Clearfield County
These
are the postcards related to United Methodism in Clearfield 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
Clearfield Dimeling
Hotel
This building still stands.
Purchase of this building for use as
a Home for the Aged was approved by the Conference, but the plans never
materialized.
Clearfield First ME view #1
This building is now Trinity UM
Church.
Clearfield First ME view #2
This building is now Trinity UM
Church.
Clearfield First ME view #3
This building is now Trinity UM
Church.
Clearfield Trinity MC view
#1
This building is now Trinity UM
Church.
Clearfield Trinity MC view
#2
This building is now Trinity UM
Church.
Clearfield Trinity MC interior
This building is now Trinity UM
Church.
Clearfield West Side ME church and
parsonage
These buildings have been replaced
by a new sanctuary.
The site is now occupied by West
Side UM Church.
Clearfield West Side ME view #1
This building has been replaced by a
new sanctuary.
The site is now occupied by West
Side UM Church.
Clearfield West Side ME view #2
This building has been replaced by a
new sanctuary.
The site is now occupied by West
Side UM Church.
Clearfield West Side ME view #4
This building is now West Side UM
Church.
We have 3 versions of this view:
#105167 all printing in
upper case
#105167 printing in
upper and lower case
#105167-N
Coalport ME
This building was known as
Bethel. It is no longer in use.
Curwensville town churches view #1
The ME church is at the upper right.
This building is now Curwensville UM
Church.
Curwensville town churches view #2
The ME church is the upper church
This building is now Curwensville UM
Church.
Curwensville ME view #1
This building is now Curwensville UM
Church.
Curwensville ME view #2
This building is now Curwensville UM
Church.
We have two versions of this view:
one as shown, and one colorized.
Curwensville ME view #3
This building is now Curwensville UM
Church.
Houtzdale ME
As constructed in 1881, before the
corner bell tower and side room.
This building is now First UM
Church.
Houtzdale First ME
This building is now First UM
Church.
Kylertown ME
This building is still standing.
This building is now a private home.
Osceola Mills ME view #1
This is the old building. The congregation rebuilt at another location.
Osceola Mills ME view #2
This is the old building. The congregation rebuilt at another location.
Osceola Mills ME view #3
This is the old building. The congregation rebuilt at another location.
Osceola Mills ME view #4
This building is now Osceola Mills
UM Church.
Woodland ME
This building was later Main Street
UM Church.
This building is no longer used.
