Dauphin County
These
are the postcards related to United Methodism in Dauphin County PA that are in
the postcard collection at the archives of the Susquehanna Conference of the
United Methodist Church. The Susquehanna
Conference covers 32 counties in central and northeast Pennsylvania. The archives of the Susquehanna Conference
are located at Lycoming College in Williamsport PA.
United
Methodism includes the following denominations, abbreviated as shown.
EA – Evangelical Association
EUB – Evangelical United Brethren Church
EV – Evangelical Church
MC – Methodist Church
ME – Methodist Episcopal Church
MES – Methodist Episcopal Church, South
MP – Methodist Protestant Church
UB – United Brethren Church
UE – United Evangelical Church
UM – United Methodist Church
1922:
The EA and UE denominations united to form the EV denomination.
1939:
The ME and MES and MP denominations united to form the MC denomination.
1946:
The UB and EV denominations united to form the EUB denomination.
1968:
The EUB and MC denominations united to form the UM denomination.
In
addition, United Methodism produced the following separate denominations,
created by congregations that left one of the above denominations. Relevant postcards from these denominations
are included in the collection.
EC – Evangelical Congregational Church,
left the UE in 1922
ECNA – Evangelical Church of North America
[now the Evangelical Church], left the EUB in 1968
UBOC – United Brethren Old Constitution
Church, left the UB in 1889
UC – United Christian Church, left the UB
in 1869
Berrysburg UB
This building is still standing, but
it is no longer a church.
Berrysburg UE
This building is now an Evangelical
Congregational Church.
Dauphin ME
This building has been sold and is
no longer a United Methodist church.
Elizabethville EV
This building is no longer
standing. It was sold, dismantled and
removed.
Elizabethville Trinity UB view #1
This building, with a 1940 brick
veneer/addition is now Trinity United Methodist Church.
Elizabethville Trinity UB view #2
This building, with a 1940 brick
veneer/addition is now Trinity United Methodist Church.
Gratz EV
This building is one block east of
the square. The congregation, now Good
Shepherd Evangelical Congregational Church, relocated 1 mile east of town.
Halifax ME view #1
This building now houses the local
historical society.
Halifax ME view #2
This
building now houses the local historical society.
Halifax UB view #1
This building, later Halifax United
Methodist Church, is still standing. The
congregation relocated.
Halifax UB view #2
This postcard erroneously identifies
the structure as a “U.P. Church.”
This
building, later Halifax United Methodist Church, is still standing. The congregation relocated.
Harrisburg Camp Curtain ME
The church building is to the left
of the school.
The
structure is now Camp Curtain Memorial Mitchell United Methodist Church.
Harrisburg Colonial Park UB
This building is no longer
standing. The congregation relocated.
Harrisburg Derry Street UB architect
sketch
This building later became Derry
Street United Methodist Church.
Harrisburg Derry Street UB under
construction #1
This building later became Derry
Street United Methodist Church.
Harrisburg Derry Street UB under construction
#2
This building later became Derry
Street United Methodist Church.
Harrisburg Derry Street UB
This postcard erroneously identifies
the location as “Dearry Street.”
This building later became Derry
Street United Methodist Church.
Harrisburg Epworth ME
This building was replaced by a
newer structure.
The
property has been sold and is no longer a United Methodist church.
Harrisburg Epworth ME church and J.F.
Glass
This building was replaced by a
newer structure.
The
property has been sold and is no longer a United Methodist church.
Harrisburg Epworth ME collage
This property, later Epworth United
Methodist Church has been sold.
Harrisburg Epworth MC
This building, later Epworth United
Methodist Church, has been sold.
Harrisburg Evangelical Press
This building is still standing, but
it has been sold.
Harrisburg Fifth Street ME view #1
This building, later Fifth Street United
Methodist Church, is still standing, but it has been sold.
Harrisburg Fifth Street ME view #2
This building, later Fifth Street
United Methodist Church, is still standing, but it has been sold.
Harrisburg Grace ME view #1
This building is now Grace United
Methodist Church.
Harrisburg Grace ME view #2
This building is now Grace United
Methodist Church.
Harrisburg Grace ME view #3
This building is now Grace United
Methodist Church.
Harrisburg Grace ME view #4
This building is now Grace United
Methodist Church.
Harrisburg Grace ME interior sanctuary
This building is now Grace United
Methodist Church.
Harrisburg Grace ME interior chapel
This building is now Grace United
Methodist Church.
Harrisburg Hoffman Hall
This secular building was used for
religious gatherings.
Notice the reference to Derry Street
UB.
Harrisburg Methodist Episcopal Book Room
correspondence
Harrisburg Methodist Episcopal Book Room
receipt
Harrisburg Otterbein UB, first site
This building was replaced by a
newer one at a different location.
The
structure is no longer standing, although another church building occupies the
site
Harrisburg Otterbein UB architect sketch,
second site
The sanctuary to the left was never
erected.
The auditorium to the right, later
Otterbein United Methodist Church, is still standing, but it has been sold.
Harrisburg Park Street UE church and W.S.
Harris
This building, later Park Street
United Methodist Church, is still standing, but it has been sold.
Harrisburg Ridge Avenue ME
This building was is no longer
standing.
Harrisburg Sixth Street UB view #1
This building, later Sixth Street
United Methodist Church,
is still standing, but it has been sold.
