CHURCHES WITHIN THE PRESENT BOUNDARIES OF THE
SUSQUEHANNA CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
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YORK COUNTY
PA
1. Adamsville United Methodist Church
Address: 730 Meadowview Drive,
village of Adamsville
Municipality: York township
County: York
State: PA
Directions:
From Dallastown, take PA 74
toward Red Lion. At the east end of
Dallastown, turn south onto Duke Street and go 1 mile to the village of
Adamsville. The main crossroad is Duke
Street from Dallastown with Franklin Street from Red Lion. Continue on Duke Street 1 block past the main
crossroad to Meadowview Drive. Turn
right onto Meadowview Drive and go 100 yards.
The church is on the right.
Historic Conference:
Pennsylvania Conference of the United
Brethren Church
Journal references:
1898,22 – Evangelical
church building purchased for $150
1899,21 – dedicated as a
United Brethren church 10/9/1898
Brief History:
This congregation was
organized in 1869 as Salem Church of the Evangelical Association. In 1898 dissatisfaction with the denomination
led the people to associate with the United Brethren Church and purchase the
property from the Evangelical Association for $75.00.
Final disposition:
2. Bethel United Methodist Church
Address: 1674 Furnace Road
[Pa 425]
Municipality: Chanceford township
County: York
State: PA
Directions:
From Red Lion, go south on
PA 74 2 miles to Burkholder Road. Turn
left on Burkholder Road and go 6 miles to the crossroads at New
Bridgeville. Continue straight through
the crossroads onto what now becomes PA 425 [Furnace Road] for 4 miles. The church is on the left.
Historic Conference:
Central Pennsylvania
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Journal references:
Brief History:
This class was reportedly organized by
James Ewing in 1828, and a church building was erected soon afterward. The original church building burned in 1871
and was replaced by the present sanctuary.
The addition for the Sunday School class rooms was completed in 1969.
3. Bryansville United Methodist Church
Address: 2325 Bryansville Road [PA
851]
Municipality: Peach Bottom township
County: York
State: PA
Directions:
From the intersection of
PA 74 and PA 851, north of Delta, go 3 miles west on PA 851. The church is at the west end of the village
of Bryansville, on the north side of the highway.
Historic Conference:
Central Pennsylvania
Conference of the Evangelical Church
Journal references:
Brief History:
4. Cross Roads United Methodist Church
Address: 6881 Church Road
Municipality: borough of Cross Roads
County: York
State: PA
Directions:
From Stewartstown, go 4 miles north on PA
24 to the Y in the village of Rinely.
Bear right onto Cross Roads Avenue and go 2 miles to the 5-point
crossroads. Take the hard right into
Church Road and go ¼ mile. The church is
on the left.
Historic Conference:
Central Pennsylvania
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Journal references:
Brief History:
5. Dillsburg Community United Methodist Church
[Arnolds]
Address: 412 Mountain Road
Municipality: Franklin township
County: York
State: PA
Directions:
From Dillsburg, head south on US 15. At the traffic light at the southern end of
Dillsburg, turn west onto Mountain Road and go ¾ mile. The church is on the right.
Historic Conference:
Pennsylvania Conference of
the United Brethren Church
Journal references:
2015,139 – renamed Dillsburg Community
Brief History:
A great 1862-63 woods
meeting held by Daniel Eberly in Lewis Bender’s grove resulted in the formation
of a class that began meeting in Bender’s cooper shop. In 1856 Michael Arnold has erected a brick
church building in nearby Dogwood Springs.
In 1865 he donated the property to the United Brethren and the class
from Bender’s shop transferred their meetings to the church. In 1880 the original building was torn down
and a new structure erected. A modern
building was erected one property in 1947.
All the buildings were named “Arnolds” until the name Dillsburg
Community was adopted in 2015.
6. Dover New Creation United Methodist Church
Address: 3005 Emig Mill Road
Municipality: Dover township
County: York
State: PA
Directions:
From Dover, go south on PA 74 for 2.5
miles to the village of Weigelstown. At
the south end of Weigelstown, just past the shopping center, turn west onto
Emig Mill Road. Go 1 mile to the
crossroads with Baker-Oakland Road. The
church is on the northwest corner of the crossroads.
