
Drawing by Bernice Magnie, 1982
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A
Little Bit Of Our History
The following is compiled
from several sources including an anniversary book of the church. This brief write-up should help to explain
why we are the
Methodism in the
Netcong/Stanhope area goes back to 1800 when Methodist ministers occasionally
conducted services in private homes, barns, a school house, and shops. These early preachers, called circuit riders,
formed Bible classes enroute
and the Plaster Mill in Stanhope along the
In 1835, the
The population growth of
Stanhope created a need for another building . This was built in 1843 on land at
In 1915, the growth of the
community and shifting population seemed to demand the building of a new church
that would more adequately meet the needs of the congregation. The cornerstone was laid in 1917, just about
the time that World War I began. The war prevented the completion of the
building and the old Stanhope Methodist Episcopal Church building continued to
serve the congregation until 1920, when the new building on the
The education wing was added
in 1965 and named after the Rev. Dr. James Richards who served this church for
16 years. The
education wing houses classrooms, a conference room with kitchenette, the
church and pastor’s offices.
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