Ten United Methodist Churches in and around Harrisburg are consolidating.

Whether this means some or all of these churches will close was not immediately clear.

It’s part of a plan to open “unified multisite campuses throughout the city of Harrisburg,” laid out at the Susquehanna United Methodist Conference over the weekend.

According to a news release from the conference, as of April 22, the following churches will be affected by the consolidation: Derry Street UMC at 1508 Derry St.; First Harrisburg UMC at 260 Boas St.; Grace Penbrook UMC at 25 S. 28th St., Penbrook; Riverside UMC at 3200 N Third St.; Rockville UMC at 4386 N. Sixth St.; St. Mark’s UMC at 3985 N. Second St.; and Trinity Penbrook UMC at Canby and North 25th St.

The release says “special discernment and consideration” will be given to the Camp Curtin Memorial Mitchell UMC at 2221 N. Sixth St. and the Grace Harrisburg UMC at 216 State St. due to the historic nature of the buildings. A news release from the conference said 10 churches would be affected but named only nine.

These churches will be under the direction and leadership of the Susquehanna Conference Board of Trustees.

The conference is exploring potential sites in Downtown, Uptown, Midtown, Penbrook and Allison HIll for the new campuses.

The changes were recommended by the Impact Harrisburg task force of the Susquehanna Conference.