Chester-Bethel United Methodist Church Veterans Memorial

In memory of

those who served

in the Armed Forces

Marker is at the intersection of Foulk Road (Delaware Route 261) and Kimbrough Drive, on the left when traveling north on Foulk Road.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Grace United Methodist Church

In 1827 a Methodist Society was

formed in this community, then known

as Washington. On February 16, 1828,

representatives of the congregation

purchased a parcel of land for the purpose

of erecting “a house or place of worship”

for its ...

Westwoods Methodist Church

During the spring of 1779, Methodist pioneer

Freeborn Garrettson visited this area to bring

the message of his faith to the people. The

efforts of Reverend Garrettson and others who

followed were met with considerable success.

Numerous “societies” or “classes” ...

Bethany United Methodist Church

(Lowe's Crossroads)

In the early part of the twentieth century,

members of the Old Jones’ Methodist Church

began to search for a more central

location for the congregation to worship.

Although the land for the new church was

donated by Sarah ...

St. John's United Methodist Church

Built 1917

This building has been placed on

The National Register of

Historic Places

By the United States Department of the Interior

St. John’s

United Methodist Church

Built 1917

Constructed of locally quarried tufa stone, this is the second building constructed for the Methodist congregation, Kingman's oldest organized ...

Salado United Methodist Church

In 1854, the Rev. Thomas Gilmore, a Methodist circuit rider, led a revival at Pecan Grove on the north side of Salado Creek. He organized a Methodist church and a Union Sunday school in a small frame building. During the ...

Wesley United Methodist Church

The origin of this congregation can be traced to the establishment of a Methodist society in Dover in 1778. Land on North Street was obtained in 1782, and a brick chapel was completed there in 1784. Bishops Francis Asbury and ...

Rehoboth Methodist Church

(Marker Front)

This church grew out of services held as early as 1811, at first in a brush arbor and later at a campground nearby. Ministers riding the Cooper River and Berkeley circuits served this congregation for many years. The ...

Site of Dover's First Methodist Church

In 1778, a Methodist Society was organized in Dover by Reverend Freeborn Garrettson. Desiring a permanent place of worship, members acquired a one-half acre lot at this location from Vincent Loockerman in 1782. Future Delaware Governor Richard Bassett contributed toward ...

Site of Old Asbury Methodist Church

The roots of Methodism in this community can be traced to the organization of a local “society” in the 1770’s. Meetings were held in private homes before a frame structure was built here circa 1786 on land provided by Col. ...