Lower Skippack Mennonite Church - Skippack, PA - This Old Church on Waymarking.com

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The Lower Skippack Mennonite Church congregation dates back to its founding in 1702. In 1719 their first meetinghouse was erected. The present meetinghouse was erected in 1844. Lower Skippack Mennonite Church is an original member of The Alliance of Mennonite Evangelical Congregations which was organized in 2002.

The Lower Skippack Mennonite Church building is on the northwest end of a complex of three buildings. The church has a rectangular footprint with a gable roof that has a brick chimney in the front. The entrance on the on the south gable end of the church covered pavilion with a hipped roof supported by wood columns. Flanking the entrance are a pair of 4 by 6 pane shuttered windows on the northwest side and a single 4 by 6 pane shuttered window on the other side of the entrance. The second level has two 3 by 4 pane windows.

The northwest side is six bays deep with 4 by 6 pane shuttered window at each bay. There is a hatch basement door at the first bay. Attached to the southeast side is a horizontally oriented addition which in turn is attached to a vertically oriented third building. A ramp on the middle building leads to an auxiliary entrance to the church.

Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1844 Age of Church building determined by?: Church website If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Mennonite 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: 10:15 AM Street address of Church: 892 Evansburg Road Skippack, PA United States 19474 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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