Hope United Methodist Church - Belchertown, MA - This Old Church on Waymarking.com

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The original church building was built in 1810 as the Union Street Church in Springfield, MA. The building was purchased, dismantled, and moved by horse and wagon and ox carts to Belchertown in 1873 and dedicated on Feb. 11, 1874 as the Belchertown Methodist Church. In 1934, the town of Enfield was flooded by the construction of the Quabbin Reservoir. The Enfield Methodist congregation then merged with the Belchertown Methodist Church to form the Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1973 another merger with the Bondsville United Methodist Church created the present Hope United Methodist Church.

The Federal style Hope United Methodist Church has a set of steps leading up to a projecting, two story high, three bay wide entrance pavilion. The central entrance is framed by piasters , topped with a fanlight and a header, and flanked by 3 by 4 pane double hung windows. The upper level has a large central window flanked by narrower windows all with rounded tops. Above is a pediment with an 8 petal flower design.

Rising from the entrance pavilion and gable roof is a three stage steeple. The lower stage is a square tower. The middle is a belfry with double louvered windows with rounded tops. The steeple is topped by a truncated pyramidal roof.

The sides of the building are four bays deep. There are four rectangular windows on the lower level and four tall double windows framed by an arch on the upper level. The south side has an auxiliary entrance between the second and third windows.

Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1810 Age of Church building determined by?: Historical Society If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: 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: 10:00 AM Street address of Church: 31 Main Streeet Belchertown, MA United States 01007 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

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