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Phoenixville Methodist Episcopal Church Graveyard

Also known as Methodist Episcopal Church of Phoenixville Burial Ground

Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA

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  • Get directions 153 Church Street, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania 19460, United States
    Coordinates: 40.13331, -75.51426
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Samuel Levis occasionally preached to the Methodists in the octagonal school house in Phoenixville, and the interest awakened by his discourses led to an effort at organization which resulted in building a church on Church Street, west of Starr, in 1829. The firm of Reeves & Whitaker gave the ground for the purpose. The congregation grew rapidly, and their increasing numbers required greater facilities for worship. A large church was built, in 1854, under the direction of C. J. Crouch.

The congregation established a small churchyard burial ground at that time. In the mid-1860s, the Phoenixville borough council prohibited further interments within its limits, and the graveyard necessarily fell out of use in preference for Morris Cemetery. Graves at the old church were not moved, however, until the church was enlarged in 1886. Some remains were removed to the Methodist Episcopal Church at the Grove. However, not all remains were removed, for in 1915, workmen engaged in making improvements around the Methodist Episcopal parsonage, unearthed several human bones while laying out and excavating for a tennis court.

The burial ground is covered by a parking lot today, and the church building became the Phoenixville Area Senior Center.

Samuel Levis occasionally preached to the Methodists in the octagonal school house in Phoenixville, and the interest awakened by his discourses led to an effort at organization which resulted in building a church on Church Street, west of Starr, in 1829. The firm of Reeves & Whitaker gave the ground for the purpose. The congregation grew rapidly, and their increasing numbers required greater facilities for worship. A large church was built, in 1854, under the direction of C. J. Crouch.

The congregation established a small churchyard burial ground at that time. In the mid-1860s, the Phoenixville borough council prohibited further interments within its limits, and the graveyard necessarily fell out of use in preference for Morris Cemetery. Graves at the old church were not moved, however, until the church was enlarged in 1886. Some remains were removed to the Methodist Episcopal Church at the Grove. However, not all remains were removed, for in 1915, workmen engaged in making improvements around the Methodist Episcopal parsonage, unearthed several human bones while laying out and excavating for a tennis court.

The burial ground is covered by a parking lot today, and the church building became the Phoenixville Area Senior Center.

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  • Added: 24 Sep 2023
  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2786519