Darlington United Methodist Church is located in

Darlington, Maryland Darlington is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in northeastern Harford County, Maryland, United States.Civil War A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...

structure, built in 1852, with white siding, large windows, and many historically original architecture. It is a church within the Baltimore Washington Conference of the

United Methodist Church The United Methodist Church (UMC) is a worldwide mainline Protestant denomination based in the United States, and a major part of Methodism. In the 19th century, its main predecessor, the Methodist Episcopal Church, was a leader in evangelical ...

. It is also one of two churches part of the Darlington Methodist Charge, the other being Dublin United Methodist Church in Street, Maryland. Prior to July 2014, the church shared pastors with

Rock Run United Methodist Church Rock Run United Methodist Church is a one-story building, with stone walls and a slate-covered gable roof, located on a 1.24 acre plot of land at the corner of Craig's Corner Road and Rock Run Road near Level, Maryland, USA, and approximately six ...

, located in nearby Level, Maryland. There was a third sister church,

Thomas Run Church Thomas Run Church, also known as Watters Meeting House, is a historic Methodist church located at Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland. It is a one-story, rubble stone, three-bay church with a slate-covered gabled roof. It was among the first stru ...

which closed its doors in 1945.

History

In 1832 a log structure was built on the site. It was later replaced in 1852 by the existing frame structure, with a belfry and vestibule in 1892.

References

Darlington United Methodist Church
{{Webarchive, url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813080030/http://www.darlingtonumcmd.org/ , date=2016-08-13 * "Maryland Historical Trust". Darlington Methodist Church. Maryland Historical Trust. 02-1969. * Jones, F. C. (1947). "The Village of Darlington" * Farrington, H. W. (1930). "Kilts to Togs: Orphan Adventures" New York. The MacMillan Co.

External links

*The Darlington Apple Festival https://web.archive.org/web/20110725221333/http://www.darlingtonapplefest.org/index.htm *The Darlington Lions Club http://darlingtonmd.lionwap.org/ *The Baltimore Washington Conference https://web.archive.org/web/20110726150024/http://www.bwcumc.org/church/2375 *Darlington United Methodist Church website https://web.archive.org/web/20110725220234/http://www.darlingtonumchurchmaryland.org/ *Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties http://www.mdihp.net/dsp_county.cfm?search=county&criteria1=M&criteria2=HA&criteria3=&id=13663&viewer=true Churches completed in 1852 19th-century Methodist church buildings in the United States Churches in Harford County, Maryland United Methodist churches in Maryland Historic district contributing properties in Maryland National Register of Historic Places in Harford County, Maryland Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Darlington, Maryland 1852 establishments in Maryland