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- IDNO:
- 051174
- Title:
- Fraziers Bottom Church, Putnam County, W. Va.
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- The church was established in 1845 and sits about five miles below Winfield, W. Va. at Fraziers Bottom. The church was originally built for community use, allowing services in all orthodox denominations including Baptist, Episcopal, Methodist, and Presbyterian. In 1870, it became officially Methodist, but still allowed other denominations to use it.
- IDNO:
- 051179
- Title:
- Rockcastle Baptist Church, Rockview, Wyoming County, W. Va.
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- The church was established in 1858 by a group of pioneer settles on Rockcastle Creek, about five miles east of Pineville, W. Va.
- IDNO:
- 051181
- Title:
- Beverly Methodist Episcopal Church, Beverly, Randolph County, W. Va.
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- The church began with services held in homes and other buildings in 1784. Later a log building was built. A frame church was built in 1867 and the present church building was built in 1890.
- IDNO:
- 051182
- Title:
- Beverly Presbyterian Church, Beverly, Randolph County, W. Va.
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- Presbyterianism began in the Tygarts Valley in what is now the town of Beverly in 1753. The church was first organized as an independent church in 1820. In 1853 the first Presbyterian Church was built in Beverly.
- IDNO:
- 051183
- Title:
- First Methodist Church, Elkins, Randolph, County, W. Va.
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- The church was first established in 1851. The Methodist Protestants and the Methodists Episcopals shared the early church until 1856. A church was built in the present church's location in 1893. The present church building was built in 1906.
- IDNO:
- 051186
- Title:
- Rev. Ellsworth Harman of Harman Church of the Brethren, Harman, Randolph County, W. Va.
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- In 1921 Reverend Ellsworth S. Harman was elected minister of the Harman Church of the Brethren and he was the pastor a number of years. He is grandson of the original Pastor, Rev. Asa Harmon who was elected in 1859 and for whom the town is named.
- IDNO:
- 051188
- Title:
- Mingo Presbyterian Church, Mingo, Randolph County, W. Va.
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- The community members first petitioned for their own separate church from the Tygarts Valley Presbyterian Church in 1841. The church met in a union building which was built in 1851 until the present church building was dedicated in 1900.
- IDNO:
- 051189
- Title:
- Leading Creek Baptist Church, Randolph County, W. Va.
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- The Leading Creek Primitive Baptist Church was formed in 1854.
- IDNO:
- 051190
- Title:
- Smithville Baptist Church, Smithville, Ritchie County, W. Va.
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- The church was organized in 1810.
- IDNO:
- 051191
- Title:
- Bethel Methodist Church, Pullman, Ritchie County, W. Va.
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- The church was organized in 1849 and the first church was built in 1850.
- IDNO:
- 051192
- Title:
- Pennsboro Evangelical United Brethren Church, Pennsboro, Ritchie County, W. Va.
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- The church was organized in 1855. The first church was built in 1864, it later burned down and was rebuilt in 1869. Additions were later added to the church.
- IDNO:
- 051193
- Title:
- Mt. Zion Evangelical United Brethren Church, Harrisville, Ritchie County, W. Va.
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- The church was organized in 1854. The current building was built in 1932.
