The profile image of the Wenonah Methodist Church from their FaceBook page in 2018.

Wenonah Historical Society

Submitted by Larry Smith

Wenonah United Methodist Church. Sadly, a
chapter of Wenonah’s history ended with the
closing of the Wenonah Methodist Church. The
church building, which was formally dedicated in
1885 at the corner of South Clinton Avenue and
East Willow Street, was the borough’s oldest at the
time of its closing. During construction of the
church, Bishop Matthew Simpson, who was a
trusted friend of Abraham Lincoln and gave the
sermon at the slain President’s funeral, presided
over the service to set the church’s cornerstone. A
trowel used at the cornerstone ceremony is now
displayed in the Smithsonian Institute in
Washington, D.C.