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- IDNO:
- 051200
- Title:
- Little Wolf Creek Baptist Church, Buck, Summers County, W. Va.
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- The church was organized in 1812.
- IDNO:
- 051202
- Title:
- Fair View Baptist Church, Forest Hill District, Summers County, W. Va.
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- Originally part of the Little Wolf Creek Baptist Church, the Fair View Baptist Church split to form its own organization in 1859.
- IDNO:
- 051203
- Title:
- Forest Hill Methodist Church, Forest Hill District, Summers County, W. Va.
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- The church was organized before the civil war, though the exact date is unknown. During its history, the building was used for many years by justices of the peace to hold their courts and by public speakers for political meetings. The church also has one of the oldest grave yards in the county where many of the pioneer settlers are buried.
- IDNO:
- 051205
- Title:
- The Lick Creek Baptist Church, Green Sulphur Springs, Summers County, W. Va.
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- Established in 1832, this church was the first Baptist church organized in its area and extended a welcoming arm to other denominations, allowing them to hold services in the building whenever the Baptists were not using it.
- IDNO:
- 051206
- Title:
- River Ridge Baptist Church near Gravilly Point, Summers County, W. Va.
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- The church was organized before the Civil War, though the exact date is unknown. It is situated in the Pipestem District on a ridge between Pipestem Creek and New River.
- IDNO:
- 051207
- Title:
- Bluestone Baptist Church, Jumping Branch, Summers County, W. Va.
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- The church was organized in 1798. The church is the oldest organization in the county.
- IDNO:
- 051208
- Title:
- Pruntytown Methodist Church, Pruntytown, Taylor County, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1964/01/28
- Description:
- The church was organized prior to West Virginia becoming a state in 1821 in what was then known as Williamsport, Virginia.
- IDNO:
- 051209
- Title:
- River View Presbyterian Church, Summers County, W. Va.
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- The church was organized in 1858. The church is now mainly used for special occasions and funerals. Many members have moved to other churches.
- IDNO:
- 051212
- Title:
- Beulah Baptist Church of Pruntytown, Taylor County, W. Va.
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- The church was organized in 1818.
- IDNO:
- 051213
- Title:
- Four Mile Church Baptist, Summers County, W. Va.
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- Though the exact date of the church's organization is unknown; it was organized before the Civil War. It is currently located on the New River near Bellepoint.
- IDNO:
- 051214
- Title:
- Warder Chapel at the West Virginia Industrial School for Boys, Pruntytown, Taylor County, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1964/01/28
- Description:
- The chapel was built in what was then Williamsport, Virginia, twenty years before West Virginia became a state. The building served as a Methodist Protestant church until the Union of Methodist Churches in 1939. In 1947, the church and its grounds were sold to the Industrial School and was designated the school's institutional chapel.
- IDNO:
- 051216
- Title:
- Andrews Methodist Church, Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1964/01/28
- Description:
- This church known as the "Mother Church of Mother's Day" and is where the Mother's Day holiday began when Mrs. Ann Reeves Jarvis began an effort to reunite family ties that had been broken during the Civil War. The day of reunification, first called "Mother's Friendship Day", was an organized event in which mother's of the community were brought together. Union and Confederate soldiers and their family members also participated, shaking each other's hands and rekindling friendship.Today, the holiday has grown to be internationally celebrated and recognized. This church currently holds an International Mother's Day shrine.
