Front Cover: Rev.
George E. Davis was pastor of Harrisburgs Mitchell Memorial Methodist Church
in 1956 when it became the first congregation in the entire denomination to
transfer from a racially segregated conference and jurisdiction into its natural
geographic conference. See the article
beginning on page 71
THE CHRONICLE is published by the Historical Society of the
Susquehanna Conference
of the United Methodist Church, 303 Mulberry Drive,
Mechanicsburg PA 17050-3179.
THE CHRONICLE
Journal of the Historical Society
of the
Susquehanna Conference
of the
United Methodist Church
Milton W. Loyer
editor
Volume XXX spring 2019
Editor's Preface .......................................................................................................3
Part I. The Founding Fathers
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..4
1.
Rock Chapel 1773
...
..5
2.
Anning Owen Site 1778
...8
3. Neidig Memorial UMC 1793 . .. 11
4.
Shopp Homestead 1804
...14
5.
New Berlin Heritage Landmark 1816
..
18
Part II. Entering the Frontier.................................................................26
6.
Forty Fort Meeting House 1807
...
27
7.
Old Stone Church 1808
31
8.
Brooklyn Church 1813
.
36
9. Snyder
Church Site 1814
.39
10.
Old Burlington Church 1822
..
.41
Part III. Putting Down Roots
.46
11.
Paradise Church site 1839
...
47
12.
Lymanville Church 1842
.
...50
13.
Carbondale First UMC 1852
..
.
52
14.
Brick Church 1853
.
.54
Part IV. Maturing in the Faith
.
..60
15.
Wyoming Seminary 1844
61
16.
Wyoming Camp Meeting 1871
.
.. 64
17.
Dimock Camp Meeting 1877
...
67
18.
Mechanicsburg Old Peoples Home 1893
69
19.
Mitchell Memorial Methodist Church
...
..
71