Savage United Methodist Church - Savage, MD
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N 39° 08.278 W 076° 49.563
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Red brick United Methodist Church at the corner of Baltimore and Foundry Streets in the historic area of Savage, MD.
Waymark Code: WM43M3
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 07/02/2008
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From the church website:
Methodism had an early beginning in Savage, Maryland. Some of our oldest members recall hearing that Methodist meetings were being held at the time the Savage Mill was built, which was 1810. The Ministers appointed to this area traveled by horseback or walked, coming to Savage once a month. In 1888, Mr. William Henry Baldwin, owner of The Savage Manufacturing Company (The Mill), gave the ground, built and furnished our “Brick” Church, with the understanding that the congregation would support it.
In 1939, three denominations: Methodist Episcopal, Methodist Episcopal, South (which met at what is now Countryside Fellowship Church in Savage) and Methodist Protestant, united to form the Methodist Church. By 1944, the Methodists in Savage had formed a single congregation and chose “The Brick Church” as their meeting place.
In 1956, a building committee was appointed under the guidance of Rev. Charles E. Subock, Jr. On April 8, 1959, a congregational meeting was held to approve the plans for the addition to the church and to approve the financial program. The additions approved in 1959 gave us our current “Fellowship Hall” and four Sunday School rooms. The expansion of our church was completed in the summer of 1960.
The Savage United Methodist Church's bell that once was rung daily at the Cotton Mill in Savage to mark the beginning and end of the workday, now has taken on added meaning. It is often rung on Sunday mornings and has a beautiful sound.
From the Savage Historical Society:
Mr. William "Debbie" Reeley, (a member of the church and a manager at the Savage Mill), was influential in obtaining the bell as a donation from the latest mill owners, the Winer family.
Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1888
Age of Church building determined by?: Cornerstone or plaque
If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Untied Methodist
If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Sunday
Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: 10:00 AM
Street address of Church:
9050 Baltimore Street
Savage, MD USA
20763
Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link]
Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link]
If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed
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