now the Downtown Arts Center.
50. Wilkes-Barre Parrish Street ME
Location: Parrish and Collins Streets
Municipality: borough of Wilkes-Barre
County: Luzerne
State: PA
Directions:
From the square in Wilkes-Barre, go 1.5 south on Main Street to Parrish Street (one block before the
stop light at Blackman Avenue). Turn left
onto Parrish and go several blocks to Collins Street, which only goes to the
right. The church is on the corner of
Parrish Street and Collins Street.
Historic Conference:
Wyoming Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church
Journal references:
2005,174 – motion to
discontinue; remaining financial resources to Albright UMC
2005, 94 - discontinued
Brief History:
Final disposition:
51. Wilkes-Barre St. Andrew’s ME
Wilkes-Barre Sherman Street ME
Location: 141 South Sherman Street
Municipality: borough of Wilkes Barre
County: Luzerne
State: PA
Directions:
From the square in Wilkes-Barre, go 1 block
south on Main Street to Northampton Street.
Turn left onto Northampton Street and go east about 10 blocks to Sherman
Street. Turn right onto Sherman Street
and go ½ block.
Historic Conference:
Wyoming Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church
Journal references:
1953,1406
- discontinued
Brief History:
This church was
dedicated June 4, 1889, to do work among the Welsh-speaking people. When a majority of its members returned to
Wales or moved to other mining towns, a Sunday evening English-speaking service
was introduced. The congregation
eventually became all English and was re-named St. Andrews when it became
self-supporting in 1906. The church was
moved to the Bennett charge in 1927, and then moved to the Abbott charge when Derr was placed with Bennett in 1947. The church reported 67 members in 1952 and
was discontinued in 1953.
Final disposition:
52. Wilkes-Barre Zion ME
Location: on the square
Municipality: borough of Wilkes-Barre
County: Luzerne
State: PA
Directions:
Historic Conference:
Wyoming Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church
Journal references:
Brief History:
Final disposition:
53. Yatesville ME
Location:
Municipality: borough of Yatesville
County: Luzerne
State: PA
Directions:
Historic Conference:
Wyoming Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church
Journal references:
1925,28
– $1500 loan to repair the building for work among the Italian residents
1967,69 – permission to dispose of
building; land reverts to Pennsylvania Railroad
Brief History:
This congregation
developed from the “Thompson neighborhood” class, of which Francis Yates was
the leader in 1825. Services were held
in private homes until the Thompson school house was built. The meeting place was changed to the Yatesville school house in 1852. The congregation began to erect its building
in 1864 and met in the completed basement from 1865 until the structure was
completed in 1874. The class belonged to
the Pittston charge until the Yatesville charge was
formed in 1874. A parsonage was erected
in 1880.
The building was deeded to the
Evangelization Union in 1928 and used for English and/or Italian services until
1965, when the remaining members were transferred to Pittston.
Final disposition: