Stevenson United Methodist Church

Stevenson United Methodist Church in Berlin has its roots in the Perdeaux Chapel in Sinepuxent Neck. When the congregations was reduced it was dubbed Cedar Chapel and a chapel was built in 1835 on South Main Street near today’s Buckingham Cemetery. By 1847 the congregation moved to North Main Street and a new church was built, this time called Stevenson. This name change was to honor Edward Stevenson, who had donated the land for the church to be built on.

Over time, the church was gradually improved, adding a second story, memorial windows, and a pipe organ, until 1911 when the congregation, under Rev. TR. VanDyke, outgrew the size of the chapel. It was decided that a new and larger stone building should be constructed on the same site. In August of 1912 the new building had its groundbreaking and by June of 1913 the church was dedicated. Stevenson United continued to improve the site over the course of the 20th century, adding space for Sunday schooling and a church house.