Conjoined twin churches, Powellville, Maryland Eastern Shore
Powellville is a once bustling, now miniscule community on Eastern Shore, Maryland. With fewer than 200 residents and a single side street, it's easy to miss the town which once comprised multiple churches, a shirt factory and saw and grist mills and other businesses. As the forest disappeared due to logging and agriculture became the primary industry in the area, the town still had a role serving the needs of residents in the region, but eventually, it has virtually disappeared, This "double church" is an oddity that reflects the contraction of this town. From the Daily State News, Aug. 22, 2022: "The former St. John’s Episcopal Church, at right, and White’s Chapel Protestant Church, operated independently for decades, but were united and physically joined in 1964 as Powellville United Methodist Church. While the(y) look like double churches, the building on the right is now used as a sanctuary for services and the one at left is used as fellowship hall where the Ruritan Club hosts monthly meetings."
Conjoined twin churches, Powellville, Maryland Eastern Shore
Powellville is a once bustling, now miniscule community on Eastern Shore, Maryland. With fewer than 200 residents and a single side street, it's easy to miss the town which once comprised multiple churches, a shirt factory and saw and grist mills and other businesses. As the forest disappeared due to logging and agriculture became the primary industry in the area, the town still had a role serving the needs of residents in the region, but eventually, it has virtually disappeared, This "double church" is an oddity that reflects the contraction of this town. From the Daily State News, Aug. 22, 2022: "The former St. John’s Episcopal Church, at right, and White’s Chapel Protestant Church, operated independently for decades, but were united and physically joined in 1964 as Powellville United Methodist Church. While the(y) look like double churches, the building on the right is now used as a sanctuary for services and the one at left is used as fellowship hall where the Ruritan Club hosts monthly meetings."