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A woman positions a cross on the alter, which is decorated in evergreens and ornaments for Christmas. Note the kerosene lamp chandelier to the right. The church is located in the Clay District of Monongalia County.

1. Christmas Time at Jakes Run Assembly of God Church, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The group of unidentified people are probably members of the congregation. The church is located in the Clay District of Monongalia County.

2. Group Portrait Outside Jakes Run Assembly of God Church in Monongalia County, W. Va.

'Built in 1803. Great Grandaddy Fox 'Martin Fox' went here to meeting in 1808.  He was born Aug. 2, 1790 and died in 1884.  Monongalia Papers, Volume 2.  Photo taken by Mrs. Gilbert Straight, the first wife, on the J. P. Fox farm.  Some people say enlarged for tombstones went back into late 1700's.'

3. Mt. Tabor Baptist Church at Laurel Point, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1849.  The first two buildings burned down, and the present church was erected in 1895.

4. Liming Ridge Church of Christ, Battelle District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The two churches of different denominations stand next to each other on a hill above a covered bridge. West Warren Baptist is on the left, Wadestown Methodist is in the middle, and in the lower right of the image is the covered bridge.

5. West Warren Baptist Church and Wadestown Methodist Church, Battelle District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

'Church is located on state Route 73 between Morgantown and Fairmont.'

6. Johnson's Chapel Methodist Church, Monongalia County, W. Va.

7. Methodist Church, Jakes Run, Monongalia County, W. Va.

'From left to right: Mrs. Carl Johnson, Mrs. John Schuster, Mrs. J. R. Cresswell, Mrs. L. H. Palmer.  Seated is Mrs. C. L. DeLaney, Chairwoman.'

8. Monongalia County Council of Churches Women's Division Planning Committee

The church is located on Little Indian Creek.  There have been three buildings for the church.  The first church was built in 1800.  The current church building was built and dedicated in 1901 and it was named for the Lynch family.

9. Lynch Chapel Methodist Church, Grant District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The church was first organized in 1893.  It was originally a Southern Methodist Church.

10. Mount Hood Methodist Church, Everettville, Grant District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The church is located close to Booth, W. Va. Church services have been held there since approximately 1851.

11. Riverseam Methodist Church, Grant District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The church is located in or near Arnettsville.  The church was first built as a log meeting house and a Methodist Episcopal preacher ministered at the second church built in 1846.  The M.E. South Church was organized at Sniders Temple in 1867.  After the Civil War the Snider family gave land to the Northern Methodists for the church in Arnettsville. In 1902 the new church was dedicated.

12. Sniders Temple Church, Grant District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The church was first built around 1856 and shared between several denominations including Methodists, Presbyterians, and Baptists. During the Civil War the church split.  In 1905 the current church was built and is served by the Methodist conference.

13. Union Methodist Church, Grant District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The church was first assembled in 1853. The church building was shared between several protestant denominations.

14. Harmony Grove Methodist Church, Grant District, Monongalia County

The church was organized in 1835.

15. Dolls Run Christian Church, Clay District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

16. Franciscan Brother at the Franciscan Monastery on Tyrone Road, Monongalia County, W. Va.

17. Franciscan Monk Exiting the Confession Booth at the Franciscan Monastery on Tyrone Road, Monongalia County, W. Va.

18. Statue of St. Francis at the Franciscan Monastery on Tyrone Road, Monongalia County, W. Va.

19. Calvary Baptist Church, Monongalia County, W. Va.

20. Franciscan Monks at Prayer, Franciscan Monastery, Tyrone Road, Monongalia County, W. Va.

21. Interior of Chapel at the Franciscan Monastery on Tyrone Road, Monongalia County, W. Va.

22. Franciscan Monastery on Tyrone Road, Monongalia County, W. Va.

A group of girls sits on the steps of Burns Chapel.  The church was meeting in a school house in 1850.  Plans for a church began in 1906 and building began that summer.  The church was dedicated in 1908.

23. Burns Chapel Church, Morgan District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The church was first organized in 1854, this building was be dedicated in 1963.

24. Wadestown Methodist Church, Wadestown, Battelle District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1849.  The current building was erected in 1908.

25. Blacksville Baptist Church, Blacksville, Clay District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The church assembled in community members' homes before a building was built.  In 1900 the community erected the frame church.  It has since been replaced with a newer building.

26. Mount Pleasant Methodist Church, Morgan District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1842.  The church in it's current location, was dedicated in 1897.

