Mifflin Avenue United Methodist Church

The first Methodist Church in the Wilkinsburg area was established in 1832 on Braddock Ave in Swissvale. In 1843, the congregation built a small brick building on Wallace Ave in Wilkinsburg. The church was later enlarged and in 1865 became known as Wilkinsburg Methodist Episcopal Church.

As Wilkinsburg grew, so did the church and in 1892 a new church was erected on South Ave.

The Pennsylvania Railroad laid tracks through the town in 1852 and this played a great role in the need of a Methodist church on the west side of town. This part of the borough, along with the adjacent plans in Pittsburgh and Swissvale, was rapidly developing into what is now known as Regent Square. Originally, this land had been the site of a famous cricket grounds along with many large estates.

In 1895, the Methodist Church Union donated three lots at the corner of Mifflin Ave and Henrietta St with the blessing of the South Ave church. A brick mission chapel was built and in 1896 the Mifflin Methodist Episcopal Church was dedicated. The present stone church was built in 1911.

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Source:

Piper, J. H. (1996). Mifflin Avenue United Methodist Church. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vRkBSud9FlDc_-2rcn19wsRymWDigwsU/view?usp=sharing