Alexandria Bay United Methodist Church - Alexandria Bay, NY, USA
N 44° 20.132 W 075° 55.018
18T E 426899 N 4909549
The Alexandria Bay United Methodist Church is located in Alexandria Bay, NY.
Waymark Code: WM18GE2
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 07/30/2023
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"The Alexandria Bay United Methodist Church was the outgrowth of an intensive campaign of revival services held in various locations in the Town of Alexandria. Soon the wooden-framed high-steepled Methodist Episcopal Church was erected in 1874-75 on the corner of Church and Rock Streets at a cost of around $4,000. The new church was dedicated on Feb. 3, 1875 by the late Rev. Isaac S. Bingham, D.D., presiding elder of the Watertown district and father of the late Charles D. Bingham, mayor of Watertown. The late Rev. William M. Holbrook of Plessis was the pastor of the church at the time of its dedication.
The Northern New York Conference of 1876 made the Methodist Episcopal Church a separate charge with the late Rev. Samuel M. Warn serving as the first pastor. Besides serving the local church, the pastor preached once every two weeks at the Barnes Settlement and Plessis schoolhouses. Rev. Warn, the first pastor ever to reside in Alexandria Bay, built his own residence on the corner of Holland and Walton streets. The officials of the church at that time were local preachers, Friend S. Freeman, Daniel Springer and James Carter; stewards, trustees and class leader, Henry Hough, Daniel Northup, Samuel N. Miller, Oscar Northup, Francis Cole, Lorenzo Heath, James Wood, William Overacker, Alfred A. Avery, George Haas, Norbert Deans and Jesse Davis.
On Sept. 23 and 24, 2000, the Alexandria Bay United Methodist Church will be celebrating its 125th anniversary. The theme for this special occasion is 'Founded on a Rock.'"
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