Vaughn M.E. Church was built in 1894
Dorchester Banner/Dave RyanThe Vaughn M.E. Church has fallen into disrepair, but it was once a community center in the Oldfield area of central Dorchester County. OLDFIELD — The Vaughn M. E. Church is...
View ArticleDorchester’s Country Churches: St. John’s United Methodist dates to 1789
Dorchester Banner/Dave RyanA congregation has been meeting at St. John’s United Methodist Church on Kirwan’s Neck Road since the 1700s. GOLDEN HILL — St. John’s United Methodist Church has observed...
View ArticleDorchester’s Country Churches: Bethlehem M.E. is nationally recognized
Dorchester Banner/Dave RyanBethlehem Methodist Episcopal Church, on Hoopers Neck Road on Taylors Island, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. TAYLORS ISLAND — Bethlehem Methodist...
View ArticleLane Church recalls Black history on Taylors Island
Dorchester Banner/Dave RyanLane Methodist Episcopal Church is a landmark of African-American history on Taylors Island. TAYLORS ISLAND — Lane Methodist Episcopal Church is one of the few tangible...
View ArticleWorship bulletin
Submitted photo/Shane WalkerStaff and volunteers at The Salvation Army Cambridge expressed their thanks to Christ Episcopal Church for supporting the shelter dinner program on Dec. 9. Hannukah is...
View ArticleDorchester’s Country Churches: Taylors Island Chapel of Ease dates to early days
Dorchester Banner/Dave RyanThe Chapel of Ease on Taylors features a steeply sloped roof reminiscent of Old World architecture. TAYLORS ISLAND — Estimated to date to the third quarter of the eighteenth...
View ArticleThe Rev. Bruce Byrolly dies on Christmas
Dorchester Banner/Dave RyanThe Rev. Bruce Byrolly was a retired priest in the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington, whose most recent parish was St. Mary, Refuge of Sinners in Cambridge. He made his home in...
View ArticleAntioch United Methodist serves Town Point
Dorchester Banner/Dave RyanAntioch Church was built in 1915, and is shaded by a grove of mature oak trees. TOWN POINT — The Antioch United Methodist Church, historically identified as the Antioch M....
View ArticleDorchester’s Country Churches: White Haven UMC
Dorchester Banner/Dave RyanThe current White Haven United Methodist Church has stood on the main road of Church Creek since 1908. CHURCH CREEK — The White Haven United Methodist congregation can trace...
View ArticleBethany United Methodist Church serves Crocheron
Dorchester Banner/Dave RyanBethany United Methodist Church was built around 1940. CROCHERON — The Bethany United Methodist Church, originally the Bethany Methodist Episcopal Church, represents the...
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