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Locations

North America

Cross Island Chapel, a non-denominational church located on a dock on Mason's Pond in Oneida, New York
Union Church (Wiscasset, Maine), once located in Wiscasset, Maine from 1958-1990. Reconstructed in 2024.
Decker's Chapel, a historic chapel on Earth Road and PA 255 in St. Marys, Elk County, Pennsylvania within the Diocese of Erie.
Glenmoore, Pennsylvania, home of "... the smallest church in the world..."
Little White Church of Elbe, built in 1906 by the inhabitants according to the plans of Reverend Karl Kilian.

Spain

Castillo de Colomares, a monument in the form of a castle near Benalmádena, containing the smallest church in the world.

Aran Islands

Teampall Bheanáin, situated near Kilronan on Inishmore, Aran, Galway Bay, Ireland.

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+==Locations==
-{{Short description|Once considered the smallest church in the world}}
-{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
+===North America===
-{{Infobox church
+*[[Cross Island Chapel]], a non-denominational church located on a dock on Mason's Pond in Oneida, New York
-| denomination = Non-denominational
+*[[Union Church (Wiscasset, Maine)]], once located in Wiscasset, Maine from 1958-1990. Reconstructed in 2024.
-| church name = Union Church
+*[[Decker's Chapel]], a historic chapel on Earth Road and PA 255 in St. Marys, Elk County, Pennsylvania within the Diocese of Erie.
-| pushpin map =
+*[[Glenmoore, Pennsylvania]], home of "... the smallest church in the world..."
-| pushpin label position =
+*[[Elbe, Washington|Little White Church of Elbe]], built in 1906 by the inhabitants according to the plans of Reverend Karl Kilian.
-| coordinates =
-| country = United States
-| location = [[Wiscasset, Maine]]
-| architect = Rev. Louis W. West
-| year completed = 1958
-| capacity = 3
-| width = 4.5 feet (1.37 metres)
-| length = 7 feet (2.13 metres)
-}}
+===Spain===
-'''Union Church''', once located in [[Wiscasset, Maine]], was determined to be the world's smallest church according to the [[Guinness Book of World Records]] from 1958 until 1990.
+*[[Castillo de Colomares]], a monument in the form of a castle near Benalmádena, containing the smallest church in the world.
-===Description===
+===Aran Islands===
+*[[Teampall Bheanáin]], situated near Kilronan on Inishmore, Aran, Galway Bay, Ireland.
-The Union Church was constructed in 1958 by Rev. Louis W. West, a retired Baptist pastor from [[Boston, Massachusetts]]. The church could hold three occupants: a pastor and two parishioners. It is said that West performed ten marriages and one baptism in the church.<ref>{{cite book |last=Harnedy |first=Jim |author-link= |date=July 1996 |title=Around Wiscasset |url= |location= |publisher=Arcadia Publishing Incorporated |page= |isbn=9781439622070}}</ref> According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the church’s floor area measured 31 square feet (7 ft x 4.5 ft).<ref>{{cite book |last=McWhirter|first=Norris|date=January 1, 1980 |title=Guiness Book of World Records 1980 |url= |location= |publisher=Sterling Publishing Company |page=429 |isbn= 978-0806901688}}</ref> Sources say that the steeple had a golf ball placed atop it and that the church itself was never locked.<ref>[https://dl.atla.com/concern/works/1r66jj60h?locale=en atla Digital Library. ''Smallest Church in The World''. Princeton Theological Seminary Library. Description: ''Union Church of all faiths, built by its pastor Rev. L. W. West. Never locked, Has a golf ball atop the steeple''.]</ref>
-===Legacy===
+==see also==
+*[[House church]]
-The Union Church lost its title in July 1990 to [[Cross Island Chapel]] on Mason's Pond in [[Oneida, New York]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Jimison |first=Susan |date=July 31, 1990 |title=World's Smallest Church |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gfEDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA46&dq=Smallest+Church+Wiscasset&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwikp_r2i_WFAxW1FlkFHUDxDOUQ6AF6BAgFEAI#v=onepage&q=Smallest%20Church%20Wiscasset&f=false |magazine=Weekly World News |location= |publisher= |access-date=May 4, 2024}}</ref>
+*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Blacket#Small_churches Small Churches]
+{{Disambiguation|Church}}
-Following Reverend West's passing in 1966, the church was maintained as a memorial to his service. Unfortunately, over the years, Union Church deteriorated, was vandalized and eventually demolished.<ref name=SPEEDWAY>{{cite news |last=Speedway |first=Wiscasset |date=April 22, 2024 |title=The story behind Wiscasset Speedway’s newest addition |url=https://wiscassetspeedway.com/2024/04/22/the-story-behind-wiscasset-speedways-newest-addition/ |work= |location= |access-date=May 4, 2024}}</ref> In April 2024, the Wiscasset Speedway erected an exact replica of the Union Church and dedicated it to Edna Verney, who (according to her granddaughter) was "fascinated by the church’s history and would visit it often with her children and friends."<ref name=SPEEDWAY/>
-== References ==
-{{Reflist}}
-==External Links==
-* [https://buffalonews.com/news/worlds-smallest-chapel-is-dedicated-on-tiny-island/article_f0d6eb5e-76e7-55ae-baf8-4e7d8899ccb0.html Buffalo News ''Worlds Smallest Chapel is Dedicated on Tiny Island''.]
-* [http://wiscasset.weebly.com/ Wiscasset, Maine.]