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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."

1. Forest Hill Methodist Church, Summers County, W. Va.

Church pictured in the distance. The area pictured is about one mile south of Bluestone River Dam.

2. Low Gap Church on Ridge near Bluestone Reservoir, Summers County, W. Va.

The Greensburg Evangelical United Brethren Church was founded in 1850.

3. Greensburg Evangelical United Brethren Church, Berkeley County, W. Va.

St. Mark's was organized in 1844, but was previously known as First M.E. Church.

4. St. Mark's Methodist Church, Hedgesville, Berkeley County, W. Va.

The episcopal church was founded in 1843

5. Trinity Episcopal Church, Berkeley County, W. Va.

Martinsburg First Presbyterian Church was founded in 1824. The current building was dedicated in 1903.

6. First Presbyterian Church, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, W. Va.

Calvary Church was founded in 1778. The present church sanctuary was built after the war in 1868

7. Calvary Methodist Church, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, W. Va.

The Catholic church was organized in 1850 and dedicated in 1860

8. St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, W. Va.

The church in Spring Mills was founded originally by Irish immigrants in 1745 in Falling Waters.  In 1800 the community moved and built a new church.

9. Falling Waters Presbyterian Church, Spring Mills, Berkeley County, W. Va.

The Disciples of Christ church was founded in 1829.A caption for the image reads: "When enough members of the Restoration Movement lived near Bethany, a new church was formed.  The original stone building, erected after 1829, was later replaced by this brick structure in 1849-1952. A. Campbell was the preaching elder."

10. Old Bethany Memorial Church, Disciples of Christ, Bethany, Brooke County, W. Va.

The church began as a Baptist church in 1815, but was reorganized as a Christian, Disciples of Christ, church in 1823.  It's the oldest Disciples of Christ church in the Campbell movement.

11. Wellsburg Christan Church, Wellsburg, Brooke County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1824. The building was dedicated in 1884.

12. First Methodist Church of Barboursville, Cabell County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1807.

13. Mud River Baptist Church, Cabell County, W. Va.

Hopwell Baptist Church in Victor, W. Va. was organized in 1820.

14. Hopewell Baptist Church, Fayette County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1832, the present building was built in 1877.

15. Leading Creek Baptist Church, Alice, Gilmer County, W. Va.

The First Baptist Church of Glenville was organized in 1850

16. Glenville Baptist Church, Glenville, Gilmer County, W. Va.

Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church was organized in 1835. The present building was dedicated in 1876 and remodeled in 1933.

17. Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, Stumptown, Gilmer County, W. Va.

The church was founded in 1818. The original building was an old log house which was later a school house.  The present building was built in 1853.

18. Center Branch Baptist Church, Nutter Fort, Harrison County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1822.

19. Hepzibah Baptist Church, Harrison County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1769 and the present building was erected in 1829.

20. Elk Branch Presbyterian Church, Duffields, Jefferson County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1856. The present church was built in 1897.

21. St. James Lutheran Church, Uvilla, Jefferson County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1849.  The church is now closed because the numbers of the congregation grew too few for it to remain open.

22. St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church, Leetown, Jefferson County W. Va.

The church was organized in December of 1819.  The caption on the back of the image reads: "1819 - During the early years the congregation met in a log cabin built by Henry Ruffner's father called 'Col. Ruffers' Meeting House.'  Col. David Ruffner built this house of worship in 1840 and Mrs. John Q. Dickinson added the educational building on about 100 years later, during the 10 years that Rev. J.E. Wayland served, which was from 1930-1940."According to the church history, Booker T. Washington learned the Shorter Catechism from Rev. John C. Brown at this church and worshiped here before going to Hampton Institute in Virginia.

23. Kanawha-Salines Presbyterian Church, Malden, Kanawha County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1863. According to the church's history, it was formed after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation and Booker T. Washington was a member of this church.  It supported many other Baptist churches in West Virginia.

24. African Zion Baptist Church, Malden, Kanawha County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1847.  According to the church history, during the civil war the building was used as a stable.

25. St. Mark's Episcopal Church, St. Albans, Kanawha County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1847.  According to the church history, during the civil war the building was used as a stable.

26. Snow and Ice Covered St. Mark's Episcopal Church, St. Albans, Kanawha County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1861. The original log church was called Union church and was used by several denominations for worship.  The Baptist church was built in 1890 in Grangeville, but was destroyed by a tornado in 1944. It was rebuilt in 1945.

27. Bingamon Baptist Church, Grangeville, Marion County, W. Va.

The church in Flat Run, several miles North of Mannington, W. Va., was organized in 1854.

28. Union Valley Baptist Church, Flat Run, Marion County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1804.  The current building was dedicated in 1883.

29. Broad Run Baptist Church and Cemetery, Lewis County, W. Va.

The church and cemetery in Jane Lew. The church was organized in 1804.

30. Broad Run Baptist Church, Lewis County, W. Va.

The church was organized in the 1840s or the 1850s, the exact date is unknown.

