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Family Treet of Newark Methodism 1800 - 1951

The first Methodist Church was organized in 1808

A lot of the Methodist Churches have had a few names.  If you can't find the one you are looking for use the find button in your browser to search the page.  All years are approximate, do not use this information as your sole source.

The Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in Newark on October 1, 1808 when "The Trustees of the Methodist Wesley Chapel in the Town of Newark" were elected. But the Methodist Episcopal Churches roots in Newark go back further. Francis Asbury came to America in 1771 and preached in New Jersey while traveling from Philadelphia to New York City. The Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in New York City on December 24, 1784 with sixty reverends. Francis Asbury was ordained as deacon and elder at this meeting. Newark was the site of the first conference. Trenton had its first chapel in 1773 with Richard Sause of NYC as a trustee. The minutes of a Philadelphia Conference said that in 1786 there was a mission in Newark with fifty members.

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Name before
1860
1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s
1940s
existed
after
Bedford Street Mission     1879 1882/83
           
Bergen Street Methodist Mission Chapel
    1873 1883/84
           
Berkeley Chapel
                1930-1932/33  
Bloomfield Avenue Methodist Mission
    1878 1883/84
           
Broad Street Methodist Chapel
1859 1868                
Calvary Methodist
        1895 1900        
Centenary Methodist Chapel/Church
  1866              

1943

Chapel Street Methodist Mission
    1870 1882/83
           
City Methodist Mission
   

1872-1874

             
Clay Street Methodist Mission
                1935-1935  
Clinton Hill Methodist Protestant
          1907-1908        
Colored Methodist
                1942 1943
DeGroot Methodist
      1880           1943
Eighth (St. Paul's) Methodist
1853                 1943
Eighth Avenue Italian Methodist/Christ Italian Methodist
              1925 1935  
Eleventh (Asbury) Methodist Chapel/ South Market Street Methodist
  1860       1907        
Name before
1860
1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s
1940s
existed
after
Fairmount Methodist Chapel
  1866/67 1872              
Fifth (Eighth Avenue) Methodist
1848             1926    
First (German) Free Methodist Church
        1890     1920/1921    
First (Wesley Chapel) Methodist/Halsey Street Methodist
1808                 1940
First American Czecho-Slovak Methodist
              1927 1930/1931
 
First German (Emanual) Methodist
1844                 1943
First Italian Methodist/Italian Methodist
          1907 1914      
First (Clinton Hill) Methodist Protestant
1859                 1943
Fourth (Union Street) Methodist
1847               1930/31  
Free (Rule) Methodist
              1921/22 1939/40  
Grace Methodist
          1907       1943
Martin's Chapel
                1930/31 - 1932/33  
Montgomery Street Methodist
        1893   1917      
Mount Carmel Methodist
                1931/32 - 1932/33  
Ninth (Clinton Avenue) Methodist/St. Luke's Methodist
1859                 1957
Name before
1860
1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s
1940s
existed
after
Primitive (5th) Methodist
1836 - 1849                  
Roosevelt Memorial Temple
              1921/22 - 1928    
Second (Franklin Street) Methodist/Franklin Memorial Methodist
1831                 1943
Second African (Bethel) Methodist/First African Methodist
1844       1894          
Second German Methodist
    1870    1909        
Second German Methodist/First German Methodist Protestant
  1861 1878              
Seventh (Trinity) Methodist
1851             1924    
Sixth (Central) Methodist/First Methodist
1849                 1943
St. Andrew's Methodist
          1901 1911      
St. James Methodist
          1901 - 1908        
St. John's (First/Zion) Methodist
1822                 1943
St. Paul's Independent Methodist
                1942 1943
Strawbridge Methodist Mission
    1870   1891/92          
Summerfield Methodist
        1897   1917      
Swedish/Svenska Methodist
          1906 1912      
Name before
1860
1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s
1940s
existed
after
Tenth (Roseville) Methodist
1858                 1943
Third (Clinton Street) Methodist
1842     1882-83            
Thirteenth Methodist Chapel/Belmont Mission
  1862 1872              
Trinity Methodist
                1940/41 1943
Twelfth Methodist Chapel/Houston Street Mission/Dashiell Memorial Methodist
      1861   1907        
Vailsburg Methodist
          1901       1943

AME

Name before
1860
1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s
1940s
existed
after
AME Union Chapel
              1921/22
  1943
Bethel AME
            1916 1928    
Bethel Tabernacle AME
                1936 1943
Bethesda Chapel/St. Luke's Mission/ St. Luke's AME
      1880     1916      
Clinton Memorial AME
              1929   1943
Ebenezer Union AME
              1929-1929    
Israel Memorial AME
                1931/32 1943
Macedonia AME
              1927 1935  
St. James AME
          1900       1943
St. John's AME
              1924 - 1925    
St. Luke's AME
                1930 1943
St. Mark's AME
                1935 - 1935  
St. Mark's AME/Phillips Metropolitan AME
                1931/32 - 1939/40  
Tabernacle AME
                1931/32 - 1935  
Trinity Union AME
                1930 1943
Trinity Zion AME
                1940/41 1943
Union AME
                1937 - 1937  
Victory First Reformed AME
                1930 - 1934  
Zion AME
        1895     1928    

Cross Index

Alternate Name Original Name
Asbury Methodist
Belmont Mission Methodist
Central Methodist
Christ Italian Methodist
Clinton Avenue Methodist
Clinton Street Methodist
Dashiell Memorial Methodist
Eighth Avenue Methodist
Emanual Methodist
Fifth Methodist
Franklin Memorial Methodist
Franklin Street Methodist
Halsey Street Methodist
Houston Street Mission Methodist
Twelfth Methodist Chapel
Italian Methodist
First Italian Methodist
Phillips Metropolitan AME
St. Mark's AME
Roseville Methodist
Tenth Methodist
South Market Street Methodist
Eleventh Methodist
St. Luke's AME
Bethesda Chapel
St. Luke's Methodist
Ninth Methodist
St. Paul's Methodist
Eighth Methodist
Trinity Methodist
Seventh Methodist
Union Street Methodist
Fourth Methodist
Wesley Chapel Methodist
First Methodist
Zion Methodist
St. John's Methodist