Harrisburg Sixth Street UB view #2
This building, later Sixth Street
United Methodist Church,
is still standing, but it has been sold.
Harrisburg Sixth Street UB view #3
This building, later Sixth Street
United Methodist Church, is still standing, but it has been sold.
Harrisburg Sixth Street UB view #4
This building, later Sixth Street
United Methodist Church, is still standing, but it has been sold.
Harrisburg St. Mark’s ME
This building is still standing, but
it was sold in 2019 and is no longer a United Methodist facility.
Harrisburg State Street UB auditorium
This building is part of the complex
that was later State Street United Methodist Church, but the property has been
sold.
Harrisburg State Street UB groundbreaking
This building, later State Street
United Methodist Church, is still standing, but it has been sold.
Harrisburg State Street UB interior
This building, later State Street United
Methodist Church, is still standing, but it has been sold.
Harrisburg Stevens Memorial ME architect
sketch
This building, later Stevens
Emmanuel United Methodist Church, has been sold.
Harrisburg Thirteenth Street ME
This building was replaced by what
later Stevens Emmanuel United Methodist Church, but has now been sold.
Hershey UB church and parsonage view #1
These building are still standing,
but the congregation relocated.
Hershey UB church and parsonage view #2
These building are still standing,
but the congregation relocated.
Hershey First UB
This building is now First United
Methodist Church.
Highspire UB
This building is now Highspire United Methodist Church.
Highspire UB interior
This building is now Highspire United Methodist Church.
Highspire UB communion announcement
This building is now Highspire United Methodist Church.
Highspire UM
This building is now Highspire United Methodist Church.
Hillsdale UB
This building is no longer
standing. The congregation relocated
across the road and is now Geyer’s United Methodist Church.
Hillsdale UB camp meeting
This site no longer exists.
Hummelstown First UB architect sketch
This building is
now Trinity United Methodist Church.
Hummelstown EUB view #1
This building is
now Trinity United Methodist Church.
Hummelstown EUB view #2
This building is
now Trinity United Methodist Church.
Linglestown UB
This building has been replaced by
the present Linglestown Life United Methodist Church.
Linglestown Union Chapel.
This building is still
standing. It was privately owned and
served irregularly by Baptist, Lutheran and ME preachers.
Manada Hill UB under construction
This building had been sold.
Middletown ME view #1
This building was replaced by the
present Wesley United Methodist Church.
Middletown ME view #2
This building was replaced by the
present Wesley United Methodist Church.
Middletown MC interior
This building is now Wesley United
Methodist Church.
Middletown First UB
This building is now part of the
Evangelical United Methodist church complex.
Millersburg Ferry
Millersburg Hebron UB view #1
This building is now Hebron United
Methodist Church.
Millersburg Hebron UB view #2
This building is now Hebron United
Methodist Church.
Millersburg ME view #1
This building is now First United
Methodist.
Millersburg ME view #2
This building is now First United
Methodist.
Millersburg UE
This building is no longer
stranding. The congregation relocated
and is now Grace United Methodist Church.
Muir Grace EV
This building is now Grace United
Methodist Church.
Oberlin UB view #1
This building was replaced by the
present Neidig Memorial United Methodist Church.
Oberlin UB view #2
This building was replaced by the
present Neidig Memorial United Methodist Church.
Oberlin UB view #3
This building was replaced by the
present Neidig Memorial United Methodist Church.
Oberlin UB interior
This building was replaced by the
present Neidig Memorial United Methodist Church.
Penbrook Grace UB
This is the former building, which
stood across the street in the triangle now occupied by a service station.
Penbrook Grace UB 1922 cornerstone laying
This
building became Grace United Methodist Church and has now been sold..
Penbrook Grace UB
This
building became Grace United Methodist Church and has been sold.
Rockville UB
This building is now Rockville
United Methodist Church.
Rockville UM architect sketch
This building is now Rockville
United Methodist Church.
Steelton First ME
This building still stands, but it
has been sold.
Steelton Mt. Zion ME
This building is now Mt. Zion United
Methodist Church.
Steelton UE
This building is now an Evangelical
Congregational Church.
Stoverdale Camp Meeting UB view #1
This property is no longer used for
camp meetings, and most of the camp meeting structures no longer exist.
Stoverdale Camp Meeting UB view #2
This property is no longer used for
camp meetings, and most of the camp meeting structures no longer exist.
Stoverdale Camp Meeting UB view #3
This property is no longer used for
camp meetings, and most of the camp meeting structures no longer exist.
Stoverdale Camp Meeting UB view #4
This property is no longer used for
camp meetings, and most of the camp meeting structures no longer exist.
Stoverdale Camp Meeting UB view #5
This property is no longer used for
camp meetings, and most of the camp meeting structures no longer exist.
Stoverdale Camp Meeting UB view #6
This property is no longer used for
camp meetings, and most of the camp meeting structures no longer exist.
Stoverdale Camp Meeting UB view #7
This property is no longer used for
camp meetings, and most of the camp meeting structures no longer exist.
Wiconisco ME view #2
We have two versions of this view,
the one shown and a lighter pone cropped to an oval.
This building is now Wesley United
Methodist Church.
Wiconisco ME view #2
This building is now Wesley United
Methodist Church.
Williamstown ME
This building is now Williamstown
United Methodist Church.
