According to the History of Mercer County, 1888

Methodist Episcopal.—The first Methodist preaching, in the place, was by the Rev. Mr. Parker, previous to 1837, in a building which is now used as a barn, by George C. Veach, on South street; was previously a tannery, and was built as a dwelling for Charles Schooks, who occupied it at the time services were held there. Itinerant preachers often supplied the congregation from that time onward, and, in 1838, and the four years following, services were frequently held in the little school-house, already mentioned, and, on such occasions, it was sometimes so crowded, that the preacher was unable to force an entrance at the door, and was obliged to climb in at one of the windows. In 1842, Miller’s prophecy was circulated in the village, that the world would be burned, in 1843, and great excitement followed: Revivals were commenced, in both the churches, immediately, and they were so increased thereby, that both erected buildings soon after. A large and substantial Methodist house, built in 1861, and repaired in 1872, is now standing on the south side of Main street, and the church membership is 195.

Sabbath-schools.--In March, 1842, Revs. E. B. Lane and J. Leslie, of the Methodist Church, instituted a movement to organize a Sabbath-school in the village. The attempt at first met with great opposition, as it was thought that it would lead to the desecration of the Sabbath, but the objection was at length overcome, and the Presbyterians and Methodists combined in organizing the school, at the house of David Bradford, which is now occupied by J. S. Newkirk, on Main street, opposite the St. Charles Hotel. For some time it was continued in different houses, but was finally divided and separate organizations formed, which exist at the present day in the churches.