South Murderkill Hundred in Frederica in Kent County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Barratt's Chapel

(Cradle of Methodism in America)

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, December 15, 2010

1. Barratt's Chapel Marker

Inscription. Erected on land deeded by Col. Philip Barratt, August, 1780. Here Thomas Coke, D.D., representative of John Wesley, preached November 14, 1784, administering the Sacrament of Holy Communion for first time by a Methodist in America. With Francis Asbury planned organization of Methodist Episcopal Church calling first conference to meet at Baltimore, December 24, 1784.

Erected 1934 by Historic Markers Commission. (Marker Number KC-25.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Events • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives series list. A significant historical date for this entry is November 14, 1784.

Location. 39° 1.451′ N, 75° 27.6′ W. Marker is in Frederica, Delaware, in Kent County. It is in South Murderkill Hundred. It is at the intersection of Delaware Route 1 and Barratt's Chapel Road on Delaware Route 1. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Frederica DE 19946, 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Barratt's Chapel (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Murderkill/Motherkiln Friends Meeting (approx. 3.7 miles away); Warner Mifflin 1745-1798 (approx. 3.7 miles

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away); Laws Chapel (approx. 3.8 miles away); Town of Bowers (approx. 3.8 miles away); Geographic Center of Delaware (approx. 4.7 miles away); Banning Meeting House (approx. 5 miles away); The St. Jones River: Why the Mansion Faces South (approx. 5.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Frederica.

Other markers no longer nearby. Warner Mifflin (was approx. 3.7 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Murderkill / Motherkiln Friends Meeting (was approx. 3.7 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . Delaware Public Archives. Though it isn't listed on the marker, the Delaware Public Archives website has this marker listed as "KC-25". (Submitted on April 30, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.)

Barratt's Chapel Marker along northbound Delaware Route 1 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 18, 2012

2. Barratt's Chapel Marker along northbound Delaware Route 1

Barratt's Chapel image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 18, 2012

3. Barratt's Chapel

Barratt's Chapel Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, December 15, 2010

4. Barratt's Chapel Sign

Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 9, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,025 times since then and 20 times this year. Last updated on October 14, 2025, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1. submitted on January 9, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 2, 3. submitted on October 25, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 4. submitted on January 9, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.