757 Willow St.

Lebanon, PA  17046

We are located on the northeast corner of Eighth and Willow Streets in Lebanon, Pennsylvania.

(Parking is available on both Eighth and Willow Streets and on Sunday mornings in the large parking lot at Seventh and Willow Streets.)

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Lebanon and the Church

The county seat of Lebanon County, the town dates back to the eighteenth century.  Shortly after the American Revolution, the Union Canal was built, turning Lebanon into a collection point for agricultural products.  Later the town became a railroad hub, with the Lebanon and Cornwall Railroad connecting through to the mines in the nearby town of Cornwall.  Lebanon itself was a center for steel making in the early twentieth century, when both the Lebanon Steel Foundry and Bethlehem Steel contributed to the town's growth and economy.

Trinity United Methodist Church traces its roots through both the Methodist and Evangelical United Brethren sides of the United Methodist Church.  Visits from Methodist Circuit riders began as early as 1772, although a church building was not erected until 1866.  In 1868, the Lebanon Methodist Episcopal Church became Centenary M.E. Church.  The previous year, the United Brethren in Christ, a predominantly German-speaking denomination, had organized an outreach to English speakers that formally organized itself as Trinity United Brethren Church on February 14, 1866.  The two churches, which worshiped only one block from each other, united to form Trinity United Methodist Church in 1975.  The current building was dedicated four year later.