Madison Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Madison Street Methodist Episcopal Church is a Methodist Episcopal Church built in 1874 in Chester, Pennsylvania, Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located at 701 Madison Street. The building is currently being used by the Wesley House Community Corporation as a homeless shelter. History Due to the preachings of Bishop Francis Asbury in Chester, a Methodist meeting was formed in 1810 in the home of Mrs. Mary Withey who kept a house of public entertainment known as the Columbia House located at what is now Fifth and Market Streets. The Methodist meetings moved to the home of John Kelley in 1818. Mr. Kelley had previously been a preacher in St. George's United Methodist Church (Philadelphia), St. George's Church in Philadelphia. When the services became too large for his home, services were moved to the Upland Court, Chester Court House where Bishop Asbury preached on several occasions. The services soon outgrew the cap ...
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