Historic Conference:
Pennsylvania Conference of the United
Brethren Church
Journal references:
Brief History:
7. Druck Valley United Methodist Church
Address: 4481 Druck Valley Road
Municipality: Hellam township
County: York
State: PA
Directions:
Historic Conference:
Pennsylvania Conference of
the United Brethren Church
Journal references:
Brief History:
8. East Prospect Zion United Methodist Church
Address: 1 North Main Street
Municipality: borough of East Prospect
County: York
State: PA
Directions:
The church is on the
borough square at the northeast corner of Maple and Main. PA 124 enters East Prospect from the west on
West Maple Street, make a 90º turn at the square, and leaves to the south on
South Main Street.
Historic Conference:
Central Pennsylvania
Conference of the Evangelical Church
Journal references:
Brief History:
9. Emigsville Otterbein United Methodist Church
Address: 3241 North George Street
[PA 181]
Municipality: Manchester township
County: York
State: PA
Directions:
Historic Conference:
Pennsylvania Conference of
the United Brethren Church
Journal references:
Brief History:
10. Felton Bethany United Methodist Church
Address: 49 High Street
Municipality: borough of Felton
County: York
State: PA
Directions:
Historic Conference:
Central Pennsylvania
Conference of the Evangelical Church
Journal references:
Brief History:
11. Fishing Creek Salem United Methodist Church
Address: 402 Valley Road [PA 262]
Municipality: Fairview township
County: York
State: PA
Directions:
From the interchange of I-83 and the PA Turnpike,
go 4 miles south on I-83 to the interchange with PA 262. Go 2 miles west on PA 262 (which includes a
slight jog on to and off from Old York Road).
The church is on the right.
Historic Conference:
Pennsylvania Conference of
the United Brethren Church
Journal references:
Brief History:
12. Glen Rock Immanuel United Methodist Church
Address: 1 New Street
Municipality: borough of Glen Rock
County: York
State: PA
Directions:
From the square in Glen
Rock (where PA 216 and PA 616 intersect), go one long block north on Main
Street (which is PA 216 and PA 616) to Church Street. Turn east onto Church Street and go one block
to New Street. The church is on the
northeast corner of Church and New Streets.
Historic Conference:
Central Pennsylvania
Conference of the Evangelical Church
Journal references:
Brief History:
13. Greenmount United Methodist Church
Address: 4242 Greenmount Church
Road
Municipality: Codorus township
County: York
State: PA
Directions:
The town of Jefferson is 5
miles south of Spring Grove on PA 516.
From the square in Jefferson go 1 mile east on York Street (Green Valley
Road) to Buffalo Valley Road. Turn south
onto Buffalo Valley Road and go 2 miles to Greenmount Church Road. Turn east onto Greenmount Church Road and go
200 yards. The church is on the right.
Historic Conference:
Pennsylvania Conference of
the United Brethren Church
Journal references:
1894,23 – church building completed;
dedicated 6/4/1893
Brief History:
14. Hallam Faith United Methodist Church
Address: 126 East Market Street
[PA 462]
Municipality: borough of Hallam
County: York
State: PA
Directions:
PA 462 is the old US-30. Hallam is about half way between York and
Wrightsville.
Historic Conference:
Central Pennsylvania
Conference of the Evangelical Church
Pennsylvania Conference of
the United Brethren Church
Journal references:
Brief History:
15. Jefferson Bethlehem United Methodist Church
Address: 47 Hanover Street
Municipality: borough of Jefferson
County: York
State: PA
Directions:
Jefferson is on PA 516, 9 miles south of
Spring Grove. Hanover Street is the main
east-west road through the borough. The
church is at the west edge of Jefferson, on the north side of the road.
Historic Conference:
Pennsylvania Conference of
the United Brethren Church
Journal references:
Brief History:
16. Lewisberry United Methodist Church
Address: 309 Market Street [PA
177]
Municipality: borough of Lewisberry
County: York
State: PA
Directions:
From the interchange of
I-83 and the Pennsylvania Turnpike, go 5 miles south on I-83 to the interchange
with PA 177. Go 3 miles south on PA 177
into Lewisberry. The church is on the
left, across from the library.
Historic Conference:
Central Pennsylvania
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Journal references:
Brief History:
17. Longstown Tilden United Methodist Church
Address: 2975 Carol Road
Municipality: Sprigettsbury township
County: York
State: PA
Directions:
The church is in the community of Longstown,
on the southeast corner of greater York, at the intersection of PA 124 and PA
24. From the intersection of PA 124 and
PA 24, go 1 block north on PA 24 to Carol Road.
