Pleasant Creek Methodist Church was organized in 1800 when Mr. land was donated land for the building. The church was later rebuilt several times until the current structure was completed in 1903
First Baptist Church, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
This building on West King Street of Martinsburg "is the second building on this same plot of land; this building was built in 1913 -- the educational building seen on the rear of the church edifice was built in 1925. The stone building seen in the right of the photo was purchased in 1925 by the church. This stone building has been here for many years and has a long history of use by many businesses."
Marker at Site of Mill Creek Baptist Church, Berkeley County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A caption on the reverse side of the image reads: "Marker at site of Mill Creek Baptist Church; erected in 1958 by First Baptist Church, Martinsburg."The Mill Creek Baptist Church building does not stand here any longer. The stone marker was placed in 1958.
Old Bethany Memorial Church, Disciples of Christ, Bethany, Brooke County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The Disciples of Christ church was founded in 1829.A caption for the image reads: "When enough members of the Restoration Movement lived near Bethany, a new church was formed. The original stone building, erected after 1829, was later replaced by this brick structure in 1849-1952. A. Campbell was the preaching elder."
Wellsburg Christan Church, Wellsburg, Brooke County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The church began as a Baptist church in 1815, but was reorganized as a Christian, Disciples of Christ, church in 1823. It's the oldest Disciples of Christ church in the Campbell movement.
The church was founded in 1834 and the first building was a log cabin. A second church was built in 1854, but was destroyed by a storm in 1902. The present church building was dedicated in 1904.
Old St. John's Episcopal Church, Brooke County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The church is the oldest Episcopal Church to the west of the Alleghenies in West Virginia. It was founded in 1793 and the current church was built in 1849.
First Baptist Church, Grantsville, Calhoun County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1963
Description:
A front view of First Baptist Church, (formerly Bethlehem Baptist Church of Grantsville). The church was founded in 1833. The current building was enlarged throughout the 1940s, 1950s, and finished in 1962.