The Society built its first church, a blue stucco barn called the Wesley Chapel, on this site in 1768; its design was attributed to Barbara Heck.[3][5] Timber from the Chapel was later used in building the Bowery Village Methodist Church and the Park Avenue United Methodist Church.[5] The second church on this site was built in 1817-18, and the extravagance of the building provoked a secession from the congregation by Rev. William Stillwell. The third church, the current one, was necessitated by the widening of John Street.[5]
Below the sanctuary, the Wesley Chapel Museum displays many artifacts from eighteenth- and nineteenth-century American Methodist history. These include church record books, the Wesley Clock (a gift of John Wesley, 1769), love feast cups, class meeting circular benches, the original 1785 altar rail, the original 1767 pulpit made by Philip Embury, and Embury's signed Bible.[6]
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john, street, methodist, church, john, street, united, methodist, church, also, known, john, street, methodist, episcopal, church, located, john, street, between, nassau, william, streets, financial, district, manhattan, york, city, built, 1841, georgian, styl. The John Street United Methodist Church also known as Old John Street Methodist Episcopal Church located at 44 John Street between Nassau and William Streets in the Financial District of Manhattan New York City was built in 1841 in the Georgian style with the design attributed to William Hurry and or Philip Embury 4 3 5 The congregation is the oldest Methodist congregation in North America founded on October 12 1766 as the Wesleyan Society in America 3 6 John Street United Methodist ChurchU S National Register of Historic PlacesNew York City Landmark 2013 John Street Methodist ChurchShow map of Lower ManhattanJohn Street Methodist ChurchShow map of New YorkJohn Street Methodist ChurchShow map of the United StatesLocation44 John StreetManhattan New York CityCoordinates40 42 32 55 N 74 0 28 8 W 40 7090417 N 74 008000 W 40 7090417 74 008000Built1841 2 ArchitectPhilip Embury 3 Architectural styleGeorgianNRHP reference No 73001219 1 Significant datesAdded to NRHPJune 4 1973Designated NYCLDecember 21 1965The Society built its first church a blue stucco barn called the Wesley Chapel on this site in 1768 its design was attributed to Barbara Heck 3 5 Timber from the Chapel was later used in building the Bowery Village Methodist Church and the Park Avenue United Methodist Church 5 The second church on this site was built in 1817 18 and the extravagance of the building provoked a secession from the congregation by Rev William Stillwell The third church the current one was necessitated by the widening of John Street 5 The church was designated a New York City Landmark in 1965 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 In 1984 the church sold its air rights to 33 Maiden Lane 5 Hymnist Fanny Crosby was a member of the church congregation for many years Contents 1 Museum 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksMuseum editBelow the sanctuary the Wesley Chapel Museum displays many artifacts from eighteenth and nineteenth century American Methodist history These include church record books the Wesley Clock a gift of John Wesley 1769 love feast cups class meeting circular benches the original 1785 altar rail the original 1767 pulpit made by Philip Embury and Embury s signed Bible 6 See also editNational Register of Historic Places listings in Manhattan below 14th Street List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan below 14th StreetReferences edit National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service January 23 2007 White Norval amp Willensky Elliot 2000 AIA Guide to New York City 4th ed New York Three Rivers Press p 41 ISBN 978 0 8129 3107 5 a b c d New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission Dolkart Andrew S Postal Matthew A 2009 Postal Matthew A ed Guide to New York City Landmarks 4th ed New York John Wiley amp Sons p 14 ISBN 978 0 470 28963 1 White Norval Willensky Elliot Leadon Fran 2010 AIA Guide to New York City 5th ed New York Oxford University Press p 39 ISBN 978 0 19538 386 7 a b c d e Dunlap David W 2004 From Abyssinian to Zion A Guide to Manhattan s Houses of Worship New York Columbia University Press pp 118 119 ISBN 0 231 12543 7 a b Heritage Landmarks Archived November 18 2007 at the Wayback MachineExternal links edit nbsp Media related to John Street Methodist Church at Wikimedia Commons Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Street Methodist Church amp oldid 1173148241, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
