2024-07-312024-07-312010-09-22https://hdl.handle.net/10929/139108In the 1880�s, there were six religious communities established among the inhabitants of the geographic area which makes up the Spring Lake we know today. �Como� and St. Andrew Methodist represented the year round community protestant congregations, The first church structure was the meeting house of the First Methodist Church of Sea Plain, (Como) built in 1872 by a congregation organized as an independent local church in 1870. Through the years, this congregation was known as the �First Methodist Church of Lake Como�, and eventually left the original church building to merge with other Methodist congregations and became St. Andrew�s United Methodist Church in Spring Lake. In 1887, construction began on the present Methodist church at the corner of Fourth and West Lake Avenues. Two lots were donated by John Lucas, a member of the Board of Trustees. The building was completed and dedicated in August, 1888. It is a fine example of Queen Anne style with Gothic Revival influences. The exterior features wood panels of inset, rounded, and saw-cut shingles, set off by boards of a contrasting color. In 1912, a bell tower was constructed on the northeast corner of the churchOriginal file name 444 St. Andrew's Methodist Church.jpg4368x2912Each photograph within this collection is protected by copyright and/or related rights. Therefore, these photos may only be used in a way that is permitted by copyright and related rights legislation. The following terms of use for State Library patrons shall apply. 1. Educational Institution/student use is permitted as long as such usage adheres to all copyright and related rights legislation. In these instances, these photographs may only be used for educational or historical purposes. 2. Non-Commercial use is permitted without permission from the rights holder, as long as such use adheres to all copyright and related right legislation. 3. Under no circumstances may these photographs be used for commercial purposes without the direct permission of the rights-holder. 4. Under no circumstances may these photographs be used for political purposes. 5. Users must always give appropriate credit to the photographer. The credit may not in any way suggest the right's holder endorses the user or their use of the photographs. 6. Photographs may be copied or redistributed in any medium or format as long as such use does not violate copyright and related rights legislation. 7. Users may remix, transform, and rebuild upon the original photographs as long as it does not violate copyright and related rights legislation.St. Andrew's Methodist ChurchMethodist Church . ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchNew Jersey Register of Historic PlacesQueen Anne style with Gothic Revival influenceSpring LakeJersey BeachesThe Jersey ShoreJersey ShoreNew Jersey ShoreThe Northern Jersey ShoreThe ShoreNew Jersey BeachesNJ ShoreMonmouth CountyNew JerseyNJThe Garden State