Loysburg UMC
5768 Woodbury Pike
Loysburg, PA 16659
814-766-3144
Worship - 9:45 am
S.S. - 9:00 am
The Methodist Church at Loysburg was first build in 1853. It was later rebuilt at its present location and dedicated in 1896. Here is an except from The Everett Press, dated June 26, 1896 concerning the dedication service. By special invitation your unworthy scribe had the pleasure of being present at the dedication of the Methodist church at Loysburg. The morning dawned very unpromising, but, with the Methodist courage we started to make the drive to twelve miles over (we are sorry to say) very bad roads. If you will allow a little digression, the above mentioned bad roads are largely to blame for the lack of trade in Everett from Morrison's Cove. On our arrival in the rain, we found brother William Aaron standing in the middle of the road and stopping all comers, and in spite of a former promise we were hustled into his spacious residence and made comfortable. Here we met Rev. Wallace, of Saxton; Rev. Karns, of Concord; Rev. Guyer, of State College, Rev. Gilbert, of Huntingdon, and the Pastor, Rev. Lloyd. At 10 A.M. we were escorted to the new church just across the way, and as the choir sang "Beautiful for Situation," the services began promptly with some soul stirring music by a choir of about twenty voices, including Brother Sweet, from Saxton, and from New Enterprise, all under the leadership of Mr. Hull. The pastors present all assisted in the opening service, and then followed an explanation why Dr. Reed had failed to be present, and an introduction of Rev. Gilbert. He took for his text Isaiah's description of the feast that the Lord would prepare on Mount Zion for all the faithful, and sat before his hearers with word pictures a feast of "fat things full of marrow," that was worth all our efforts to hear, and while Dr. Reed might had added a few different embellishments, he would have drawn from the same store house and could not have furnished any better food. To say the least everybody was delighted.Then came the financial part. The building, a very handsome and imposing structure, is built of brick of two colors and trimmed with brown sandstone, surmounted by an excellent bell. The interior contains two rooms and has two small vestibules. The main audience room is seated in amphitheater style, with massive hard wood seats, beautifully carpeted throughout, and furnished to harmonize. The ceiling is handsomely paneled with hard wood and the windows of rainbow colored glass. The Sabbath school room adjoining is seated with very comfortable high back chairs, and can be made part of the main audience room by raising sliding partitions. The cost was stated in round numbers to be $5,000, and that half had been paid. Through the efforts of the ministers present about $1,000 was raised at the morning service. At three o'clock the children's service was held. Addresses were made by Mr. Joseph E. Thropp and Rev. Wallace, after which a collection was taken amounting to over one hundred dollars. The evening service was attended by a crowded house - sermon by Rev. Gilbert. All but a few hundred dollars of the debt was wiped out, this the trustees assumed and the house was dedicated to God's service. It was a great day for Loysburg and to say the least the church would be an ornament to any town in the county; and one which the community in which it is located may well be proud of.