Near Seaford in Sussex County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Bethel Church

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 16, 2012

1. Bethel Church Marker

Inscription. Francis Asbury established a congregation at home of White Brown in this vicinity in 1778. The original church known as Brown’s Chapel was built 1781, completed 1806 by White Brown, Lemuel Davis, and Jacob Kinder. Early preachers here were Bishop Asbury, free born Gattettson, and Dr. Coke. Present church built 1895.

Erected 1940 by Public Archives Commission. (Marker Number S-64.)

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, and the Francis Asbury, Traveling Methodist Preacher series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1778.

Location. 38° 41.068′ N, 75° 42.67′ W. Marker is near Seaford, Delaware, in Sussex County. It is on Neals School Road (County Road 553) near Harper Road / Oak Grove Road (County Road 549), on the right when traveling west. The church and the first three rows of the cemetery are in Delaware and the remainder of the cemetery is in Maryland. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2381 Neals School Rd, Seaford DE 19973, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Oak Grove Crownstone (approx. half a mile away); A Paradise For Smugglers

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(approx. 3.2 miles away in Maryland); Federalsburg Hometown Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.3 miles away in Maryland); Marshyhope Creek Bridge (approx. 3.3 miles away in Maryland); Cannon-Maston House (approx. 3.4 miles away); Patty Cannon’s House (approx. 3.4 miles away in Maryland); The Cannon / Johnson Kidnapping Gang (approx. 3.4 miles away); The Historic Nanticoke Lodge Masonic Temple (approx. 3½ miles away in Maryland). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Seaford.

Bethel Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 16, 2012

2. Bethel Church

Bethel Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 16, 2012

3. Bethel Church and Marker

The church and the first three rows of the cemetery are in Delaware and the remainder of the cemetery (left) is in Maryland.

Bethel Church Marker at Neals School Rd and Harper Road / Oak Grove Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 16, 2012

4. Bethel Church Marker at Neals School Rd and Harper Road / Oak Grove Road

Credits. This page was last revised on September 17, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 28, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 876 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 28, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.