Siloam United Methodist Church Explained

Siloam United Methodist Church is a Methodist church built in 1852 in Bethel Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located at 3720 Foulk Road.

History

Siloam United Methodist Church was a branch of the Chester-Bethel Church in Wilmington, Delaware and was founded in 1852. There was a dispute in the Chester-Bethel congregation when the pastor purchased hymnals and organized a choir.[1] The older Methodists saw this as a return to the practices of the Church of England from which the Methodist Church had split. The dispute ultimately caused part of the congregation to leave in the late 1840s and form Siloam United Methodist Church.[2] Property for the church was donated by Samuel Hanby and Samuel Hance.[3]

The growth and expansion of the church lead to a mission in Chelsea, Pennsylvania which was established in 1871 at the Ebenezer Chapel.[4] Services were held at the Ebenezer Chapel until the 1920s. The building is now a private residence.

Francis Harvey Green is buried at the Siloam United Methodist Church cemetery.[5]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Book: McCarrick. Elizabeth. Bethel Township, Delaware County. 2013. Arcadia Publishing. Charleston, South Carolina. 978-0738598185. 46–47.
  2. Web site: Siloam United Methodist Church Website. www.siloamumc.org. 24 June 2023.
  3. Book: Ashmeade. Henry Graham. History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania. 1884. L.H. Everts & Co.. Philadelphia. 308–309. 21 June 2017.
  4. Book: Jordan. John W.. A History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania and Its People. 1914. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. New York. 410. 21 June 2017.
  5. Web site: Shomo. Eileen. Portrait of Francis Harvey Green rests at Siloam Church. www.delconewsnetwork.com. 22 June 2017.