Old Union Methodist Church

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Location205 Union Church Road, Townsend, Delaware
Coordinates39°23′17″N 75°39′47″W / 39.388028°N 75.662994°W / 39.388028; -75.662994
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1847; 178 years ago (1847)
Old Union Methodist Church
View from the northwest
Old Union Methodist Church is located in Delaware
Old Union Methodist Church
Old Union Methodist Church is located in the United States
Old Union Methodist Church
Location205 Union Church Road, Townsend, Delaware
Coordinates39°23′17″N 75°39′47″W / 39.388028°N 75.662994°W / 39.388028; -75.662994
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1847; 178 years ago (1847)
NRHP reference No.73000507[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 18, 1973

Old Union Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church located 0.2 miles (0.32 km) north of Blackbird Crossroads on U.S. 13 in Townsend, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1847, and is a two-story, brick meeting house measuring 40 feet by 60 feet. It is surrounded by a cemetery.

View from the east

The congregation was organized in 1789.[2]

Grave of Bishop Levi Scott near the entrance to the church.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

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