St. Luke Church of Christ Frame Building which Burned in 1913, Mooresville, Clay District, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
This older building that housed the church burned in 1913 and was replaced with a new building. The date the church was organized is unknown, but likely between 1860 and 1870. A frame church was built in 1890 but destroyed by fire in 1913. The name then changed to St. Luke Christian Church and a new building was erected in 1918.
Dedication of St. Luck Church of Christ, Mooresville, Clay District, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1918
Description:
A group of church members sit for a portrait at the new building for St. Luke Church of Christ. The date the church was organized is unknown, but likely between 1860 and 1870. A frame church was built in 1890 but destroyed by fire in 1913. The name then changed to St. Luke Christian Church and a new building was erected in 1918.
Maidsville Methodist Church, Maidsville, Cass District, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The church was constructed in 1858, called Westfall Chapel, and dedicated in 1859. In 1908 the church dedicated and named The Maidsville Methodist Protestant Church. It is now known as just the Maidsville Methodist Church. The church is still in the original building.
Burns Chapel Church, Morgan District, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
1961/07
Description:
A group of girls sits on the steps of Burns Chapel. The church was meeting in a school house in 1850. Plans for a church began in 1906 and building began that summer. The church was dedicated in 1908.
Drummond Chapel Methodist Church, Morgan District, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1960
Description:
The church was organized in 1849. The white sanctuary was built in 1850, in 1923 an extension was added, and in the 1950s an educational building was constructed.
Mount Pleasant Methodist Church, Morgan District, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
1963
Description:
The church assembled in community members' homes before a building was built. In 1900 the community erected the frame church. It has since been replaced with a newer building.