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First Methodist Episcopal Church

1816 - 1916

 
 
First Methodist Episcopal Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, April 9, 2017
1. First Methodist Episcopal Church Marker
Inscription.
The Sunday School of the First Methodist Episcopal Church opened by the Asbury Sunday School Society November 17, 1816. Oldest Sunday School in Baltimore. Erected this tablet October 21 1916 in commemoration of the centenary of the Asbury Sunday School Society-Organized at the Light Street Methodist Episcopal Church October 21 1816
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is October 21, 1916.
 
Location. 39° 18.867′ N, 76° 36.933′ W. Marker is in Baltimore, Maryland. It is in Old Goucher. It is at the intersection of 22nd Street and St Paul Street on 22nd Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Baltimore MD 21218, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Goucher Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); The North Avenue Poly Building (approx. Ό mile away); 23rd St (approx. 0.3 miles away); Union Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); 24th St (approx. 0.3 miles away); A Relic of Baltimore's Cable Car Era (approx. 0.3 miles away); Baltimore's Significant Role in American Railroading History (approx. 0.4 miles away); Falls Rd (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baltimore.
 
Also see . . .  Lovely Lane United Methodist Church website
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. (Submitted on April 13, 2017, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
 
First Methodist Episcopal Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, April 9, 2017
2. First Methodist Episcopal Church Marker
First Methodist Episcopal Church image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, April 9, 2017
3. First Methodist Episcopal Church
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 14, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 12, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 765 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on April 12, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 28, 2026