Mt. Carmel Methodist Church near Tallmansville, Upshur County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The church was established in 1843 by the first settler family, the Tenney family. The church was used by both Methodist Episcopal and Methodist Protestant branches of Methodism.
Bailey Memorial Methodist Church, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The church was organized as a part of the Simpson Creek Church in the Bailey Settlement in a circuit of churches in 1837. A log meeting house was built in 1940. The present building was built in 1903. The name of the church changed to Bailey Memorial in 1939.
Brooks Hill Chapel, Brooks Hill Community, Upshur County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The church was established c.1860 as as Methodist organization. It additionally served as a schoolhouse until a separate building was established for the church.
The exact date of the church's organization is unknown, but it was organized before the Civil War. The church building is no longer used regularly, but is maintained and used for events and funerals.
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.
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.
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.