Mount Hope United Methodist Church is a Methodist church built in 1807 in Aston Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located at 4020 Concord Road.
History
editThe original building was erected in 1807 on land donated by Aaron Mattson, a paper manufacturer in Aston.[1] James Caughey, a Methodist minister and evangelist from England is known to have preached at Mount Hope.[2] A revival led by Caughey in 1832 resulted in an expansion of the congregation at Mount Hope.[3] The congregation outgrew the original structure and in 1838, an addition of twenty feet was made to the building.
On September 3, 1860, Mount Hope United Methodist Church was incorporated. In 1877, the parsonage was built.[4]
The affiliated Mount Hope Cemetery is run by the Mount Hope Methodist Church Trustees.[5]
References
edit- ^ "History of Aston". www.astontownship.net. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ Jordan, John W. (1914). A History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania and Its People. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 409. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ Wallace, Anthony F.C. (1972). Rockdale: The Growth of an American Village in the Early Industrial Revolution. Lincoln - London: University of Nebraska Press. pp. 322–323. ISBN 0-8032-9853-6. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ Ashmead, Henry Graham (1884). History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: L.H. Everts & Co. pp. 300–301. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ "Mount Hope Cemetery - Aston, Pennsylvania". www.localcemeteries.com. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
External links
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