Fairview Methodist Episcopal Church in Toboyne Township was constructed in 1857 on 36 perches of land purchased for twenty dollars from Ephraim McLaughlin, a Scotsman, nearby tannery owner, and church trustee. All construction materials were obtained locally, with foundation stone gathered from nearby Conochocheague Mountain, brick made onsite near Sherman's Creek, and timber sawn and milled at local mills. In the 19th century, the township had a much larger population than today, with many of its 2,000 residents engaged in farming, tanning, milling, timbering, and other industries. The church was used from 1857 until just after World War II, when the dwindling population forced the congregation to move services elsewhere. In 1975, the United Methodist Church Conference approved transfer of the building to the Historical Society, which then undertook restoration of the interior and exterior facade. At least one service is held there each year, including an annual Christmas candlelight service illuminated by the old woodstove and lanterns inside the one-hundred-sixty-year-old interior.