CHURCHES WITHIN THE PRESENT BOUN

CHURCHES WITHIN THE PRESENT BOUNDARIES OF THE

SUSQUEHANNA CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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SCHUYLKILL COUNTY PA

1. Barry Salem United Methodist Church

Address: 858 Deep Creek Road
Municipality: Barry township
County: Schuylkill
State: PA

Directions:
From Hegins, go north 2 miles on PA 125 to Deep Creek Road. Go east on Deep Creek Road 4.5 miles. The church is on the right, midway between the communities of Weishample and Mable.

Historic Conference:
East Pennsylvania Conference of the United Brethren Church

Journal references:

Brief History:
A stone building was erected about 100 feet of the present structure in 1856. The class was known as Deep Creek until 1873, and has been known as Barry since then. The present building was dedicated in 1891. The congregation transferred from the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference to the Susquehanna Conference on July 1, 2017.

2. Hegins St. John's United Methodist Church

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Address: 601 Main Street, village of Hegins
Municipality: Hegins township
County: Schuylkill
State: PA

Directions:
The village of Hegins is on PA 25, 9 miles east of the Dauphin-Schuylkill county line, at the intersection with PA 125. Main Street in PA. The church is on the south side of the street.

Historic Conference:
East Pennsylvania Conference of the Evangelical Association

Journal references:
1890,38 – permission to sell vacated burial ground, proceeds toward debt on new cemetery
1905,27 – Hegins from Uniontown circuit & Reiner City [Muir] from Lykens-Wiconisco circuit to form Hegins-Reiner City charge

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3. Muir Grace United Methodist Church

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Address: 101 E. Wiconisco Street, village of Muir
Municipality: Porter township
County: Schuylkill
State: PA

Directions:
The village of Muir is just south off US 209. From Tower City, go 3 miles east on US 209 to Keystone Street. Go south on Keystone Street 3 blocks to Wiconisco Street. The church is on the northeast corner of Keystone and Wiconisco Streets.

Historic Conference:
East Pennsylvania Conference of the Evangelical Church

Journal references:
1905,27 – Hegis from Uniontown circuit & Reiner City [Muir] from Lykens-Wiconsico circuit to form Hegins-Reiner City charge
1924,128 –Reiner City [Muir] is erecting a new church building for approximately $30,000.

Brief History:
Muir used to be known as Reiner City. This congregation started in a small log house on the farm of Thomas Evans. This place was first chosen for the erection of a church, but George Reiner Sr. gave a piece of land on the hill just south of Muir where they built their first church in 1874. That building was abandoned in 1923 when the present building was erected.

4. Spring Glen Pine Creek United Methodist Church

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Address: Kushwa Road, village of Spring Glen
Municipality: Hubley township
County: Schuylkill
State: PA

Directions:
From Hegins, go 8 miles west on PA 25 to the village of Spring Glen. Turn south on Kushwa Road, the only street going south within the village, and go ¼ mile. The church is on the left.

Historic Conference:
East Pennsylvania Conference of the United Brethren Church

Journal references:
1925,20 – annex dedicated 5/31/1925

Brief History:
This appointment dates from 1885, however there was no church building or official congregation until the present building was dedicated in 1912, with the annex dedicated in 1925. Prior to that time, meetings were held in homes and memberships were maintained on the rolls at either Fearnot or Sacramento. The congregation was known as St. Mark’s until 2015, when it united with Fearnot St. Peter’s to form the Pine Creek UMC.

5. Tower City Christ United Methodist Church

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Address: 400 E. Grand Avenue
Municipality: borough of Tower City
County: Schuylkill
State: PA

Directions:
Grand Avenue is US 209. The church is in the center of town, on the southeast corner of Grand Avenue and 4^th Street.

Historic Conference:
Philadelphia Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church

Journal references:
1920,711 – Bishop Berry dedicates rebuilt and enlarged building in May 1919

Brief History:
Elizabeth Henry began Sunday School classes in a log schoolhouse, and a Methodist class was organized in 1869. The first church building was erected in Sheridan (adjacent to Tower City to the west) was built 1870-71. A larger building was erected in Tower City at Grand Avenue and Fourth Street in 1888. That frame building was destroyed by fire and replaced in 1918. The present structure was erected in 1991.
At one time, all three predecessor branches of United Methodism were represented in the borough. The Zion Evangelical church burned in 1947 and merged into the United Brethren church. Which in turn merged into the former Methodist church (then called Wesley) in 1878 to form the present Christ UMC congregation.

6. Valley View St. Andrew's United Methodist Church

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Address: 1882 W. Main Street, village of Valley View
Municipality: Hegins township
County: Schuylkill
State: PA

Directions:
From Hegins, go 3 miles west on PA 25, which is Main Street in the village of Valley View. The church is on the north side of the highway.

Historic Conference:
East Pennsylvania Conference of the United Brethren Church

Journal references:

Brief History:
The first United Brethren church building was erected in Valley View, then known as Germantown, in 1862. The nucleus of the present building was erected in 1905 and added to several times.