Menu Expand Menu Close
Back to Top
Filter Search Expand Close Filter
Search Expand Search Close
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.

IDNO:
047752
Title:
Forest Hill Methodist Church, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
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."
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.

IDNO:
048445
Title:
Low Gap Church on Ridge near Bluestone Reservoir, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Church pictured in the distance. The area pictured is about one mile south of Bluestone River Dam.
The Greensburg Evangelical United Brethren Church was founded in 1850.

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

IDNO:
050877
Title:
Greensburg Evangelical United Brethren Church, Berkeley County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The Greensburg Evangelical United Brethren Church was founded in 1850.
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.

IDNO:
050879
Title:
St. Mark's Methodist Church, Hedgesville, Berkeley County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
St. Mark's was organized in 1844, but was previously known as First M.E. Church.
The episcopal church was founded in 1843

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

IDNO:
050880
Title:
Trinity Episcopal Church, Berkeley County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The episcopal church was founded in 1843
Martinsburg First Presbyterian Church was founded in 1824. The current building was dedicated in 1903.

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

IDNO:
050881
Title:
First Presbyterian Church, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Martinsburg First Presbyterian Church was founded in 1824. The current building was dedicated in 1903.
The Catholic church was organized in 1850 and dedicated in 1860

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

IDNO:
050884
Title:
St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The Catholic church was organized in 1850 and dedicated in 1860
Calvary Church was founded in 1778. The present church sanctuary was built after the war in 1868

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

IDNO:
050883
Title:
Calvary Methodist Church, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Calvary Church was founded in 1778. The present church sanctuary was built after the war in 1868
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.

IDNO:
050888
Title:
Falling Waters Presbyterian Church, Spring Mills, Berkeley County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
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.
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.

IDNO:
050890
Title:
Old Bethany Memorial Church, Disciples of Christ, Bethany, Brooke County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
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."
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.

IDNO:
050895
Title:
Wellsburg Christan Church, Wellsburg, Brooke County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
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.
The church was organized in 1824. The building was dedicated in 1884.

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

IDNO:
050901
Title:
First Methodist Church of Barboursville, Cabell County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The church was organized in 1824. The building was dedicated in 1884.