Bethany Baptist Church, Brown, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1963
Description:
Bethany (Tenmile) Baptist Church was founded in 1843. The church was originally located near Trousers Leg Run on Tenmile creek, but later moved to Brown when the survey for a railroad ran through the building.
Sardis Baptist Church, Sardis, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1963
Description:
The church was organized in 1847. The original members of the church were the charter members and they were: Jane Strother, Sanford Strother, Andrew Lyons, Lavina Lyons, Rachael Hooper, John Strother, and Fannie Frances Strother, and David Herbert.
Bula Baptist Church, Battelle District, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1963
Description:
The church was organized in 1861. The church house was built in 1869 and a new church was dedicated in 1870. In 1915 Bula Baptist Church joined with Union and West Warren Baptist Churches.
St. Luke Church of Christ, Mooresville, Clay District, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1963
Description:
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.
Halleck Methodist Church, Clinton District, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1963
Description:
The church was first built as a log church in 1954. The present frame building was built in 1873. The church has been damaged by several storms and remodeled in 1962.
Covered Bridge and Successor, Old and New West Virginia, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1963
Description:
A covered bridge stands next to the newer metal bridge built to replace it. The image shows both the old and the new in West Virginia and is a part of the West Virginia Centennial Church History Project.