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Little Bethel Missionary Baptist Church was organized in 1803.

1. Front of Little Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, Belington, Barbour County, W. Va.

Little Bethel Missionary Baptist Church was organized in 1803.

2. Little Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, Belington, Barbour County, W. Va.

3. Elk Chapel Methodist Protestant Church, Overfield, Barbour County, W. Va.

This church was organized in 1850.  The present church was built in 1883.

4. Talbott Methodist Church, Barbour County, W. Va.

5. Mt.Tabor Baptist Church, Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, W. Va.

Mt. Zion was organized in 1835. This church was built in 1838.

6. Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, W. Va.

This building on West King Street of Martinsburg "is the second building on this same plot of land; this building was built in 1913 -- the educational building seen on the rear of the church edifice was built in 1925. The stone building seen in the right of the photo was purchased in 1925 by the church.  This stone building has been here for many years and has a long history of use by many businesses."

7. First Baptist Church, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, W. Va.

This Friends (or Quakers) church was built in approximately 1796

8. Middle Creek Friends Meeting House, Arden, Berkeley County, W. Va.

9. Bunker Hill Presbyterian Church, Berkeley County, W. Va.

This Episcopal Church was organized in 1853

10. Christ's Church, Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, W. Va.

The Methodist Episcopal church was organized between 1841 and 1847

11. Methodist Episcopal Church, Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, W. Va.

This church was founded by Scotch-Irish Presbyterians in 1740.

12. Tomahawk Presbyterian Church, Tomahawk, Berkeley County, W. Va.

The Greensburg Evangelical United Brethren Church was founded in 1850.

13. 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.

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

The episcopal church was founded in 1843

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

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

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

The Christ Reformed Church (or United Church of Christ) was organized in 1775.

17. Christ Reformed Church, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, W. Va.

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

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

The Catholic church was organized in 1850 and dedicated in 1860

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

The Tuscarora Presbyterian church, on the Tuscarora Creek near Martinsburg, began before 1760.

20. Tuscarora Presbyterian, Berkeley County, W. Va.

The church was originally built and dedicated in 1782 in honor of Henry Payne, Sr. and his wife.  The current chapel was built in 1902.

21. Payne's Chapel Methodist Church, 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.

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

The Methodist Church in Rocky Marsh was organized in 1844. The current building was dedicated in 1938.

23. Marvin Chapel Methodist Church, 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."

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

25. Bethany Memorial Church, Brooke County, W. Va.

The church was founded in 1798. The name of 'tent' originated from an early temporary building used for the church.

26. Cross Creek Tent United Presbyterian Church, Brooke County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1831

27. Castleman's Run Methodist Church, Brooke County, W. Va.

The Roman Catholic church was founded in 1854

28. St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Wellsburg, 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.

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

The church was founded in 1839. The present church was built in 1886 and renovated in 1953.

30. First Presbyterian Church, Wellsburg, Brooke County, W. Va.

The church was founded in 1834 and the first building was a log cabin.  A second church was built in 1854, but was destroyed by a storm in 1902.  The present church building was dedicated in 1904.

31. Franklin Methodist Church, Brooke County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1785 and is the oldest church in the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia.

32. Kadesh Chapel Methodist Church, Wellsburg, Brooke County, W. Va.

The church is the oldest Episcopal Church to the west of the Alleghenies in West Virginia.  It was founded in 1793 and the current church was built in 1849.

33. Old St. John's Episcopal Church, Brooke County, W. Va.

The non-denominational church was organized in 1795

34. Stone Chapel Church, Brooke County, W. Va.

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

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

The church was organized in 1807.

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

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

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

The Church of the Brethren Greenland Congregation was organized in 1849.

38. Greenland Congregation, Maysville, Grant County, W. Va.

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

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

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

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

The First Baptist Church of Glenville was organized in 1850

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

The original church was organized in 1860 and the present church was built in 1881.

42. Oak Grove Methodist Church, Hardy County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1815.

43. Old Fields Methodist Church, Hardy County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1805. The first meeting house was a log cabin which was later replaced as the church grew.  The current building was built in 1871 and then rebuilt after a fire in the 1880s. The church contributed to the founding of Salem College in 1888.

44. Lost Creek Seventh Day Baptist, Lost Creek, Harrison County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1795; the present building was built in 1899 and dedicated in 1901.

45. Seventh Day Baptist Church, Salem, Harrison 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.

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

The church was organized in 1822.

