Emanuel Methodist Church (German) 1846 - after 1943 Images The Clinton Avenue facade (pictured) is currently occupied by the Bethesda Pentecostal Church.

The Emanuel (German) Methodist Church belongs to the pioneer congregations of German Methodism in the East. In the summer of 1844 mission work began in this territory among German speaking people. The first preaching service was held in the Methodist Church on Franklin Street followed by meetings in a public school building on Bank Street. In the fall, the German Methodist Church was organized. In 1845, a former Baptist church on Market Street was purchased. Increasing railroad traffic necessitated a change of location. The existing church was sold and a new one was built on Mulberry and Walnut Streets in 1872. City expansion and population changes made re-location of the church desirable, so in 1914 the church was moved. In 1934 a preaching service in English was added.

Archive Information (Last Known location)

Records are located at Drew University.
100th Anniversary, 1944

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