Churches of Lackawanna County, PA |
Presbyterian and Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Churches in Lackawanna County
Church |
Status |
Notes |
Records |
Adams Ave. Chapel Corner Adams Ave. & New York St., Scranton |
Closed |
Was affiliated with Second Presbyterian Church |
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Bellevue Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Church |
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See Bethania Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Church |
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Bethania Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Church S. Main Ave. Scranton |
Name changed (1916) |
In 1916, the church became Bethania Welsh Presbyterian Church, eventually dropping the Welsh to become Bethania Presbyterian Church. |
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Bethania Presbyterian Church 1029 S. Main Ave. Scranton |
Active |
Originally Bethania Calvinistic Methodist Church |
At church |
Calvin United Presbyterian Church Olyphant |
Merged |
Merged with Peckville Presbyterian Church to become the First Presbyterian Church of Lackawanna Valley. Moved into a new church on Main Ave. in Peckville. |
At new church |
Carbondale Presbyterian Church 76 Salem Ave. Carbondale |
Name changed |
Name changed to First United Presbyterian Church of Carbondale |
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Christ Presbyterian Church 1519 Dorothy St., Scranton |
Closed (2000) |
Congregation formed in 1903. In 2000, the few remaining members transferred to Presbyterian Church of Dunmore |
At Presbyterian Church of Dunmore |
Covenant Presbyterian Church 550 Madison Ave. Scranton |
Active |
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At church. |
Dunmore Italian Presbyterian Church 116 Calvin St. Dunmore |
Name changed |
Started as a mission of Westminster Presbyterian Church. Moved to Dunmore Presbyterian Church in 1922. New church was built in 1930. Became an independent church in 1936. In 1942, along with other churches in the Presbytery, they dropped the national from the name and became Second Presbyterian Church of Dunmore. |
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Ebenezer Calvinistic Methodist Church 137 S. Main Ave. Scranton |
Name changed (1920) |
In 1920, by a vote of 99-20, the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Church and its ministers, 14,000 communicants, and six missionaries serving in India joined the PCUSA. The church then became Ebenezer Welsh Presbyterian Church. Building is now Church of Christ |
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Ebenezer Welsh Presbyterian Church S. Main Ave. Scranton |
Merged (1957) |
Merged with Washburn St. Presbyterian Church to become Hyde Park Presbyterian Church |
FHL Film No. 1671294 (1883-1911) |
First Presbyterian Church |
Merged (1926) |
Church building was originally in 100 block of N. Washington Ave. In 1926, the church merged with Second Presbyterian Church to become Westminster Presbyterian Church. |
FHL Film Nos. 823318 & 8519499 (1848-1926) |
First Presbyterian Church of Carbondale 76 Salem Ave. Carbondale |
Active |
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At church and FHL Film No. 1671294 (1829 to 1939) |
First Presbyterian Church of Clarks Summit 300 School St. Clarks Summit |
Active |
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At church |
First Presbyterian Church of Elmhurst 108 Maple St. Elmhurst |
Active |
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At church |
First Presbyterian Church of Jessup 325 Third St. Jessup |
Closed (2019) |
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At Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia |
First Slavonic Presbyterian Church of America Peckville |
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First United Presbyterian Church of Lackawanna Valley 1557 Main Ave. Peckville |
Active |
Formed from the merger of Calvin United Presbyterian Church and Peckville Presbyterian Church. |
At church |
German Presbyterian Church 435 Hickory St. Scranton |
Name changed |
The church was organized in 1856. Building was dedicated in 1888. In 1930, the church became Hickory Street Presbyterian Church. The last service in German was in 1942. |
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Green Ridge Presbyterian Church 1031 Green Ridge St. Scranton |
Merged (1981) |
Merged with Westminster Presbyterian Church to become Covenant Presbyterian Church |
FHL Film Nos. 2047258 & 2047259 (1873-1944) |
Hickory Street Presbyterian Church 435 Hickory St. Scranton |
Active |
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At church |
Hope Church 4951 Birney Ave. Cee Kay Plaza Moosic |
Active |
Formed in 1993. Affiliated with the Presbyterian Church in America. |
At church |
Hyde Park Presbyterian Church 1132 Washburn St. Scranton |
Closed |
