Mt. Tabour Evangelical United Brethren Church, Rock Gap District, Morgan County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The church was established in the Rock Gap District on December 27, 1852. The congregation began when early German settlers would meet in each others' homes for Sunday school classes and meetings with ministers of the United Brethren in Christ Church.
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.
Mt. Zion Evangelical United Brethren Church, Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The congregation of this church, which was officially established in 1852, stems from one of the earliest Christian movements in the rural parts of Morgan County when Methodist minister George Wells traveled to teach in several different homes.This building is located off of West Virginia Route 9 at Spohrs Cross Roads.