31. Valley Chapel Evangelical United Brethren Church, Valley Chapel, Lewis County, W. Va.

The church was organized approximately just before Sept. 1859.  It was once called Simmons Chapel and was then a United Brethren church. It has since changed its name and denomination.

32. Freemansburg Evangelical United Brethren Church, Freemansburg, Lewis County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1826.  It was named because of its location near the site of an Old Indian Fort commanded by Col. Beeler.

33. Beller Station Christian Church, Marshall County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1836.

34. Union Baptist Church of Crossroads, Battelle District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The church was constructed and founded in 1842.  The present building was built in 1894.

35. Antioch Church of Christ, Daybrook, Clay District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The church was first established as Mt. Peniel Church in 1831 before changing its name to Johnson's Meeting House and then again to Johnson's Crossroads. The church was torn down sometime in the late 1930's or early 1940's.

36. Entrance to Johnson's Cross Roads Church in Wolf Creek Valley, Monroe County, W. Va.

The Roman Catholic church was established on July 21, 1789.

37. St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, W. Va.

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.

38. Mt. Tabour Evangelical United Brethren Church, Rock Gap District, Morgan County, W. Va.

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.

39. Ambrose Chapel, Rock Gap District, Morgan County, W. Va.

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.

40. Ambrose Chapel, Rock Gap District, Morgan County, W. Va.

The organization was established before the Civil War, but the exact date is unknown.

41. Paw Paw Methodist Church, Paw Paw, Morgan County, W. Va.

The organization was established in December of 1852 and can be found off of West Virginia Route 9.

42. Snyders Evangelical United Brethren Church, Sleepy Creek District, Morgan County, W. Va.

The organization was established in December of 1852 and can be found off of West Virginia Route 9.

43. Snyders Evangelical United Brethren Church, Sleepy Creek District, Morgan County, W. Va.

The church was established in 1831.

44. Black's Chapel Methodist Church near Allingdale, Nicholas County, W. Va.

Liberty was officially established in 1820.

45. Liberty Methodist Church, Carl, Nicholas County, W. Va.

The church was established in 1852 in what was then Mercer County, Virginia as West Virginia was not yet a state.

46. First Baptist Church, Dixie, Nicholas County, W. Va.

The organization was established in 1861.

47. Enon Baptist Church, Enon, Nicholas County, W. Va.

The church was established in 1842.

48. Gilboa Methodist Church, Gilboa, Nicholas County, W. Va.

The church was established in 1822.

49. Penile Methodist Church, Hominy Falls, Nicholas County, W. Va.

The church is located in Hookersville Rural Station and was established in 1825.

50. Muddlety Methodist Church near Summersville, Nicholas County, W. Va.

The church was established in 1824 after a series of meetings took place in the homes of settles, sometimes forcing attendees to travel as many as 50 miles.

51. Zoar Baptist Church, Keslers Cross Lanes, Nicholas County, W. Va.

The church was officially organized in 1860 at the close of a "revival crusade."

52. New Prospect Baptist Church, Leivasy, Nicholas County, W. Va.

The church was established in 1850. Of the 60 original members, 29 of them were part of the McClung family.

53. Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, Mt. Lookout, Nicholas County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1860.  The present church was built sometime around 1930-1940.  Previously church members, both Primitive Baptists and Missionary Baptists, worshiping in barns, outside, or in homes in the community.

54. Sand Lick Baptist Church, Laurel Fork, Webster County, W. Va.

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.

55. Gilgal Methodist Church near Mt. Nebo, Nicholas County, W. Va.

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.

56. Bethel Methodist Church, Poe, Nicholas County, W. Va.

The church was established in 1820 and officially unified all branches of the denomination within the Summersville area in 1939.

57. Memorial Methodist Church, Summersville, Nicholas County, W. Va.

The church was established in 1818 after years of mass ceremonies, baptisms, and other sacraments were administered in people's homes. During the Civil War, both the Union and Confederate soldiers used the original building for a fort and base hospital before Union soldiers completely destroyed it.

58. St. John's Catholic Church, Summersville, Nicholas County, W. Va.

The church was established in March of 1861. During a service in April, Fort Sumter was fired upon and the church was given little opportunity to hold services as neighbors and families were divided during the Civil War.

59. Summersville Baptist Church, Summesrville, Nicholas County, W. Va.

The church was established in 1829 when a group of Long Run residents baptized by Alexander Campbell began to meet in private homes for worship.

60. West Liberty Christian Church, West Liberty, Ohio County, W. Va.

The church began and grew with the frontier settlement of Wheeling, W. Va. In the spring of 1785, three years after the last battle of the Revolutionary War was fought at Fort Henry, the congregation was established and proceeded without any official building until 1818.

61. Fourth Street Methodist Church, Wheeling, Ohio County, W. Va.

The church was established in 1849.

62. North Street Methodist Church, Wheeling, Ohio County, W. Va.

The church was established in 1785 within a year after Methodism had come formally to America.

63. Short Creek Methodist Church, Wheeling, Ohio County, W. Va.

The church was established in 1856 by a small group of the city's leading businessmen.

