Grand Opening Weekend – Saturday – May 31, 2025
Overlook Bluegrass at the Grand Opening
Grand Opening Weekend 2025
Welcome to the Newark Union Church and Cemetery website!
This site focuses on the history and restoration of this property, which in February, 2020 was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. This Cemetery has been active since the 1600's and holds the names of many important families of Brandywine Hundred. The Church was built in 1845 as a fieldstone Quaker meetinghouse, renovated in 1906 to a Gothic-Revival style stuccoed building, closed in 1970, then restored and re-opened in 2022. The Church holds museum-quality displays of Americana, life in the mid-1800s to early 1900s and Brandywine Hundred items. Thanks for visiting and enjoy.
Christmas Village Display and Letters to Santa
Come to the Church to mail your letter to Santa. Place your letter in the Santa Post Office box. You will receive a personalized letter from Santa. The Post Office is open from 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm everyday from November 27 through December 10. Come visit the Church to see the Christmas Village Display. Immerse yourself into the victorian village of Byers Choice carolers as they enjoy holiday activities around the village. The Christmas Village is open from 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm everyday from November 27 through January 4, 2026.