May – 100 years ago
The new social room at the Mont Alto United Brethren United Brethren Church was dedicated May 31, 1925. The congregation had grown out of prayer meetings held in private homes 1843-44. They erected their first building in 1847 on “Back Street” – a one-room brick structure that was enlarged and improved in 1881. In 1874 a number of members withdrew to organize a Methodist Episcopal congregation. The existing sanctuary at the present site, to which the social hall was added, was erected in 1905.
In 1971 the Otterbein UMC (formerly United Brethren) and Wesley UMC (formerly Methodist Episcopal) congregations became a two-point charge and in 2009 they united to form the present Mont Alto United Methodist Church, worshiping in the former Methodist building.
June – 50 years ago
The trustees of the Central Pennsylvania Conference met June 4, 1925, at the Lewisburg United Methodist Home in a meeting dominated by discussions of closed churches. “Because of lack of value to the Conference” insurance was dropped for two buildings: Colley (Sullivan County) and Egg Hill (Centre County). The former was sold to the Cemetery Association in 1982 and has since been razed. The latter was transferred to a Conservancy Association in 1980 and is now on the National Register of Historic Places.
Approval was given to sell two buildings: Needmore (Fulton County) and Fairview (Perry County). The former was sold to the Needmore Bible Church, which subsequently relocated and sold the building to the Southern Fulton School District. The latter was sold to the Historical Society of Perry County.
Report was made that two previously approved sales had now been completed: St. John’s [Sheeps] (Montour County) and Akersville (Fulton County). The former was sold to St. John’s Bible Church. The latter was sale involved only a schoolhouse on the property, and the remainder of the property was sold to the Cemetery Association in 1992.