Turn west on Carol Road and go 50 yards.
The church is on the right.
Historic Conference:
Pennsylvania Conference of
the United Brethren Church
Journal references:
Brief History:
This
congregation started in a small schoolhouse near its present site on Carol
Road. In 1857 the schoolhouse burned down and the community built a union
meetinghouse in its place. After other denominations stopped using the
building, the United Brethren Church began using it exclusively. In 1899,
during J. Lower Grimm’s pastorate, the vestibule, cupola and bell were added to
the original structure. Additional renovations include a basement, built in
1961, to add classrooms and restrooms.
18. Manchester St. Paul United Methodist Church
Address: 4360 Board Road
Municipality: borough of Manchester
County: York
State: PA
Directions:
Manchester is several
miles north of York on the Susquehanna Trail, the former York-Harrisburg
highway. From the interchange of I-83
and PA 181 (North George Street) go 4
miles north on PA 181 to Loucks Street (which is one block before PA 921). Turn left onto Loucks Street and go two
blocks to the T at York Street – Board Road.
The church will be straight ahead.
Historic Conference:
Central Pennsylvania
Conference of the Evangelical Church
Pennsylvania Conference of the United
Brethren Church
Journal references:
Brief History:
19. Mount Olivet United Methodist Church
Address: 786 Mount Olivet Church Road
Municipality: Peach Bottom township
County: York
State: PA
Directions:
From Fawn Grove, go 2
miles east on PA 185 to Mount Olivet Church Road. Go north ½ mile on Mount Olivet Church
Road. The church is on the left.
Historic Conference:
Maryland Conference of the
Methodist Protestant Church
Journal references:
Brief History:
20. Mount Royal United Methodist Church
Address: 6451 Old Carlisle Road
Municipality: Dover township
County: York
State: PA
Directions:
From Dover, go north on PA
74 4 miles to the blinking light at Conewago Road. Turn east onto Conewago Road and go 1 block
to Old Carlisle Road. Turn south on Old
Carlisle Road and go 100 yards. The
church is on the left.
Historic Conference:
Central Pennsylvania
Conference of the Evangelical Church
Journal references:
1928,60 – new appointment; meeting in
schoolhouse, lot secured, materials being gathered
1929,51 – building completed and dedicated
11/1/1928
Brief History:
21. New Bethel United Methodist Church
[Alpine EV]
Address: 1495 Kunkle’s Mill Road,
community of Alpine
Municipality: Warrington township
County: York
State: PA
Directions:
Rossville is the
crossroads between Dover and Dillsburg, where PA 74 meets PA 177. From the crossroads at Rossville, go 1.5
miles south on PA 74 to Alpine Road.
Turn east onto Alpine Road and go 3 miles to New Bethel Road. Bear right onto New Bethel Road and go
100ytards. The church is on the right,
at the intersection of New Bethel Road with Kinkle’s Mills Road.
Historic Conference:
Central Pennsylvania
Conference of the Evangelical Church
Journal references:
1962,117 – approval to construct new
addition
Brief History:
The name was changed to New Bethel when
Maytown (former United Brethren) merged into Alpine.
22. New Freedom Trinity United Methodist Church
Address: 101 N. Second Street
Municipality: borough of New Freedom
County: York
State: PA
Directions:
Historic Conference:
Central Pennsylvania
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Journal references:
Brief History:
23. Paddletown St. Paul's United Methodist Church
Address: 355 Church Road
Municipality: Newberry township
County: York
State: PA
Directions:
From the interchange of
I-83 with PA 382, go ¼ mile east on PA 382 to Church Road. Turn north onto Church Road and go ½
mile. The church is on the left, and the
fellowship hall and parking lot are on the right.
Historic Conference:
Central Pennsylvania
Conference of the Evangelical Church
Journal references:
1939,52&168 – 20x60 sandstone annex
erected with partial loan from Church Extension Soc.
Brief History:
24. Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church
[East End]
Address: 900 Pleasant Grove Road
Municipality: Windsor township
County: York
State: PA
Directions:
From the square in Red
lion, go east on East Broadway (PA 74) 2.5 miles to Pleasant Grove Road. Turn left onto Pleasant Grove Road and 1.5
miles to the crossroads with Snyder Corner Road. The church is at the crossroads, on the far
left side of the highway.
