Trinity-Boscobel United Methodist Church traces its roots to three distinct congregations in the Peekskill area. About 140 years elapsed from the beginning until one congregation emerged to serve the area.

The earliest of these congregations was the Furnace Woods Church which began as part of the Peekskill circuit in 1833. In 1845, the Furnace Woods church bought land for a Methodist Society and erected a church in 1854.

At the close of the Civil War a small group of earnest Methodists who were attending the Furnace Woods Church and living in Crugers and the Oscawana area determined to organize and build their own church. In 1868, the Boscobel church building was completed near Bird House Corner. For the next 80 years Furnace Woods and Boscobel shared a pastor.

In the early 1800's, there was no church in Centerville (now called Buchanan.) In 1850, philanthropist John Henry donated land to be used for a church. The Centerville Methodist Episcopal Church (also known as Saints Delight) was erected where the Con Edison towers now stand on the Albany Post Road. However, it was familiarly called the Turkey Roost Church because a neighboring farmer's turkey roosted in the trees behind the building.

In 1888, the Turkey Roost Church was sold and a new church - Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church was built on the property where the present building stands. That building was destroyed by fire in 1926. Within a year a new church was built and shortly thereafter a Community Hall was erected.

 

In 1962, the Boscobel and Buchanan charges merged into one congregation, becoming Trinity-Boscobel United Methodist Church. A new Christian Education building was added in 1965.

The names and locations of our church have changed in the past 175 years as have the 'faces', but through the commitment and spirit of the clergy and laity, Trinity-Boscobel stands ready to witness and serve today as in the past.