Search Results
IDNO:
050860
Title:
Little Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, Belington, Barbour County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Little Bethel Missionary Baptist Church was organized in 1803.
IDNO:
050861
Title:
Front of Little Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, Belington, Barbour County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Little Bethel Missionary Baptist Church was organized in 1803.
IDNO:
050862
Title:
Elk Chapel Methodist Protestant Church, Overfield, Barbour County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
IDNO:
050864
Title:
The First Baptist Church, Philippi, W. Va.
Date:
undated
IDNO:
050865
Title:
Talbott Methodist Church, Barbour County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
This church was organized in 1850. The present church was built in 1883.
IDNO:
050866
Title:
Mt.Tabor Baptist Church, Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
IDNO:
050868
Title:
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."
IDNO:
050867
Title:
Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Mt. Zion was organized in 1835. This church was built in 1838.
IDNO:
050869
Title:
Middle Creek Friends Meeting House, Arden, Berkeley County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
This Friends (or Quakers) church was built in approximately 1796
IDNO:
050870
Title:
Bunker Hill Presbyterian Church, Berkeley County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
IDNO:
050872
Title:
Methodist Episcopal Church, Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The Methodist Episcopal church was organized between 1841 and 1847
IDNO:
050871
Title:
Christ's Church, Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
This Episcopal Church was organized in 1853
IDNO:
050874
Title:
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.
IDNO:
050873
Title:
Gerardstown Presbyterian Church, Berkeley County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The Gerardstown Presbyterian Church was organized in 1783.
IDNO:
050875
Title:
Tomahawk Presbyterian Church, Tomahawk, Berkeley County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
This church was founded by Scotch-Irish Presbyterians in 1740.
IDNO:
050877
Title:
Greensburg Evangelical United Brethren Church, Berkeley County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The Greensburg Evangelical United Brethren Church was founded in 1850.
IDNO:
050879
Title:
St. Mark's Methodist Church, Hedgesville, Berkeley County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
St. Mark's was organized in 1844, but was previously known as First M.E. Church.
IDNO:
050880
Title:
Trinity Episcopal Church, Berkeley County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The episcopal church was founded in 1843
IDNO:
050881
Title:
First Presbyterian Church, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Martinsburg First Presbyterian Church was founded in 1824. The current building was dedicated in 1903.
IDNO:
050882
Title:
Christ Reformed Church, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The Christ Reformed Church (or United Church of Christ) was organized in 1775.
IDNO:
050884
Title:
St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The Catholic church was organized in 1850 and dedicated in 1860
IDNO:
050883
Title:
Calvary Methodist Church, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Calvary Church was founded in 1778. The present church sanctuary was built after the war in 1868
IDNO:
050885
Title:
Tuscarora Presbyterian, Berkeley County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The Tuscarora Presbyterian church, on the Tuscarora Creek near Martinsburg, began before 1760.
IDNO:
050886
Title:
Payne's Chapel Methodist Church, Berkeley County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The church was originally built and dedicated in 1782 in honor of Henry Payne, Sr. and his wife. The current chapel was built in 1902.
IDNO:
050888
Title:
Falling Waters Presbyterian Church, Spring Mills, Berkeley County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The church in Spring Mills was founded originally by Irish immigrants in 1745 in Falling Waters. In 1800 the community moved and built a new church.
IDNO:
050887
Title:
Marvin Chapel Methodist Church, Berkeley County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The Methodist Church in Rocky Marsh was organized in 1844. The current building was dedicated in 1938.
IDNO:
050890
Title:
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."
IDNO:
050892
Title:
Castleman's Run Methodist Church, Brooke County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The church was organized in 1831
IDNO:
050891
Title:
Bethany Memorial Church, Brooke County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
IDNO:
050894
Title:
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Wellsburg, Brooke County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The Roman Catholic church was founded in 1854
IDNO:
050893
Title:
Cross Creek Tent United Presbyterian Church, Brooke County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The church was founded in 1798. The name of 'tent' originated from an early temporary building used for the church.
IDNO:
050895
Title:
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.
IDNO:
050896
Title:
First Presbyterian Church, Wellsburg, Brooke County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The church was founded in 1839. The present church was built in 1886 and renovated in 1953.
IDNO:
050897
Title:
Kadesh Chapel Methodist Church, Wellsburg, Brooke County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The church was organized in 1785 and is the oldest church in the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia.
IDNO:
050898
Title:
Franklin Methodist Church, Brooke County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
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.
IDNO:
050899
Title:
Stone Chapel Church, Brooke County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The non-denominational church was organized in 1795
IDNO:
050900
Title:
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.
IDNO:
050901
Title:
First Methodist Church of Barboursville, Cabell County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The church was organized in 1824. The building was dedicated in 1884.
IDNO:
050902
Title:
Mud River Baptist Church, Cabell County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The church was organized in 1807.
IDNO:
050905
Title:
Hopewell Baptist Church, Fayette County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Hopwell Baptist Church in Victor, W. Va. was organized in 1820.
IDNO:
050908
Title:
Greenland Congregation, Maysville, Grant County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The Church of the Brethren Greenland Congregation was organized in 1849.
IDNO:
050914
Title:
Leading Creek Baptist Church, Alice, Gilmer County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The church was organized in 1832, the present building was built in 1877.
IDNO:
050918
Title:
Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, Stumptown, Gilmer County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church was organized in 1835. The present building was dedicated in 1876 and remodeled in 1933.
IDNO:
050917
Title:
Glenville Baptist Church, Glenville, Gilmer County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The First Baptist Church of Glenville was organized in 1850
IDNO:
050919
Title:
Oak Grove Methodist Church, Hardy County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The original church was organized in 1860 and the present church was built in 1881.
IDNO:
050920
Title:
Old Fields Methodist Church, Hardy County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The church was organized in 1815.
IDNO:
050921
Title:
Moorefield Presbyterian Church, Moorefield, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The church was organized in 1822. The back of the post card reads: "Moorefield Presbyterian Church: Built in 1847 with additions in 1870, 1928, and 1956, used as a hospital and stable by Union Forces during the Civil War, for which an indemnity was paid by the United States Government."
IDNO:
050922
Title:
St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Wardensville, Hardy County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The church was organized in 1848. The present building was built in 1945 after the original collapsed during repairs.