Converts honored at First Communion - St Peter and Paul
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Converts honored at First Communion
Allegany County Maryland--History
Diverse congregations coming together as one
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Diverse congregations coming together as one
Potomac Park, McKendree will worship under same roof together as one
TAI SHADRICK
TIMES-NEWS STAFF WRITER
POTOMAC PARK — One is a small church not big enough to host services for all its members.
The other is a larger church struggling to recruit new members and retain its current population.
One is a predominately black congregation.
The other is predominantly white.
McKendree Church - Paca Street
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This photograph depicts the former McKendree United Methodist Church building on Paca Street. The McKendree Methodist Episcopal congregation, later known as the McKendree United Methodist Church, was established in 1854. It was also in 1854 that the original McKendree site, a modern two-story brick structure, was purchased on North Centre Street in Cumberland.
McKendree M.E. Church Construction, 1962
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McKendree M.E. Church Construction, 1962
New Church Nears Completion
McKendree 127th Anniversary, 1981
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HISTORY OF MCKENDREE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Cumberland, Maryland
(as of 1981)
McKendree 127th Anniversary
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McKendree Church, Paca Street McKendree Church Notes Anniversary
The McKendree United Methodist Church, Paca Street, will celebrate its 127th anniversary beginning with the 9:30 a.m. service Sunday.
Guest speaker will be Bishop D. Frederick Wertz of the Baltimore Annual Conference. The choir will sing several selections.
Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. a covered-dish supper will be followed by an "old fashioned" hymn fest led the choir.
McKendree 1928 anniversary
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The cover of the 1928 anniversary program at McKendree United Methodist church.
McKendree M.E. Church - North Centre Street
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The McKendree Methodist Episcopal congregation, later known as the McKendree United Methodist Church, was established in 1854. Prior to that time congregants were seated in the balcony and worshiped at the Centre Street Methodist Episcopal Church. It was also in 1854 that the original McKendree site, a modern two-story brick structure, was purchased on North Centre Street in Cumberland. The membership at that time was about forty people. By 1878, McKendree had a Sunday School and a membership that had more than doubled to 90.
Lonaconing Methodist Episcopal Church Considered
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This article was reported under the "Local Affairs - Incidents and Events at Home and Nearby" column which routinely appeared in the Daily News of Cumberland, Maryland.
Local ties to the Underground Railroad
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Local ties to the Underground Railroad
Teresa McMinn, Cumberland Times-News
Mystery, folklore and patchy records surround the reasons that Samuel Semmes and Samuel Denson ended up in Cumberland.
At face value, Semmes was a Confederate slave owner, while Denson had escaped bondage.
A closer look, however, suggests they might have shared a common goal.