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.
Bethel Methodist Church, Poe, Nicholas County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
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.
St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Howesville, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
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.
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 Presbyterian Church, Beverly, Randolph County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Presbyterianism began in the Tygarts Valley in what is now the town of Beverly in 1753. The church was first organized as an independent church in 1820. In 1853 the first Presbyterian Church was built in Beverly.