Historic Conference:
Pennsylvania Conference of
the United Brethren Church
Journal references:
Brief History:
25. Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church
[York Haven]
Address: 880 Pleasant Grove Road
Municipality: Newberry township
County: York
State: PA
Directions:
From the interchange of
I-83 and PA 382, head east on PA 382 and go 3 miles to PA 295. Turn right onto PA 295 and go 100 yards to
Pleasant Grove Road. Turn left onto
Pleasant Grove Road and go 200 yards.
The church is on the right.
Historic Conference:
Pennsylvania Conference of
the United Brethren Church
Journal references:
Brief History:
26. Red Lion Bethany United Methodist Church
Address: 121 W. Broadway
Municipality: borough of Red Lion
County: York
State: PA
Directions:
From the square in Red
Lion, head west on West Broadway [PA 74] for 1 block. The church is on the right.
Historic Conference:
Pennsylvania Conference of
the United Brethren Church
Journal references:
Brief History:
27. Red Mount United Methodist Church
Address: 1883 Baltimore Pike [PA
194]
Municipality: Washington township
County: York
State: PA
Directions:
From Dillsburg, go 1 mile
south on PA 74 to PA 194. Continue
straight on PA 194 for 6 miles to Lake Meade Road. The church is on the left, opposite to point
at which Lake Meade Road goes to the right.
Historic Conference:
Central Pennsylvania
Conference of the Evangelical Church
Journal references:
Brief History:
28. Stewartstown United Methodist Church
Address: 26 S. Main Street [PA 24]
Municipality: borough of Stewartstown
County: York
State: PA
Directions:
Historic Conference:
Central Pennsylvania
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Maryland Conference of the Methodist
Protestant Church
Journal references:
Brief History:
29. Violet Hill United Methodist Church
Address: 97 Tri Hill Road
Municipality: Spring Garden township
County: York
State: PA
Directions:
Historic Conference:
Central Pennsylvania
Conference of the Evangelical Church
Journal references:
1961,77 – Violet Hill Union SS recognized
as EUB congregation
Brief History:
The 1942 journal (pages 34 and 57)
states that an opportunity to open the work here was referred to the pastor at
York Bethlehem.
30. Water’s Edge United Methodist Church [2 sites]
A. CRALEY CAMPUS
Address: 469 Abels Road [PA 124],
village of Craley
Municipality: Lower Windsor township
County: York
State: PA
Directions:
Historic Conference:
Central Pennsylvania
Conference of the Evangelical Church
Journal references:
Brief History:
B. NEW BRIDGEVILLE CAMPUS
Address: 10085 Chapel Church Road
Municipality: Chanceford township
County: York
State: PA
Directions:
Historic Conference:
Central Pennsylvania
Conference of the Evangelical Church
Journal references:
Brief History:
31. Wellsville Grace United Methodist Church
Address: 85 York Street
Municipality: borough of Wellsville
County: York
State: PA
Directions:
Historic Conference:
Central Pennsylvania
Conference of the Evangelical Church
Central Pennsylvania Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church
Journal references:
Brief History:
32. Winterstown United Methodist Church
Address: 12184 Winterstown Road
Municipality: borough of Winterstown
County: York
State: PA
Directions:
Historic Conference:
Pennsylvania Conference of
the United Brethren Church
Central Pennsylvania
Conference of the Evangelical Church
Journal references:
Brief History:
33. Wrightsville Hope United Methodist Church
[Wrightsville Grace EV]
Address: 404 Hellam Street [PA
462]
Municipality: borough of Wrightsville
County: York
State: PA
Directions:
Historic Conference:
Central Pennsylvania
Conference of the Evangelical Church
Journal references:
1887,16 – old building sold,
permission to purchase lot for new building
2013,149 – received the members of Locust
Street [former ME] and named Hope UMC
Brief History:
34. Yoe Christ United Methodist Church
Address: 81 N. Main Street
Municipality: borough of Yoe
County: York
State: PA
Directions:
Historic Conference:
Pennsylvania Conference of
the United Brethren Church
Journal references:
1889,20 – church building dedicated
11/25/1888
Brief History:
Yoe was first called Snyderstown,
and a post office of that name was attempted in 1888 – but rejected by the USPS
because that name was already in use.
Early church records list the appointment as Snyderstown.
