Philipsburg Methodist Church - 1851 - Philipsburg, Sint Maarten - Dated Architectural Structures Multifarious on Waymarking.com

Methodism came to the Caribbean in 1760 Nathaniel Green, a planter from Antigua, discovered the treatise An Appeal to men of Reason and Religion by John Wesley. Two years later he traveled to England and converted to Methodism. He returned to the West Indies in 1759 and began to preach to his slaves in Antigua. In 1786, the Methodist church officially recognized its missionary mission in the Caribbean.

The first Methodist Church on the island of St. Maarten, then a part of the Netherland Antilles was constructed in 1851. A two story wood shingled building has a steps and porch leading up the entrance. The windows have white shutters and the second floor windows are in the Gothic style. A small bell tower is centered near the front on the roof. The church is surrounded by a well maintained white picket fence.

A sign above the entrance to the church is inscribed:

Philipsburg Methodist Church
1851

A stone plaque on the façade that was placed during the 1978 reconstruction is inscribed:

PHILIPSBURG
METHODIST CHURCH
1851 - 1978
RECONSTRUCTED 1978 - A.D.
REV. NEVILLE D. BRODIE
CHAIRMAN
OF THE DISTRICT

Year built or dedicated as indicated on the structure or plaque: 1851 Full Inscription (unless noted above): Philipsburg Methodist Church 1851 Website (if available): [Web Link]

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