Church Startings and Closings

Church Startings and Closings

The Chronological List of Church Starts and Closings was composed by Dick Taylor. Right now, it is a work in progress. The source information for this list is the pastoral assignment lists which tell when churches were opened and closed by whether assignments were made or not.

If this List interests you, you may also be interested in our list of Pastoral Assignments.

Chronological List

YearStartedClosed
1874
[This year’s list shows
churches already begun.]
Allentown, PA
Bangor, PA
Coopersburg, PA
Fleetwood, PA
Quakertown, PA
Zionsville, PA
 
1875Lancaster, PA 
1876Springtown, PAAllentown, PA
1877  
1878 Lancaster, PA
1879  
1880Hatfield, PA 
1881  
1882Reading, PA
Terre Hill, PA
 
1883Emmaus, PA 
1884Blandon, PA
Graterford, PA
Hereford, PA
 
1885Bethlehem, PA 
1886  
1887Remps, PA 
1888Norristown, PA 
1889Allentown, PA
Plainfield, PA
Royersford, PA
Western PA
Blandon, PA
1890Blandon, PAFleetwood, PA
Norristown, PA
1891 Blandon, PA
1892Spring City, PA 
1893Erwinna, PA
Lehighton (Tabernacle meetings)
Walnutport (Tabernacle meetings)
Northampton, PA
 
1894Norristown
Weissport
 
1895  
1896 Plainfield, PA
1897Harleysville, PA
New Tripoli, PA
Western PA
1898Nazareth
Plainfield
 
1899Girardville, PA
Mt. Carmel, PA
Philadelphia, PA (Salem)
Norristown, PA
1900Allentown, PA (Salem)
Phillipsburg, NJ
 
1901Fleetwood, PA
Macungie, PA
Norristown, PA
 
1902  
1903Stroudsburg, PA 
1904  
1905  
1906 Girardville, PA
1907Shamokin, PA
Sunbury, PA
 
1908  
1909Easton, PA
Hackettstown, NJ
Lansdale, PA
Stroudsburg, PA
E.Washington, NJ
Hereford, PA
New Tripoli, PA
Phillipsburg, NJ
Remps, PA
1910 Hackettstown, NJ
Norristown, PA
1911Lebanon, PALansdale, PA
1912  
1913Stroudsburg, PAAthol
East Stroudsburg, PA
1914York, PA 
1915  
1916Scranton, PA 
1917Hackettstown, NJ 
1918Philadelphia, PA (West)Hackettstown, NJ
1919Lancaster, PA 
1920 Plainfield, PA
Washington, NJ
1921  
1922Philadelphia – Wissinoming, PA 
1923 Springtown, PA
1924  
1925Chester, PA 
1926 Lancaster, PA
1927Newark, NJ 
1928  
1929  
1930Camden, NJ
Elizabeth, NJ
Wilmington, DE
 
1931  
1932Wilkes Barre, PA 
1933  
1934Irvington, NJ
Norristown, PA
Richardson Park, DE
Newark, NJ
Wilmington, DE
1935Port Richmond, NY 
1936 Norristown, PA
1937Brooklyn, NY
Philadelphia (Roxboro), PA
Trenton, NJ
Richardson Park, DE
1938  
1939Binghamton, NY 
1940Glendale, Long Island, NY 
1941  
1942  
1943  
1944Newark, NJ
Staten Island, NY
Camden, NJ
Irvington, NJ
Port Richmond, NY
1945  
1946  
1947  
1948 Binghamton, NY
Weissport, PA
Wilkes Barre, PA
1949 Elizabeth, NJ
1950  
1951  
1952  
1953Paradise, PA 
1954  
1955 Glendale, NY
1956  
1957Denville, NJ
Miller Heights, PA
Newark, NJ
1958  
1959  
1960 Philadelphia (Roxboro), PA
1961Belvidere, NJ
Northampton, PA to Catasauqua, PA
Chester, PA to Wallingford, PA
Jersey City, NJ
1962  
1963  
1964  
1965Philadelphia (Salem), PA to Maple Glen, PABinghamton, NY
Trenton, NJ
1966Allentown (Cedar Crest), PA
Ephrata, PA
 
1967  
1968 Millersville, PA
1969Sinking Spring, PAMacungie, PA
1970 Miller Heights, PA
1971  
1972Franklin, NJ
Howell, NJ
Neptune, NJ
Freehold, NJ
Englishtown, NJ
 
1973  
1974Poughquag, NY 
1975  
1976Newark, DEBelvidere, NJ
Franklin, NJ
1977Camden, DE
Carmel, NY
New Fairfield, CT
 
1978Oley, PAFreehold, NJ
1979Wappingers Falls, NYNeptune, NJ
1980Newark, NJAllentown (Bethel), PA
Carmel, NY
1981Irvington, NJ
Kutztown, PA
 
1982Whaley Lake, NY 
1983  
1984Edison, NJ
Union County, NJ
 
1985Mt Pocono, PAEaston, PA
1986Mays Landing, NJ
Somers Point, NJ
 
1987 Irvington, NJ
Mays Landing, NJ
1988Bangor, PA
Ocean County, NJ
Spencer, MA
 
1989 New Fairfield, CT
1990Pleasant Valley, NYUnion County, NJ
1991Brodheadsville, PA
Catasauqua, PA to Whitehall, PA
Red Hill, PA
Thompson, CT
Whaley Lake, NY to Holmes, NY
Bangor, PA
1992  
1993  
1994Aberdeen, NJ
Gilbertsville, PA
 
1995Brooklyn, NY 
1996Beacon, NYGilbertsville, PA
Spencer, MA
Wappingers Falls, NY
1997  
1998 Allentown (Salem), PA
1999Allentown (Lighthouse), PA
Chesapeake, VA
Edison, NJ to Piscataway, NJ
Las Cruces, NM
Somers Point, NJ
2000 Staten Island, NY
2001 Beacon, NY
2002 Brodheadsville, PA
2003  
2004Aberdeen, NJ to Cottrells Corner, NJ
Pleasant Valley, NY to Clinton Corners, NY
Hellertown, PA
Long Neck, DE
 
2005New Oxford, PA
Cape May, NJ
Scranton, PA
2006Fellowship Community, PA 
2007  
2008Holmes, NY to Carmel, NY
Cottrell’s Corners, NJ to Old Bridge, NJ
Woodbury Heights, NJ
Reading, PA – La Roca
Merida, Mexico
Chesapeake, VA
2009New Hanover, PA 
2010  
2011Lower Providence Township, PA 
2012 
2013Steelton, PA
Northern Lehigh, PA
Walnutport, PA
2014Dauphin, PA
Forks Twp, PA
Thompson, CT
2015 
2016Townsend, DE
Chestertown, MD
Naples, FL
Old Bridge, NJ
Toms River, NJ
2017
2018Boyertown, PA
2019Orchard Hills, PA
Lancaster City, PA (Christ Alone)
Milford, DE
Fellowship Community merges into Whitehall, PA
2020Elverson, PA
Villa Magna Merida, Mexico
2021
2022Topton, PA
2023
2024Elkton, MD
Harmony, NJ

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