64. St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church, Wheeling, Ohio County, W. Va.

The church was established in 1785 by a group of the city's leading businessmen.

65. St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church, Wheeling, Ohio County, W. Va.

The organization was established in 1819.

66. St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, Wheeling, Ohio County, W. Va.

The Church began in 1827 by Associated Reformed Presbyterians from Short Creek, W. Va. and was officially organized in 1833. The first church building is still erect on the west side of Market Street and the second is below the corner of Ninth Street.

67. The United Presbyterian Church, Wheeling, Ohio County, W. Va.

The building is located two miles south of Brandywine, W. Va. The church was established in 1769.

68. The Propst Lutheran Church near Brandywine, Pendleton County, W. Va.

The church is located three miles south of Sugar Grove. It was established in 1807. It is also known as the Wilfong church.

69. St. Michael's Evangelical Lutheran Church near Sugar Grove, Pendleton County, W. Va.

The church was built around 1821 about two miles north of Ft. Seybert. It was the first ever Methodist church in Pendleton County.

70. Bethel Methodist Church near Fort Seybert, Pendleton County, W. Va.

The church was built around 1821 about two miles north of Ft. Seybert. It was the first ever Methodist church in Pendleton County.

71. Bethel Methodist Church near Fort Seybert, Pendleton County, W. Va.

The church was established in 1855.

72. Green Bank Methodist Church, Green Bank, Pocahontas County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1816.

73. Bethesda Baptist Church, Wirt County, W. Va.

The church was established in 1858. During the Civil War, the church was used several times as a shelter by Union Army troops.

74. Baxter Presbyterian Church, Dunmore, Pocahontas County, W. Va.

The church was first built in 1808 and was officially established in 1836

75. Mt. Zion Methodist Church, Hill's Community, Pocahontas County, W. Va.

The church was officially organized in 1820.

76. Liberty Presbyterian Church near Green Bank, Pocahontas County, W. Va.

The church was established in 1854 and served as a Civil War barracks, hospital, courtroom and place for worship of all denominations.

77. Huntersville Presbyterian Church, Huntersville, Pocahontas County, W. Va.

The church was built of logs in 1835.

78. Old Log Church Known as Hamlin Chapel, Stony Creek, Pocahontas County, W. Va.

The church was established in 1850 and is located off of West Virginia Route 50.

79. Evansville Methodist Church, Evansville, Preston County, W. Va.

The church was founded in 1838.

80. Independence Baptist Church, Independence, Preston County, W. Va.

The church was formally dedicated in 1852 though it had been used a decade prior. The church is located a little over three miles south of Kingwood, W. Va.

81. St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Howesville, Preston County, W. Va.

The church was originally established as the German Reform and Lutheran Church in 1832 before later changing its name. It is one of the oldest churches in the county.

82. Lenox Memorial Church, Portland District, Preston County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1858, conducting Sunday services in a small, log building before expanding to a larger church.

83. Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, Hurricane, Putnam County, W. Va.

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.

84. Fraziers Bottom Church, Putnam County, W. Va.

The church was established in 1858 by a group of pioneer settles on Rockcastle Creek, about five miles east of Pineville, W. Va.

85. Rockcastle Baptist Church, Rockview, Wyoming County, W. Va.

In 1921 Reverend Ellsworth S. Harman was elected minister of the Harman Church of the Brethren and he was the pastor a number of years.  He is grandson of the original Pastor, Rev. Asa Harmon who was elected in 1859 and for whom the town is named.

86. Rev. Ellsworth Harman of Harman Church of the Brethren, Harman, Randolph County, W. Va.

The Leading Creek Primitive Baptist Church was formed in 1854.

87. Leading Creek Baptist Church, Randolph County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1854.  The current building was built in 1932.

88. Mt. Zion Evangelical United Brethren Church, Harrisville, Ritchie County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1850. This building was erected in 1900 about three miles from Talcott, W. Va.

89. Oak Grove Methodist Episcopal South Church, Ballengee, Summers County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1812.

90. Little Wolf Creek Baptist Church, Buck, Summers County, W. Va.

Originally part of the Little Wolf Creek Baptist Church, the Fair View Baptist Church split to form its own organization in 1859.

91. Fair View Baptist Church, Forest Hill District, Summers County, W. Va.

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.

92. Forest Hill Methodist Church, Forest Hill District, Summers County, W. Va.

Established in 1832, this church was the first Baptist church organized in its area and extended a welcoming arm to other denominations, allowing them to hold services in the building whenever the Baptists were not using it.

93. The Lick Creek Baptist Church, Green Sulphur Springs, Summers County, W. Va.

The church was organized before the Civil War, though the exact date is unknown. It is situated in the Pipestem District on a ridge between Pipestem Creek and New River.

94. River Ridge Baptist Church near Gravilly Point, Summers County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1798.  The church is the oldest organization in the county.

95. Bluestone Baptist Church, Jumping Branch, Summers County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1858.  The church is now mainly used for special occasions and funerals.  Many members have moved to other churches.

96. River View Presbyterian Church, Summers County, W. Va.