Gene, The Old Otterbein Church did exist prior to 1792. A plaque at Old Otterbein Church, which is located at the corner of Sharp and Conway, indicates that the "present edifice" was built in 1785: "Mother Church" of the United Brethren in Christ. First Chapel erected 1771, present edifice, 1785. Burial place of the denomination's founder, Philip Wilhelm Otterbein, pastor, 1774-1813. Lovely Lane Chapel, "Mother Church of American Methodism", organized on this site, 1772." I did not understand the above reference to Lovely Lane Chapel. Many protestant churches merged over the years and so it might have been the case with Lovely Lane, but that is only speculation on my part. For a photograph I took of Old Otterbein in 1999 and for some additional information about the church visit: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~zimzip/balto/churches3.htm#otterbein Karen ====================================== Karen Keehne Zimmerman zimzip@yahoo.com zimzip@mediaone.net "Family Ties" http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~zimzip Including: "Field Trip: Baltimore","Field Trip:St.Louis", "Zimmerman/Zimmermann Database in Wisconsin" and "KaylorDatabase in Maryland" Chuck & Marcelle Keehne's Golden Anniversary Site: http://members.tripod.com/~stillwater ====================================== ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gene Buck" <ebuck43@aol.com> To: <MDBALTIM-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 06, 2000 3:02 PM Subject: [MDBALT] Baltimore City Churches, 1780-1800 > Another puzzlement to me is that none of the maps identify any church/meeting > house that I can identify conclusively at either the Old Otterbein Evangelical > United Brethran Church or the Lovely Lane Methodist Church, which both > should have existed before 1792. Can anyone suggest where these churches > where physically located in this era? > > Thanks for any assistance with these questions. > > Gene Buck, ebuck43@aol.com > > > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/search > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! >