GroveVilLeuMc.org
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Groveville United Methodist Church - Groveville, NJ
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Description
Groveville used to be a mill town, so there are generations upon generations of memories in this church. We recently completed a rebuilding of our Sanctuary and the effort is now being extended to our educational buildings as well. We are looking into purchas ing the property next to the cemetery, the site of the old Mince Meat factory.
It is an exciting era in the life of the people in the church. The emphasis in this ministry is upon children, which means children are our priority. We have children's worship, a traditional Sunday School, and a nursery during worship services. We have also started a children's night out Bible School on Friday night's.
In 1830, Groveville had only ten houses in the village but, led by pastor Thomas Stewart of the Crosswicks Circuit the faithful met for worship. By 1836 plans were made for the building of a house of worship. One acre of ground was purchased from Richard and Samuel Jaques and the church was built at an entire cost of $999.49. A renovation of the Church was completed on December 1, 1887 at a cost of $2,450. On August 15, 1887 the cornerstone was laid for the new
