Gap: Gap UMC

Archive

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Historic St. George's Museum & Archives

Name/Title

Gap: Gap UMC

Scope and Content

Box 1 File 1: Charge Conference Records File 2: Member Directories File 3: Board Minutes 1914-1922 File 4: Board Minutes 1922-1925 File 5: Board Minutes 1932-1939 File 6: Board Minutes 1939-1947 File 7: Board Minutes 1947-1960 File 8: Board Minutes 1961-1968 Box 2 File 1: Board Minutes 1968-1990 File 2: Quarterly Conference Records File 3: Quarterly Conference Records 1921-1926 File 4: Trustee Minutes 1871-1876 File 5: Trustee Minutes

Collection

Closed Churches Collection

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Cabinet B3

Room

Basement Archives

Date

October 3, 2022

General Notes

Note Type

History

Note

Around 1872 or 1873, the congregation of Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church in Sadsbury Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania decided to build a new church in nearby Gap, PA, where the population was larger, and change its name to Gap Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1997, Gap United Methodist Church and nearby Atglen United Methodist Church merged to establish Asbury Community United Methodist Church, holding meetings at the Atglen location in Chester County, PA. The Gap church building was sold in 2000 and Asbury Community United Methodist Church was discontinued in 2002. The Gap United Methodist Church records, 1871-1992, consist primarily of Official Board minutes, 1914-1990, and membership and vital records such as baptisms, marriages, and deaths, 1902-1992. Also included are some Charge Conference records, Quarterly Conference records, Board of Trustees minutes, and membership directories. A small amount of records relate to Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church.