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United Methodist Church 89 East Main Street, Hancock, NY 13783 • Church: (607) 637-2705 • Church e-mail: emoryumc@hotmail.com Pastor: Roxy Moses • Church Office & Parsonage: (607) 637-2206 • Pastor e-mail: roxymoses@hotmail.com |
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Sunday
Worship Services:
Chapel Prayer Service: 8:00 a.m. Traditional Service: 10:30 a.m. Healing Service: Third Sunday of the Month at Both Services Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. - 10:25 a.m. (Sept. - June) Community Activities: Weight Watchers©: Every Wednesday beginning at 11:30 a.m. Community Prayer Group: 2nd, 3rd, 4th, (5th) Thursday - 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. 
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| Church History |
In 1831 Methodism came to Hancock, then known as Chehocton, by the circuit rider Rev. Alexander Calder, who came here from Deposit, where a Methodist Society known as The
Delaware Council was formed in 1830. For nine years meetings were held
in private homes on the Brooklyn side of the river. The Delaware
circuit became divided into six circuits of which one was Deposit and
later into nine of which Hancock was one. The Hancock charge was known
as Hancock, Equinunk, and Delaware Mission. In 1885 Hancock became a separate appointment. In 1840 John Hawk of Cadosia gave land for the first church. It stood on Front Street, where the community parking lot is now located, until 1870 when it was sold and moved to become part of the Hancock House Hotel, now the site of the Grand Union. A new church was erected on the same site as the earlier one. By 1900 this building had become entirely outgrown and extensive improvements were made. On January 15, 1925 the whole structure was destroyed by fire. A new site was purchased on Main Street and on May 27, 1927 the present church building was finished and dedicated. The building today is the same except for the slight renovation to install our elevator. There have been three parsonages. The earliest stood by the early church and was sold and moved across the street. The second parsonage secured about 1882 was on West Main Street across the street from the Presbyterian Church and west of Cranberry Inn. In 1928 a new and beautiful parsonage was erected on East Main Street. ~~Submitted by Helen Lester |
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