Bethlehem Methodist Episcopal Church
Built 1787 - Rebuilt 1857
The original chapel was built on this site which was donated by Moses and Elizabeth LeCompte. The deed, dated September 15, 1787, is the oldest one on record for Methodist Episcopal Church land in Dorchester County. Both Bishop Francis Asbury and Reverend Freeborn Garrettson preached here.
Marker is on Hoopers Neck Road 1.5 miles north of Taylors Island Road (Maryland Route 16), on the left when traveling north.
Courtesy hmdb.org
