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Title
Dutilh United Methodist Church
Description
Dutilh's Ministries and Meeting Times
Dutlh United Methodist Church began in 1844 with four families holding services in the "Jones' barn." The founding families were Detmore and Elizabeth Shaner - moving into the area from Beaver County - and, William and Jane Lonsdale, newly arrived from England.
Shaner, operator of a sawmill, cut the wood for a "plank" road from Allegheny to Harmony in 1852 and beginning in 1853 he used his sawmill to cut the wood for the Methodist Church. The church was called the Little Plains Church for a few years. The original building was 16-feet square in size. The first official pastor of the Little Plains Church was Joshua Monroe.
The church was enlarged and "modernized" in 1858. In 1878, J.M Swan became pastor and he was responsible for a revival in the church. The area was also growing in population. Fifty families had become members. A building committee was assembled and the need for a new site and new building became paramount. A site consisting of one-fourth acre as donated by Charles Dutilh of Philadelphia. Dutilh would add 2-additional acres later. Another 1.5-acres was added to the original site in 1961 to comprise the present site, parking areas and cemetery. The new building was dedicated on November 30th, 1879.
Contact
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- Guangzhou
- CN 510623
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- +86.7713898523
