East Lampeter Township near Gordonville in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Soudersburg Methodist Church

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 4, 2022

1. Soudersburg Methodist Church Marker

Inscription. Site of a colonial congregation. Built in 1801 by settlers Benjamin and Jacob Souders Methodist Laymen. Henry Boehm 1775-1875 taught a class here, Bishop Francis Asbury 1745-1816 preached here. Philadelphia annual conference met here in 1804.

Erected by St. John's Church and the Lancaster District of the United Methodist Church.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Francis Asbury, Traveling Methodist Preacher series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1801.

Location. 40° 0.82′ N, 76° 8.919′ W. Marker is near Gordonville, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It is in East Lampeter Township. It is on East Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) 0.2 miles west of Leven Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2948 E Lincoln Hwy, Gordonville PA 17529, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country,

and in the Susquehanna Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast

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and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A Very Old House (approx. 1.1 miles away); Leaman Place (approx. 1½ miles away); First Settlement (approx. 1.8 miles away); Amish Country Homestead (approx. 1.8 miles away); Leacock Presbyterian Church (approx. 1.9 miles away); Leaman Place Bridge (1893) (approx. 2.2 miles away); In Memory of Henry Keiper Long (approx. 2.2 miles away); Strasburg Rail Road (approx. 2.2 miles away).

Other markers no longer nearby. Original Head Race & Water Turbine (was approx. ¾ mile away but has been confirmed missing); History of Railroad Pump Cars (was approx. 2.2 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Additional commentary.
1. commissioning of sign by grandchildren
The sign was commissioned by the grandchildren of two church members from the early 1900s, Leslie

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 4, 2022

2. Soudersburg Methodist Church Marker

Clyde Smith and Henrietta Ida Martin. It also honors Smith's parents, George Rudolph Smith and Sarah Elizabeth Long.

Source: Lancaster New Era August 16, 2006 Note To Editor only visible by Contributor and editor

— Submitted March 7, 2023, by Nadine Leaman of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 598 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 7, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.