Construction at First United Methodist Church will soon make way for a formal sanctuary. According to Dr. Stephen Hale, the construction project began Feb. 1, 2025, with a goal of remodeling the ...

The sanctuary ... for the Susquehanna Conference of the United Methodist Church, said financial challenges led to the closure ...

Some began to fear that the small church could be closed by the state conference and the old sanctuary sold off. So church members began considering the process of leaving the United Methodist Church.