CLOSED CHURCHES WITHIN THE
PRESENT BOUNDARIES OF THE
SUSQUEHANNA CONFERENCE OF
THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
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WYOMING COUNTY PA
Bardwell EV
Location: village of Bardwell
Municipality: Tunkhannock township
County: Wyoming
State: PA
Directions:
The village of Bardwell is six miles
east of Tunkhannock on U.S. Rt. 6. The
old church, however, is on the other side of the creek from Saddle Lake Road,
but the old bridge was removed more than 20 years ago. To reach it, travel on
Rt. 6 about a mile east of the Saddle Lake Road intersection. After crossing
the creek, make a sharp left onto Bunker Hill Road. At the stop sign, continue
straight across the intersection onto Bardwell Road and the old church is a
mile ahead on the left.
Historic Conference:
Central Pennsylvania Conference of the Evangelical
Church
Journal references:
Brief History:
This building was erected
by the Evangelical Association in 1891 and claimed by both factions following
the 1894 denominational split. The
Evangelical Association maintained possession of the building, but the
congregation did not survive until the 1922 reunion. The property was listed as unused until about
1960, although a Union Sunday School was held during some of those years. In 1965 the Methodists briefly considered
re-establishing preaching services but decided they had neither the interest
nor the proper jurisdiction to do so.
Final disposition:
The building is privately owned and operated as a
garage/repair shop.
Bunnell Hill ME
Location:
Municipality: township
County: Wyoming
State: PA
Directions:
Historic Conference:
Wyoming Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Journal references:
Brief History:
This congregation worshipped in the school
house for many years until its church building was dedicated June 20,
1902. Worship serves here were
discontinued about 1938, and the congregation merged into the Meshoppen church.
Chaffee’s 1904 History of the
Wyoming Conference, page 77, states that Wyalusing District Methodist camp
meetings were held at Bunnell Hill from 1871 to 1874,
before the Dimock campmeeting site was selected.
Final disposition:
Crooked Lake [Lake Winola] ME
Location:
Municipality:
County: Wyoming
State: PA
Directions:
Historic Conference:
Wyoming Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Journal references:
Brief History:
Crooked Lake [later called Lake Winola]
merged with Mill City to erect the present Lake Winola UM Church on the other
side of the lake.
Final disposition:
Keiserville ME
Location:
Municipality:
County: Wyoming
State: PA
Directions:
Historic Conference:
Wyoming Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Journal references:
Brief History:
This appointment/building has also been
known as Kaiserville and Vose. The
building here was dedicated July 17, 1853.
For many years the services were held Sunday evenings at 8. In 1960 a student pastor was assigned, and
the services were moved to Sunday mornings at 8:30 a.m. so that he could return
to his school each week. This change was
not well received, and the attendance dropped to the point where the
congregation was no longer viable. Most
of the members were transferred to Russell Hill.
Final disposition:
The property was sold in 1969, with the
condition that the building be razed.
The altar was taken to Russell Hill
Mill City ME
Location:
Municipality:
County: Wyoming
State: PA
Directions:
Historic Conference:
Wyoming Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Journal references:
Brief History:
Mill City merged with Crooked Lake [later
called Lake Winola] to erect the present Lake Winola UM Church on the other
side of the lake.
Final disposition:
Tunkhannock EV
Location:
Municipality: borough of Tunkhannock
County: Wyoming
State: PA
Directions:
Historic Conference:
Central Pennsylvania Conference of the Evangelical
Association
Journal references:
East Pennsylvania Conference of the
Evangelical Association|
1900,21 – permission to solicit on Allentown District rather
than sell part of the lot
1896,27
– permission to solicit in the Reading District to liquidate debt
1897,20
– permission to take out a mortgage rather than sell off the rear of the
lot
1903,29
– permission to sell, if necessary
Brief History:
Final disposition:
Vernon ME
Location: village of Vernon
Municipality: Northmoreland
township
County: Wyoming
State: PA
Directions:
The village of Vernon is on PA 292,
2 miles north of Centermoreland. The building stood at the end of the Beaumont
to Vernon Road, 40 yards west of PA 292, across from the cemetery.
Historic Conference:
Wyoming Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Journal references:
1939 (special session) – authorization to
sell
1940,668 – authorized to sell
1945,17 – discontinued and abandoned. Conference board of trustees directed to
sell.
Brief History:
This church was on the Centermoreland
charge. The class was formed before 1860
and called Green Woods, local preacher Samuel Harrison doing most of the early
preaching. They worshiped in a school
house until a church building was erected in 1874 and dedicated January 13,
1875. The 1939 entry states that it “has
been abandoned for several years.”
Final disposition:
The site is now an empty field.
Vose ME [see Keiserville]