PRINTER'S NO. 2982
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
680
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY ROTHMAN, NEILSON, READSHAW, HENNESSEY, BAKER,
RYAN, DRISCOLL, KAVULICH, PICKETT, DiGIROLAMO, BARRAR,
MILLARD, MURT, JOZWIAK, OBERLANDER, MARSICO, GROVE, WATSON
AND HEFFLEY, FEBRUARY 5, 2018
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the 200th anniversary of Hope United Methodist
Church, formerly known as Salem Chapel.
WHEREAS, Hope United Methodist Church, formerly known as
Salem Chapel, in Mechanicsburg is the location of the historic
Salem Chapel; and
WHEREAS, The history of Salem Chapel can be traced as far
back as 1818, when the Salem Meeting House was erected on land
then known as the Stayman farm; and
WHEREAS, Salem Chapel was deeded to the Methodist Episcopal
Church for $100 in 1882, making Salem Chapel the oldest
Methodist church building in regular use in the Cumberland
Valley; and
WHEREAS, Historical records show that the Confederate Army
fired artillery from the churchyard in 1863; and
WHEREAS, Salem Chapel was closed in 1922 and was reopened in
1953 by members of the Wesley United Methodist Church in
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Mechanicsburg; and
WHEREAS, In 1997, a new sanctuary was built for regular
Sunday services, and the Salem Chapel continues to be used for
many special services; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
200th anniversary of Hope United Methodist Church, formerly
known as Salem Chapel.
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