Methodist Church - Islip - New York Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

Methodist Chusrch first erected in 1828 and then built on this site in 1866. The sanctuary was enlarged in 1896 and redesigned in 1946. A school building was added in 1889.

The Methodist Church in Islip village dates from 1810, although the first church was not erected until 1828. It was a wooden structure measuring abour 22 feet by 32, and was erected so as to be as convenient as possible to the brethren in Penataquit as Bay Shore ws then called. It was not until 1850 that Methodism organized a separate society at Bay Shore, and about 1854 a small chapel was erected. The best of feeling during all the separation proceeding seems to have prevailed between the brethren at Islip and theose at Penataquit. Amos Doxsee, the leader of the first class at the latter place, was, like all of his family, a stanch supporter of Methodism, a believer in the most literal interpretation of the Scriptures and in their verbal interpretation. It is told of him that at a meeting of the clergy and laity to give expression of their views on dancing, which was beginning to creep into the early church, having held back and being appealed to by the pastor for his opinion, he stood up and, slowly raising his tall, gaunt figure on tiptoe said: "Now I'll tell you what I think about dancing. Let a man be filled with the Holy Ghost and if he wants to dance, let him dance."

Marker Name: Methodist Marker Type: City City/Town/Village Name: Islip County: Suffolk Region: Long Island (Region 10) Website: [Web Link] Agency: Not listed Dedication Date: Not Listed

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