Sixth / Central Methodist Church

December 9, 1849 - after 1943

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The Sixth Methodist Church, also known as Central Methodist, was organized on December 9, 1849. The church was built in stone at 181 Market Street and dedicated on Thanksgiving Day in 1851. The Central Methodist Church has been influential in Methodism throughout its history. Merged with First Methodist in 1937.

Reverends Addresses Archive
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Reverend From To
D. P. Kidder 1849 1849
Joseph B. Wakeley 1850 1851
W. Kenney 1852 1853
L. R. Dunn 1854 1855
W. Tunison 1856 1857
D. D. Lore 1858 1859
R. L. Dashiel 1860 1861
J. T. Crane 1862 1863
L. R. Dunn 1864 1867
J. Kelsey Burr 1867 1869
Robert R. Meredith 1870 1870
Alfred Cookman 1871 1872
George S. Hare 1872 1874
Henry Spellmeyer 1875 1886
F. C. Iglehart 1887 1890
J. R. Bryan 1891 1891
Henry Spellmeyer 1892 1896
William H. Morgan 1897 1913
Harry Y. Murkland 1913 1920/21
Benjamin F. Dickisson 1921/22 1930/31
David T. Stephenson 1931/32 1932/33
Hedding B. Leech 1933/34 1935
Herbert Rhinesmith 1936 1937
Wilbert Westcott 1938 after 1943


Address From To
153 Market Street 1849 1850
181, 227 Market Street 1850 after 1943

Archive Information (Last Known location)

Records are located at Drew University.
Constitution of Sunday School Board, 1884
Art Gallery Catalogue, 1880