Zoar Methodist Episcopal Church began in 1845 at the end of Osborne Street, in a small wooden building. By 1880, the congregation was so large, they were able to buy property on Main Street and build a brick church. But by the late 1990s the congregation had dwindled and by 2015 the church was shuttered. In 2021 a group which became the Friends of Zoar was formed and incorporated as a nonprofit. In 2022 the Methodist Church transferred ownership to Friends of Zoar for restoration and reuse.
Zoar Church is in the historic town of Odessa, Delaware at 620 West Main Street.
For more, see the History page.
The historic African American Zoar UM Church was built in 1881 by a congregation founded by free Blacks, freed slaves and the first descendants of slaves. It is a contributing element to the Odessa National Register Historic District.
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Friends of Zoar is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. EIN #86-2503985
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