Mount Hope United Methodist Church Explained

Mount Hope United Methodist Church is a Methodist church built in 1807 in Aston Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located at 4020 Concord Road.

History

The original building was erected in 1807 on land donated by Aaron Mattson, a paper manufacturer in Aston.[1] James Caughey, a Methodist minister and evangelist from England is known to have preached at Mount Hope.[2] A revival led by Caughey in 1832 resulted in an expansion of the congregation at Mount Hope.[3] The congregation outgrew the original structure and in 1838, an addition of twenty feet was made to the building.

On September 3, 1860, Mount Hope United Methodist Church was incorporated. In 1877, the parsonage was built.[4]

The affiliated Mount Hope Cemetery is run by the Mount Hope Methodist Church Trustees.[5]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: History of Aston. www.astontownship.net. 30 June 2017.
  2. Book: Jordan. John W.. A History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania and Its People. 1914. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. New York. 409. 29 June 2017.
  3. Book: Wallace . Anthony F.C. . Rockdale: The Growth of an American Village in the Early Industrial Revolution . 1972 . University of Nebraska Press . Lincoln - London . 0-8032-9853-6 . 322–323 . 30 December 2021.
  4. Book: Ashmead. Henry Graham. History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania. 1884. L.H. Everts & Co.. Philadelphia. 300–301. 29 June 2017.
  5. Web site: Mount Hope Cemetery - Aston, Pennsylvania . www.localcemeteries.com . 9 May 2019.