Broad Creek Hundred in Bethel in Sussex County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Bethel Community House

Photographed by Pete Skillman, April 17, 2024

1. Bethel Community House Marker

Inscription. Built in 1884 to replace an earlier structure, this site originally served as St. John's Methodist Protestant Church. St. John's was part of a larger group of churches that organized and conducted an annual camp meeting along Broad Creek. In 1902, St. John's merged with Sailors Bethel United Methodist Church. The newly-formed congregation retained this structure as a fellowship hall and Sunday school until 2001. At that time the Town of Bethel began using the structure as its Community House. While the building has been modified to accommodate civic needs, it retains many of its original interior elements.

Erected 2018 by Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number SC-264.)

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 1884.

Location. 38° 34.353′ N, 75° 37.121′ W. Marker is in Bethel, Delaware, in Sussex County. It is in Broad Creek Hundred. It is on Main Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7769 Main St, Bethel DE 19931, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Mid-Atlantic

and on the Delmarva Peninsula.

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sailor's Bethel Methodist Church (about 800 feet

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away, measured in a direct line); Town of Bethel (approx. 0.2 miles away); Shipcarpenters and Seamen Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bethel Shipyard (approx. 0.2 miles away); Portsville United Methodist Church (approx. 0.9 miles away); Mount Zion United Methodist Church (approx. 2.3 miles away); Paul Laurence Dunbar School (approx. 2.3 miles away); 709 West Street (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bethel.

Bethel Community House Marker wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Pete Skillman, April 17, 2024

2. Bethel Community House Marker wide view

Credits. This page was last revised on June 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 297 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 17, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.