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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWQS_jones-cemetery_Frankford-DE.html
By the 1840's, a group of local Methodists were meeting nearby in Jones School. Desiring a permanent place of worship, the congregation built a church in 1857at a site one-half mile west of here. In 1861, Jacob Jones and his wife, Love Melson Jone…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPBJ_union-wesley-united-methodist-church-and-campground_Frankford-DE.html
The roots of African-American Methodism in this area can be traced to the late 18th century when Methodism pioneers such as Francis Asbury and Freeborn Garrettson traveled locally organizing black "classes" for worship. Over time some groups chose…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP02_blackwater-presbyterian-church_Frankford-DE.html
In The 17th century, the colony of Maryland was founded as a refuge for Catholics and members of other religious faiths then subject to persecution. Many of the early settlers of this region, then a part of Maryland, were Presbyterians who had bee…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOYC_antioch-camp-meeting_Frankford-DE.html
A " Society of the African Methodist Episcopal Church was established in this area by the 1830's. The first church was purchased in 1857. On February 28, 1890 land was purchased at this site for the purpose of construction of a new church. Annual …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOWM_frankford-united-methodist-church_Frankford-DE.html
In 1819, a group of Methodists purchased a parcel of land north of present-day Frankford. A frame chapel was erected, and on March 4, 1820, the members of the congregation met there to elect trustees and formally organize themselves as Antioch Met…