About Emory
In 1831 Methodism came to Hancock, then known as Chehocton, by the circuit rider Rev. Alexander Calder. Calder came here from Deposit, where a Methodist Society known as The Delaware Council was formed in 1830. For nine years meetings were held in private homes on the Brooklyn side of the river. The Delaware circuit eventually became divided into nine circuits of which Hancock was one. The Hancock charge was known as Hancock, Equinunk, and Delaware Mission. In 1885 Hancock became a separate appointment.
In 1840 John Hawk of Cadosia gave land for the first church. It stood on Front Street, where the community parking lot is now located until 1870 when it was sold and moved to become part of the Hancock House Hotel, now the site of TOPS market.
A new church was erected on the same site. This church underwent extensive improvements in 1900. On January 15, 1925 the whole structure was destroyed by fire. A new site was purchased on Main Street and on May 27, 1927 the present church building was finished and dedicated. The building today is unchanged except for the renovation to install the elevator.
There have been three parsonages. The earliest stood by the early church and was sold and moved across the street. The second parsonage secured about 1882 was on West Main Street across from the Presbyterian Church. In 1928 a new and beautiful parsonage was erected on East Main Street where it stands today.
~Courtesy of Helen Lester
In 1840 John Hawk of Cadosia gave land for the first church. It stood on Front Street, where the community parking lot is now located until 1870 when it was sold and moved to become part of the Hancock House Hotel, now the site of TOPS market.
A new church was erected on the same site. This church underwent extensive improvements in 1900. On January 15, 1925 the whole structure was destroyed by fire. A new site was purchased on Main Street and on May 27, 1927 the present church building was finished and dedicated. The building today is unchanged except for the renovation to install the elevator.
There have been three parsonages. The earliest stood by the early church and was sold and moved across the street. The second parsonage secured about 1882 was on West Main Street across from the Presbyterian Church. In 1928 a new and beautiful parsonage was erected on East Main Street where it stands today.
~Courtesy of Helen Lester