Moorman Parker Re-enacting Methodist Preacher Circuit Rider, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1945
Description:
A group of spectators watch as Parker re-enacts the circuit rider next to the First Methodist Church building located on the corner of Ballengee Street and Third Avenue.
Forest Hill Methodist Church, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Writing on back of photo reads, "First church in Forest Hill district was Forest Hill Methodist Church. Erected on this site was a one room log structure used until 1860. This picture presents Forest Hill Methodist Church but on the same site as log church."
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.
Job's Temple Methodist Episcopal Church, Dekalb District, Gilmer County, W. Va.
Date:
1962
Description:
The church was organized in 1845. The current building was built in 1860-66. The church is "situated along the Little Kanawha River, ten miles west Glenville, on State Route 5. Gilmer County - Dekalb District."
New Bethel Methodist Church, Good Hope, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
New Bethel Methodist Church was organized between 1784 and 1786. The church burned in 1942. The church then met in the community hall until August 1948. Money was raised and the present stone church was eventually built.
New Bethel Methodist Church, Good Hope, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
1963
Description:
New Bethel Methodist Church was organized between 1784 and 1786. The church burned in 1942. The church then met in the community hall until August 1948. Money was raised and the present stone church was dedicated in 1948.
Old Stone Church, Methodist Church, Kabletown, Jefferson County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The Methodist church became a part of the Jefferson Circuit in 1861. The 'Old Stone Church' was built in 1850. The stone church was used by all Protestant denominations. It is now unused and in ruins.
New Methodist Church, Kabletown, Jefferson County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1919
Description:
The 'New Church' was built after members of the methodist church using the old stone church were unable to find a deed for the old stone church and when they decided to build a new building. The New Methodist Church was dedicated in 1919.
Hedding Chapel Methodist Church, Walkersville, Lewis County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
Hedding Chapel Methodist Church was organized in 1856. The present building was dedicated in August 1893.On the back of the image, a caption reads: "This picture was taken in about 1912 -- 15 years before route 19 was graded through church [lot]. To Ruth Alkire Smith, from your Sunday School Teacher, Helen Sprigg. Christmas, 1956."
Mason Methodist Church, Mason City, Mason County, W. Va.
Date:
1963/04/08
Description:
The church was organized in 1856. In 1885 the Ohio River Railroad was built in front of the church causing so much noise that the congregation had the building moved by the railroad company to its present location.
West Warren Baptist Church and Wadestown Methodist Church, Battelle District, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
1949
Description:
The two churches of different denominations stand next to each other on a hill above a covered bridge. West Warren Baptist is on the left, Wadestown Methodist is in the middle, and in the lower right of the image is the covered bridge.
Sniders Temple Church, Grant District, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
1960/04
Description:
The church is located in or near Arnettsville. The church was first built as a log meeting house and a Methodist Episcopal preacher ministered at the second church built in 1846. The M.E. South Church was organized at Sniders Temple in 1867. After the Civil War the Snider family gave land to the Northern Methodists for the church in Arnettsville. In 1902 the new church was dedicated.
Ambrose Chapel, Rock Gap District, Morgan County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A group of church goers are gathered outside of the church, which was established in the Rock Gap District in 1797. The chapel had a greater influence on rural religion and in the spread of the German Evangelical movement than any other in Morgan County, W. Va. For years, the German preachers of the United Brethren shared the chapel with English Methodist preachers, often conducting services in both the English and German languages.
Wesley Chapel Methodist Church, Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The organization was established in 1852 and was originally called Friendship Methodist Church. The building is located just off of Route 9 at Ridersville.
Ambrose Chapel, Rock Gap District, Morgan County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A group of church goers are gathered outside of the church, which was established in the Rock Gap District in 1797. The chapel had a greater influence on rural religion and in the spread of the German Evangelical movement than any other in Morgan County, W. Va. For years, the German preachers of the United Brethren shared the chapel with English Methodist preachers, often conducting services in both the English and German languages.
Gilgal Methodist Church near Mt. Nebo, Nicholas County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The church was established before 1847 when a small group of Christians decided to build a church in what is now the Mt. Nebo community. Grave markers for Civil War veterans can still be found in the church's graveyard today. The exact date of the church's establishment is unknown.
Bethel Methodist Church, Poe, Nicholas County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The church was established some time between 1803 and 1810. During the Civil War, church members were openly divided as "northern" members would hold service inside the church while "southern" members would stand outside or vice-versa.
Fairview Methodist Church, Spillman Mt., Webster County W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The church was founded in 1893. The church has had a few different names and locations. In 1894 it moved to a large frame building and acquired it's name of Fairview.
The first Methodist society organized in Webster County in 1833 at the Hamrick Barn by Reverend Addison Hite. The first methodist church built in the county was at Pleasant Grove in the early 1840's.
Pleasant Grove Methodist Church, Webster County, W. Va.
Description:
The first Methodist church built in the county was at Pleasant Grove in the early 1840's. The first Methodist society organized in Webster County in 1833 at the Hamrick Barn by Reverend Addison Hite. The present church at Pleasant Grove was erected in 1910. The church is located several miles east of Webster Springs.
Wesley Methodist Church, Wheeling, Ohio County, W. Va.
Date:
1963/04
Description:
The church was established in 1849 in the industrial part of town once known as Ritchietown. There were no paved streets or walks and kerosene lamps were used for lighting. The church was 14 years old when West Virginia became a state.
Circleville Methodist Church, Circleville, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Date:
1957/09
Description:
The church building was erected in the early 1900's after years of holding services in a school house. The organization was likely established in the 1850's.
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.
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.
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.
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.
![Hedding Chapel Methodist Church was organized in 1856. The present building was dedicated in August 1893.On the back of the image, a caption reads: "This picture was taken in about 1912 -- 15 years before route 19 was graded through church [lot]. To Ruth Alkire Smith, from your Sunday School Teacher, Helen Sprigg. Christmas, 1956."](/thumb/051015.jpg "Hedding Chapel Methodist Church, Walkersville, Lewis County, W. Va.")