35. York Asbury United Methodist Church
Address: 340 E. Market Street
Municipality: city of York
County: York
State: PA
Directions:
Market Street is eastbound
PA 462, the Lincoln Highway. The church is
4 full blocks east of George Street (the central north-south street), on the
south side of the street.
Historic Conference:
Central Pennsylvania
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Journal references:
Brief History:
36. York Calvary United Methodist Church
Address: 11 N. Richland Avenue
Municipality: city of York
County: York
State: PA
Directions:
Richland Avenue runs north-south along the
west end of the city of York. The church
is on the northeast corner of Market Street (PA 462, the Lincoln Highway) and
Richland Avenue, 1 block east of the York Fairgrounds and 1 block west of PA74
(Carlisle Avenue), the point at which Market Street becomes one way.
Historic Conference:
Central Pennsylvania
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Journal references:
1926,256 – church building dedicated
6/27/1925
1928,644 – social hall completed
Brief History:
This congregation was formed in 1921
when York West Street and York Epworth voted to unite to form York Grace. Land was purchased at West Market and
Richland Avenue and a temporary tabernacle was erected for use until a new
church building could be erected. The
present sanctuary was dedicated 6/28/1925.
The social hall was dedicated 7/10/1927.
The Christian education center was dedicated 3/23/1958. With the 1968 union of the Methodist and EUB
denominations, there were two Grace UMC congregations in York, and this
congregation selected the name Calvary.
37. York Fourth United Methodist Church
Address: 20 N. Lehman Street
Municipality: city of York
County: York
State: PA
Directions:
Lehman Street runs
north-south about 10 full blocks west of George Street (the central north-south
street) and about 7 blocks east of the I-83 interchange with PA 462. The church is on the northwest corner of
Market (PA 462 east, the Lincoln Highway) and Lehman Streets.
Historic Conference:
Pennsylvania Conference of
the United Brethren Church
Journal references:
1894,23 – new building dedicated 10/1/1893
1895,22 – congregation formally organized
with 18 charter members
Brief History:
At a quarterly conference at York
First UB in February 1892, steps were taken to establish a mission in the east
end of the city. A lot on North Hartman
Street was purchased and a 30x45 brick building was erected and dedicated
10/1/1893. In 1902 the Congregation
purchased the present site at the corner of East Market and Lehman Streets and
erected a new building – selling the
old structure to the Mennonites, who still maintain a congregation there.
The congregation has steadily added
property and expanded the building over the years, adding an annex in 1908, the
Sunday School auditorium in 1928, and a new sanctuary in 1961. Over the years, York Fourth has the
remarkable record of raising up over 25 ministerial sons and daughters and
foreign and domestic missionaries.
38. York Zion United Methodist Church
Address: 1030 Carlisle Road
Municipality: borough of West York
County: York
State: PA
Directions:
Carlisle Road is PA 74,
which heads north at the western edge of the city of York. From The interchange of US 30 and PA 74, go ½
mile south on PA 74. The church is on
the right.
Historic Conference:
Central Pennsylvania
Conference of the Evangelical Church
Journal references:
1939,52&168 – new 33x64 church
building erected; partial loan from Church Extension Soc.
Brief History:
39. Yorkshire United Methodist Church
Address: 125 Edgewood Road
Municipality: Springettsbury township
County: York
State: PA
Directions:
Edgewood Road is PA 24,
which skirts the eastern edge of the city of York. The church is 3 blocks south of East Market
Street (PA 462, the Lincoln Highway), on the east side of the road.
Historic Conference:
Central Pennsylvania
Conference of the Evangelical Church
Journal references:
Brief History:
The Evangelical Association
initially met at the Methodist Episcopal Church on Stone Ridge Road, but in
1878, fire destroyed that building. A new one-room frame structure was erected
on the same ground, where services were held every two weeks. In 1894, the
congregation became Stony Brook United Evangelical Church. By 1925, the congregation had outgrown the
one-room church and erected a building at First Avenue and Edgewood Road. The
following year they named their new church the Yorkshire Evangelical
Church. In 1953 a decision was made to
erect a new sanctuary across the road, retaining the existing church building
for Sunday school use. It wasn’t until
1958 that the new building was completed. The church was a colonial style brick
structure with a 108-foot high tower. An
educational building was added in 1987, the old church building demolished and
that property sold. In 1989 renovations
were made, the sanctuary enlarged and additional rooms added.