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This page reflects the variety of Freeland's populace in past and present. I'm learning about the many churches and other religious institutions of Freeland, and so if you see information that seems incomplete or incorrect, please send e-mail to let me know. Some of the names might be slightly incorrect, due to the variations in how they were listed in various sources, and some my labels of denominations or ethnic groups may be mistaken. This is a first pass. I'll correct the entries as I get more information. Meanwhile, the lists shown below are interesting. Enjoy.


ALPHABETICAL LIST:

Bethel Baptist Church - Ridge & Walnut Sts.

Park United Methodist Church - 608 Main St.

St. Ann's Roman Catholic Church - 820 Center St.

St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church - Fern St.

St. Casimir's Church - S. Ridge St.

St. John Nepomucene Roman Catholic Church - Vine St.

St. John's Reformed United Church of Christ - Washington & Chestnut Sts.

St. Luke's Lutheran Church - Washington & Main Sts.

St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church - N. Fern St.

St. Michael's Orthodox Greek Catholic Church - Fern St.

Ss. Peter & Paul's Eastern Greek Catholic Church - 921 Walnut St.

St. Peter and Paul's Slovak Lutheran Church - Washington St.

Union Presbyterian Church - 607 Front St.

No longer in existence:

Beth Shalom Congregation - Front and Birkbeck Sts.

Calvary Full Gospel Church - 405 Ridge St.

Christian Holiness Church - 911 Centre St.

New Calvary Pentecostal Church - Front and Birkbeck Sts.

Pentecostal Mission - Main St.

Polish Independent Church

St. James Episcopal Church - 439 S. Washington St.

St. Mary's Lithuanian R. C. Church - 608 Center St.

St. Paul's Primitive Methodist Church - Fern street

Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church - South Heberton

Zion Welsh Baptist Church- Fern St.



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DENOMINATIONS:

Baptist:

Bethel Baptist Church - Ridge & Walnut Sts.

Zion Welsh Baptist Church- Fern St. (no longer in existence)

Catholic:

St. Ann's Roman Catholic Church - 820 Center St.

St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church - Fern St.

St. Casimir's Church - S. Ridge St.

St. John Nepomucene Roman Catholic Church - Vine St.

St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church - N. Fern St.

St. Mary's Lithuanian R. C. Church - 608 Center St. (no longer in existence)

Episcopal:

St. James Episcopal Church - 439 S. Washington St. (no longer in existence)

Evangelical:

Calvary Full Gospel Church - 405 Ridge St. (no longer in existence)

Christian Holiness Church - 911 Centre St. (no longer in existence)

New Calvary Pentecostal Church - Front and Birkbeck Sts. (no longer in existence)

Pentecostal Mission - Main St. (no longer in existence)

Jewish:

Beth Shalom Congregation - Front and Birkbeck Sts. (no longer in existence)

Lutheran:

St. Luke's Lutheran Church - Washington & Main Sts.

St. Peter and Paul's Slovak Lutheran Church - Washington St.

Methodist:

Park United Methodist Church - 608 Main St.

St. Paul's Primitive Methodist Church - Fern St. (no longer in existence)

Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church - South Heberton (no longer in existence)

Orthodox:

St. Michael's Orthodox Greek Catholic Church - Fern St.

Ss. Peter & Paul's Eastern Greek Catholic Church - 921 Walnut St.

Presbyterian:

Union Presbyterian Church - 607 Front St.

Denomination not yet identified:

Polish Independent Church (no longer in existence)

St. John's Reformed United Church of Christ - Washington & Chestnut Sts.


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ETHNIC GROUPS:

A number of Freeland's churches and other religious institutions were formed to serve specific ethnic groups. In some cases services and sermons were conducted in the native languages of those groups. As with the other information in these pages, some of this may be inaccurate and I would appreciate receiving corrections or additions. As I get better information in the course of research or from correspondents I will update these pages.

English and Welsh:

Bethel Baptist Church - Ridge & Walnut Sts.

Zion Welsh Baptist Church- Fern St. (no longer in existence)

German:

St. John's Reformed United Church of Christ - Washington & Chestnut Sts.

St. Luke's Lutheran Church - Washington & Main Sts.

Irish:

St. Ann's Roman Catholic Church - 820 Center St.

Italian and Tyrolean:

St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church - Fern St.

Jewish:

Beth Shalom Congregation - Front and Birkbeck Sts. (no longer in existence)

Lithuanian and Polish:

Polish Independent Church (no longer in existence)

St. Casimir's Church - S. Ridge St.

St. Mary's Lithuanian R. C. Church - 608 Center St. (no longer in existence)

Slovak and Ruthenian:

St. John Nepomucene Roman Catholic Church - Vine St.

St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church - N. Fern St.

St. Michael's Orthodox Greek Catholic Church - Fern St.

St. Peter and Paul's Slovak Lutheran Church - Washington St.

Ukrainian:

Ss. Peter & Paul's Eastern Greek Catholic Church - 921 Walnut St.

No particular group, or group not yet identified:

Calvary Full Gospel Church - 405 Ridge St. (no longer in existence)

Christian Holiness Church - 911 Centre St. (no longer in existence)

New Calvary Pentecostal Church - Front and Birkbeck Sts. (no longer in existence)

Park United Methodist Church - 608 Main St.

Pentecostal Mission - Main St. (no longer in existence)

St. James Episcopal Church - 439 S. Washington St. (no longer in existence)

St. Paul's Primitive Methodist Church - Fern St. (no longer in existence)

Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church - South Heberton (no longer in existence)

Union Presbyterian Church - 607 Front St.

CHURCHES LISTED ON MAPS AND IN DIRECTORIES

IMAGES OF FREELAND PLACES OF WORSHIP

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