Perry County

 

These are the postcards related to United Methodism in Perry 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

 

 

Blain ME

 

            This building ceased housing a United Methodist congregation in 2013.

 

 

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Dellville UB

 

            This building is now Dellville UM Church.

 

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Duncannon ME

 

            This building is now Asbury UM Church.

 

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Duncannon UB view #1

 

            This building still stands, but the congregation relocated.

 

 

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Duncannon UB view #2

 

            This building still stands, but the congregation relocated.

 

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Duncannon UB view #3

 

            This building still stands, but the congregation relocated.

 

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Elliottsburg EV view #1

 

            This building no longer exists, but there is a marker for it in the remaining cemetery.

 

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Elliottsburg EV view #2

 

            This building no longer exists, but there is a marker for it in the remaining cemetery.

 

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Liverpool ME

 

            This building has been sold.

 

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Marysville Bethany EV view #1

           

            This building no longer exists.  The congregation relocated.

 

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Marysville Bethany EV view #2

           

            This building no longer exists.  The congregation relocated.

 

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Marysville ME

           

            This building no longer exists.  The congregation relocated.

 

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Millerstown ME

 

            This building is nor Millerstown UM Church.

 

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New Bloomfield ME architect sketch view #1

 

            This building is now New Bloomfield UM Church.

 

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New Bloomfield ME architect sketch view #2

 

            This building is now New Bloomfield UM Church.

 

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New Bloomfield ME view #1

 

            This building is now New Bloomfield UM Church.

 

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New Bloomfield ME view #2

 

            This building is now New Bloomfield UM Church.

 

 

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New Bloomfield ME view #3

 

            This building is now New Bloomfield UM Church.

 

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New Buffalo ME

 

            This building is now New Buffalo UM Church.

 

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Newport 1878 EV

 

            This building is no longer standing.

 

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Newport 1912 EV

 

            This building is no longer standing.

 

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Newport ME view #1

 

            This building is no longer a church.  The congregation relocated.

 

 

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Newport ME view #2

 

            This building is no longer a church.  The congregation relocated.

 

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Newport ME interior

 

            This building is no longer a church.  The congregation relocated.

 

 

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