Churches of Our Ancestors | New York
Methodist Episcopal Church, GoshenThe Methodist Episcopal Church, at Goshen, Orange County, New York; date unknown. The church at Goshen is one of the oldest in the Hudson Valley. In 1885, a new brick building was constructed on Main Street, adjacent to the courthouse. Rev. Stephen F. White accepted the pastorate of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1893. By 1895, the church had 300 enrolled members.* ____________ *[Anonymous], Portrait and Biographical Record of Orange County, New York (New York: Chapman Pub. Co., 1895), pp. 202-203. |
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