Towson United Methodist Church
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Towson United Methodist Church is a large United Methodist Church in the historic Hampton subdivision of Towson, a suburb in Baltimore County, Maryland. Its past, rooted in 19th-century America and subsequent growth in the two centuries since then, has closely paralleled the nation's political and sociological trends. It was a congregation split in 1861 on the eve of the American Civil War in a border state of divided loyalties, which eventually reunited and built a church in the post–World War II era of the 1950s, a time of reconciliation and rapid growth by mainline Protestant denominations, especially in the more affluent suburbs.
Towson United Methodist Church | |
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Location | Towson, Maryland |
Country | United States |
Denomination | United Methodist Church |
Website | towsonchurch |
History | |
Former name(s) | Towson Methodist Episcopal Church (later First Methodist Church) Towson Methodist Protestant Church (later Second Methodist Church) |
Founded | October 26, 1871 (1871-10-26) |
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Architect(s) | J. Alfred Hamme |
Style | Georgian |
Groundbreaking | October 7, 1956 |
Completed | May 11, 1958 |
Administration | |
Division | Baltimore-Washington Conference |
Subdivision | Baltimore Metropolitan District |
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Pastored since July 2021 by Stephanie Roberts White, the church now brands itself as Towson Church with a blended traditional–contemporary Sunday worship service,[1] along with a number of community outreach programs, including an accredited child care center and a Boy Scout troop. The church actively supports a home for unwed mothers, overseas missions, and Habitat for Humanity projects. The congregation worships in a 1,000-seat sanctuary built in 1958. The large building's prominent 235-foot (72 m) spire and cupola, a landmark visible for miles from the nearby Baltimore Beltway (Interstate 695), has been called "the beacon of Towson".[2][3]
Towson United Methodist Church is located on Hampton Lane at interchange #27B of the Baltimore Beltway and Dulaney Valley Road (Md. Route 146), one-half mile (one km) west of Hampton National Historic Site. The church's land was originally part of the vast 18th-century Hampton estate.[citation needed]