Little Creek Hundred in Laurel in Sussex County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
St. Paul's United Methodist Church
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 15, 2012
1. St. Paul's United Methodist Church Marker
In 1865 the Maryland Conference of the Methodist Protestant Church established a “mission” or charge circuit in southwestern Sussex County. At the time local members of that faith were holding meetings in Sharp’s school, a one room school house located less that one half mile from here. On August 21, 1868, the “Trustees of the Missionary Society of the M.P. Church” purchased land at this site from Thomas L. Cannon, on which the church was constructed. The building was completed and dedicated in 1871 by Rev. W.D. Litsinger.
The church was formally incorporated as “St. Paul’s Methodist Protestant Church” in 1897. A Community House was constructed in 1924. Two rooms connecting the Church and Community House were added in 1951, and four Sunday school rooms were completed in 1964.
Erected 1998 by Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number SC-120.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1865.
Location. 38° 31.62′ N, 75° 32.992′ W. Marker is in Laurel, Delaware, in Sussex County. It is in Little Creek Hundred. It is on Old Stage Road (County Road 68) near Calfant Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Laurel DE 19956, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Mid-Atlantic, on the Delmarva Peninsula, and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 New Netherland, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, and the Antebellum South.
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Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 15, 2012
2. St. Paul's United Methodist Church Marker, seen looking north along Old Stage Road (County Road 68)
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 15, 2012
3. St. Paul's United Methodist Church
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 15, 2012
4. St. Paul's United Methodist Church
Credits. This page was last revised on June 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 7, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 699 times since then and 23 times this year. Last updated on March 9, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 10, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
