Old Otterbein Church

"Mother Church" of the United Brethren in Christ. First chapel erected 1771, present edifice, 1785. Burial place of the denomination's founder, Philip Wilhelm Otterbein, pastor, 1774-1813. Lovely Lane Chapel, "Mother Church of American Methodism," organized on this site, 1772.

Marker is at the intersection of West Conway Street and South Sharp Street, on the right when traveling west on West Conway Street.

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