64 S Main Street, Keedysville, MD 21756. Please check the page for updates.
64 South Main Street – In 1835, a stone building was erected on this site owned by J.J. Keedy which was used as both a church
and a school. The Reformed congregation was organized and worshiped there until 1852 when a new Mt. Vernon Reformed
Church was built on land donated by Samuel
Cost. In 1892 the present Mt.Vernon Reformed United Church of Christ building was erected through the works of leading
families of the community, including John J., Samuel, and Christian Keedy, Samuel Pry, and the Cost family. The interior has the Brussels carpeting, Eastlake potieres, and chandelier from the 1852 original church. The pews reused from the 1852 church were said to have served as hospital beds when this church was used as a hospital after the Battle of Antietam. The story is told that decaying appendages that were amputated and buried in a pit against the foundation caused the
foundation to fail. The chapel portion of the 1892 church was constructed over a mass grave containing the remains of soldiers who died at the hospital. Today the Mt. Vernon Reformed Church is a member of the United Church of Christ. It’s mission is to witness to the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the means of grace in the Keedysville area in both word and sacrament. It witnesses to the world as a member of the United Church of Christ.
