Centenary-Chenango Street United Methodist Church - Binghamton, NY - This Old Church on Waymarking.com

(visit link)

"Chenango Street Methodist Church was a splinter congregation of Centenary, part of a mission effort on Binghamton’s north side...In 1886 the congregation sold the building and purchased a lot on the corner of Chenango and Allen streets. Construction began and the church was finished in the fall of 1888...Unfortunately, on November 14th, 1910, at 4:30am a fire destroyed the church...Construction began on July 29, 1911, starting with the Sunday school building...The architects selected for the new buildings were Lacey and Company, and the builder was S. Henry Carrington. On July 15, 1912 the foundation of the new church building was started and finished in fifteen months. The total cost of the two connected buildings was $77,000. In 1939 the Methodist Episcopal Church North and Methodist Episcopal Church South re-formed as the Methodist Church. Church membership stood at 988 in 1950."

Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 10/19/1913 Age of Church building determined by?: Church website If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: United Methodist If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Sunday Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: 9:00 AM Street address of Church: 438 Chenango St Binghamton, NY USA 139 Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link] Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link] If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
1) A photo of the church is required for visits to a waymark.

2) Please share some comments about your visit.

3) Additional photos are encouraged. If you can have information in addition to that already provided about this church, please share it with us.

Recent Visits/Logs:

There are no logs for this waymark yet.