Washington Square Methodist Episcopal Church
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Washington Square Methodist Episcopal Church
was a former Methodist church located at 135 West Fourth Street, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York. It was built in 1860, became a United Methodist church
and closed in 2004 when its diminished congregation rented space in Trinity Chapel, New York University
(1964). The church could not be demolished as it was located in the Village historic district and was instead converted into residential units.
Methodist Episcopal Church
The Methodist Episcopal Church, sometimes referred to as the M.E. Church, was a development of the first expression of Methodism in the United States. It officially began at the Baltimore Christmas Conference in 1784, with Francis Asbury and Thomas Coke as the first bishops. Through a series of...
was a former Methodist church located at 135 West Fourth Street, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York. It was built in 1860, became a United Methodist church
United Methodist Church
The United Methodist Church is a Methodist Christian denomination which is both mainline Protestant and evangelical. Founded in 1968 by the union of The Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church, the UMC traces its roots back to the revival movement of John and Charles Wesley...
and closed in 2004 when its diminished congregation rented space in Trinity Chapel, New York University
Trinity Chapel, New York University
Holy Trinity Chapel of the Generoso Pope Catholic Center of New York University Catholic Student Center was the former New York University Catholic Center and Catholic chapel, located at 58 Washington Square South, West Village, Manhattan, New York...
(1964). The church could not be demolished as it was located in the Village historic district and was instead converted into residential units.