Methodist Episcopal Church at Millbrook Village in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area

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The church at Millbrook Village standing today is a very accurate reproduction built in 1973 by the National Park Service of the church from 1860 that was standing on this spot when it was burned down by arsonists just a year earlier in 1972. A Methodist congregation built the original church around 1840 at another location in Millbrook. The building was replaced in 1860, and it was eventually moved to its current location in 1969 in preparation for the coming lake that would result when the proposed Tocks Island Dam was completed (the project was cancelled in 1975). This was the church that burned down in 1972.

Church service was halted in 1916 due to a declining congregation, and the building was used for storage. It deteriorated until being restored in the mid-1930s, at which time it was used once again for church service until closing for a second time in 1950. Between then and 1969, it was used as a school and by former Millbrook residents a few times a year for reunions. Today the church is still used for special events and can even be rented for weddings. Contact the special use permit coordinator at (570) 426-2440 for more information.