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

New Bethel Methodist Church was organized between 1784 and 1786.  The church burned in 1942.  The church then met in the community hall until August 1948. Money was raised and the present stone church was eventually built.

48. New Bethel Methodist Church, Good Hope, Harrison County, W. Va.

The Methodist Episcopal church was founded in 1861. Services were held in a Tannery building until 1866 when the first church was built.  The corner stone for the new church was laid in 1926.

49. Bristol Methodist Episcopal Church, Bristol, Harrison County, W. Va.

The building was erected in 1856.  The church was once called the Ebinezer Methodist Episcopal Church, but is now known as the Sycamore Methodist Church and is part of the West Milford Circuit.

50. Sycamore Methodist Church, Harrison County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1821 and the current building was constructed in 1853.

51. Christ Episcopal Church, Clarksburg, Harrison County, W. Va.

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

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

The Methodist church became a part of the Jefferson Circuit in 1861. The 'Old Stone Church' was built in 1850. The stone church was used by all Protestant denominations. It is now unused and in ruins.

53. Old Stone Church, Methodist Church, Kabletown, Jefferson County, W. Va.

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

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

The church was organized in 1814 or 1816. The present church was dedicated in 1851.

55. Zion Episcopal Church, Charles Town, 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.

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

The church was first organized in 1837. The present church was consecrated in 1901.

57. St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church, Charleston, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1849.  The church lasted through the Civil War and remains in use.

58. Bolivar Methodist Church, Bolivar, 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.

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

The church was first organized in 1862.  The current church was built in 1897.

60. Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Charleston, 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.

61. 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.

62. 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.

63. 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.

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

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

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

The church was organized in 1856.

66. Logansport M. E. Church, Logansport, Marion County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1843.

67. Monumental Methodist Church, Marion County, W. Va.

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

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

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

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

Broad Run Baptist Church was founded in 1804.

70. Broad Run Baptist Church, Jane Lew, Lewis County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1818.

71. Harmony Methodist Church, Jane Lew, Lewis County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1830.  The present church building was built in 1904.

72. First Methodist Chruch, Weston, Lewis County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1830.

73. Berlin Methodist Church, Berlin, Lewis County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1844.  The present building was completed in 1875.

74. Murphy's Creek Baptist Church, Weston, Lewis County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1838.  The present church building was built in 1869.

75. Laurel Lick Methodist Church, Berlin, Lewis County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1846 and the present frame church was built in 1884.

76. Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Weston, Lewis County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1850 and gets it's name from an early settler.  The current building was built in 1886 and remodeled in 1902.

77. McCanns Run Methodist Church, Lewis County, W. Va.

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

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

The church was organized in 1850.

79. Duffy Methodist Church, Duffy, Lewis County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1856.  The church was torn down and moved in 1892.

80. Horner Methodist Church, Horner, 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.

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

The church was organized in 1858.

82. Vandalia Methodist Church, Vandalia, Lewis County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1844.

83. Shepherds Methodist Church, Adaline, Marshall 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.

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

The church was organized in 1836.  The current church was dedicated in 1887.

85. Clouston Methodist Church, Cameron District, Marshall County, W. Va.

The church was founded in 1831. It was formerly known as West Union Church.  The first building was destroyed by a storm in 1841, and the present building was built in 1868."Shrubbery has been planted at front of church and a name sign put above the middle front window."

86. Dallas Presbyterian Church, Marshall County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1808.

87. Pleasant Hill Methodist Church, Sherrard, Marshall County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1853.  A new building was dedicated in 1914.

88. Salem Methodist Church, Dallas, Marshall County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1836.

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

The church was organized in 1854.  A new church building was built in 1954.

90. West Warren Baptist Church, Wadestown, Battelle District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

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

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

The church was founded in 1829.  The present church was built in 1896-1897.

92. Blacksville Methodist Church, Clay District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Mount Olive Church is located a half mile east of Pentress.  The church was dedicated in 1878.

93. Mount Olive Methodist Church, Pentress, Clay District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1824.  The first building was destroyed by fire in 1826-1827. The present church was dedicated in 1828.

94. Bethel Methodist Church, Cass District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The old church was built in 1808 in Cassville which was then called Clarksville, and the present church was built in 1889-1890.

95. Cassville Methodist Church, Cass District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

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.

96. Maidsville Methodist Church, Maidsville, Cass District, Monongalia County, W. Va.