Gumboro Hundred near Delmar in Sussex County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Line United Methodist Church

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 20, 2011

1. Line United Methodist Church Marker

Inscription. On January 31, 1785, Planner Shores sold a one acre lot to the trustees of the local Methodist Society. A part of a tract known as “Pleasant Grove”, the land was located on the border of Delaware and Maryland. The deed stipulated that a preaching house or chapel be built “for the use of the Methodist Preachers”. Due to its unique location, the church became known as the Line Church. Bishop Francis Asbury ministered to congregations here on several occasions. The present building was constructed in 1874 to accommodate the growing congregation. In 1995 the Church was designated as an Historic Site of the Peninsula-Delaware Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church.

Erected 1995 by The Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number SC-104.)

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, the Francis Asbury, Traveling Methodist Preacher, and the United Methodist Church Historic Sites series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1860.

Location. 38° 27.162′ N, 75° 25.05′ W. Marker is near

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Delmar, Delaware, in Sussex County. It is in Gumboro Hundred. It is on Line Church Road, on the right when traveling west. Located just north of MD Route 54 Delaware/Maryland State Line, between Stockley Road and Whitesville Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 18725 Line Church Road, Delmar DE 19940, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bethel Church (approx. 3.4 miles away); Gumboro United Methodist Church (approx. 3.4 miles away); Jones Cemetery (approx. 3½ miles away); Gumboro School (approx. 3.6 miles away); Westwoods Methodist Church (approx. 4.6 miles away); The Bethesda Church Lives On (approx. 4.9 miles away);

Line United Methodist Church additional Medallion image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 20, 2011

2. Line United Methodist Church additional Medallion

United Methodist
Historic Site No. 335

The Old Country Church (approx. 4.9 miles away); Bethany United Methodist Church (approx. 4.9 miles away).

Line United Methodist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 20, 2011

3. Line United Methodist Church

Line United Methodist Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 20, 2011

4. Line United Methodist Church and Marker

Line United Methodist Church and cemetery along Line Church Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 20, 2011

5. Line United Methodist Church and cemetery along Line Church Road

Credits. This page was last revised on June 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 28, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,601 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 2, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.