The result of a merger of Ebenezer Welsh Presbyterian Church and Washburn St. Presbyterian Church. Burned and rebuilt before closing |
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Italian Mission of First Presbyterian Church 712 W. Lackawanna Ave. Scranton |
Moved |
Moved to Dunmore in 1922 |
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Jessup Slavonic Presbyterian Church |
Name changed |
In 1942, along with other churches in the Presbytery, they dropped the national from the title and became First Presbyterian Church of Jessup |
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Lackawanna Presbyterian Church of Old Forge |
Merged (1958) |
Merged with Presbyterian Church of Moosic |
At Presbyterian Church of Moosic |
Logan Memorial Presbyterian Church 415 George St. Throop |
Burned (1970) And Merged (1972) |
Dedicated in 1903, and was associated with the Dunmore Presbyterian Church. Was also known as Magyar Presbyterian Church. Merged with Providence United Presbyterian Church |
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Magyar Presbyterian Church 415 George St. Throop |
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See Logan Presbyterian Church |
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Old Forge Presbyterian Church Old Forge |
Name changed |
Became Lackawanna Presbyterian Church of Old Forge |
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Peckville Presbyterian Church 723 Main St. Peckville |
Merged |
Merged with Calvin United Presbyterian Church in Olyphant to form the First Presbyterian Church of Lackawanna Valley. Moved into a new church on Main Ave. in Peckville. |
At new chruch |
Petersburg Presbyterian Church 933 Prescott Ave. Scranton |
Merged |
Was originally a mission of German Presbyterian Church, organized in 1859 as Evangelical Protestant Church of Petersburg and Dunmore. |
Ancestry.com and FHL Film No. 1671294 (1856-1959) |
Presbyterian Church of Dunmore 137 Chestnut St. Dunmore |
Active |
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At church |
Presbyterian Church of Moosic 625 Main St. Moosic |
Active |
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At church |
Presbyterian Chapel 60 Archbald St. Carbondale |
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Presbyterian Chapel 347 Main St. Simpson |
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Providence United Presbyterian Church 1145 Providence Rd. Scranton |
Active |
Merger of Logan Memorial Presbyterian Church, Providence Presbyterian Church, and Suburban Presbyterian Church. Church now occupies what was St. Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic Church. |
At church |
Providence Presbyterian Church 2622-2628 N. Main Ave. Scranton |
Merged (1971) |
Merged with Suburban Presbyterian Church to become Providence United Presbyterian Church. Oldest Presbyterian Church in Scranton (1846) |
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Second Presbyterian Church 425-427 Jefferson Ave. Scranton |
Merged |
Organized in 1874 by members of First Presbyterian Church. In 1926, the church merged with First Presbyterian Church to become Westminster Presbyterian Church. |
FHL Film Nos. 1671297 & 2047771 (1874-1926) |
Second Presbyterian Church of Dunmore 116 Calvin St. Dunmore |
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Suburban Presbyterian Church 2629 Olyphant Ave. Scranton |
Merged (1971) |
Was originally a mission of Green Ridge Presbyterian Church. Merged with Providence Presbyterian Church to become Providence United Presbyterian Church, the new church occupying this building until it was deemed unsafe. Church then moved to what was St. Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic Church. |
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Throop Magyar Presbyterian Church |
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Washburn St. Presbyterian Church 1123-1130 Washburn St. Scranton |
Merged (1957) |
The church was organized in 1854. It was the oldest Presbyterian church in West Scranton. Merged with Ebenezer Welsh Presbyterian Church to become Hyde Park Presbyterian Church. |
FHL Film No. 1671294 (1882-1918) |
Wayne Ave. Calvanistic Methodist Church 2117 Wayne Ave. Scranton |
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Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Church Susquehanna St. Olyphant |
Moved (1912) |
Property was sold to the school district to make room for an expansion at the high school. The congregation voted to build a new church in Blakely. |
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Welsh Presbyterian Church 137-143 S. Main Ave. Scranton |
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Westminster Presbyterian Church 550 Madison Ave. Scranton |
Merged (1981) |
Merged with Green Ridge Presbyterian Church to become Covenant Presbyterian Church, the new church occupying the building. |
FHL Film No. 8123318 (1926-1974) |
Contributed by Tom Price, 2021
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