27. First Baptist Church of Morgantown, Morgan District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The church is on the Blacksville-Fiarmont Road near the Marion-Monongalia County Line.

28. McCurdysville Methodist Church, Clay District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

'Bus at the 'Shack' with Rev. Richard Sellers.'

29. Presbyterian Parish Bus, Monongalia County, W. Va.

30. Methodist Church at Top of High St. on Willey St., Morgantown, W. Va.

31. Group of People Outside of Church Over Cheat River, Monongalia Co., W. Va.

32. Presbyterian Church, Morgantown, W. Va.

Henry Bennet was a preacher born in Maryland October 21, 1807.  He settled in parts of West Virginia and Pennsylvania preaching.  While living in Burton he preached at the Liming Ridge Church of Christ in Monongalia County.  He died in Fairmont in 1902.

33. Henry Bennett, Battelle District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

'Mt. Tabor Baptist Church near Laurel Point on Old Fishing Creek Road to Richmond.'

34. Mount Tabor Baptist Church at Laurel Point, Monongalia County, W. Va.

This older building that housed the church burned in 1913 and was replaced with a new building.  The date the church was organized is unknown, but likely between 1860 and 1870.  A frame church was built in 1890 but destroyed by fire in 1913.  The name then changed to St. Luke Christian Church and a new building was erected in 1918.

35. St. Luke Church of Christ Frame Building which Burned in 1913, Mooresville, Clay District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

36. Unidentified Church in Monongalia County, W. Va.

37. Church in Monongalia County. W. Va.

A group of church members sit for a portrait at the new building for St. Luke Church of Christ. The date the church was organized is unknown, but likely between 1860 and 1870.  A frame church was built in 1890 but destroyed by fire in 1913.  The name then changed to St. Luke Christian Church and a new building was erected in 1918.

38. Dedication of St. Luck Church of Christ, Mooresville, Clay District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

39. Small Church in Monongalia County, W. Va.

Mount Tabor Church was one of the oldest churches in Monongalia County. It was attended by the early pioneers before the early 1800's.

40. Mount Tabor Church Near Laurel Point, Monongalia County, W, Va.

Site of Forks of Cheat Church established in 1775, located near the confluence of the Cheat and Monongahela Rivers. The church was burned down by Indians.

41. Site of the First Forks of Cheat Church, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The Forks of Cheat Church was established in 1775 and is considered the oldest established domination of Christianity west of the mountains. The original Forks of Cheat church was burned by Indians.

42. Model of the Forks of Cheat Church, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Published by Photo Crafters. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

43. Church of Saint Teresa of The Child Jesus; Morgantown, W. Va.

44. Wana Methodist Church, Monongalia County, W. Va.

45. Wesley Methodist Church, Morgantown, W. Va.

Erected in 1894.

46. First Baptist Church, Monongalia County, W. Va.

47. Cross Roads Baptist Church, Monongalia County, W. Va.

48. Morning Star Baptist Church, Monongalia County, W. Va.

49. Spruce Street Methodist Church, Monongalia County, W. Va.

50. Bula Baptist Church, Monongalia County, W. Va.

51. St. Paul Lutheran Church, Monongalia County, W. Va.

'Built in memory of a brother killed in W. W. II.  Ca. 8 miles south of Morgantown on Grafton Road.'

52. Dessie Moore Shrine Near Morgantown, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Built in honor of a brother killed in W. W. II.  Ca. 8 miles south of Morgantown of Rt. 119, Grafton Road.

53. Dessie Moore Shrine Near Morgantown, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The church is located south of Bula, W. Va.  It was organized in 1847 and the building was built in 1870.  The present church was erected in 1893.

54. Miracle Run Methodist Church, Battelle District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The church was built sometime around 1860 in Hagans, which was once known as 'Frizzbang.'

55. Hagans Methodist Church, Clay District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1849.  The white sanctuary was built in 1850, in 1923 an extension was added, and in the 1950s an educational building was constructed.

56. Drummond Chapel Methodist Church, Morgan District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The church has been located in several different sites and buildings.  The church was organized in the 1840s.  The church was moved to the present location in 1904.

57. Wesley Methodist Church, Morgantown, Morgan District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The church is located east of Morgantown. The church was first organized in 1842 and was located in a school house. A deed was provided for the church in 1855.

58. Avery Methodist Church, Union District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The church is located off of Morgantown-Fairchance Road in Union District.

59. Fletcher Methodist Church, Union District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The first church at Pisgah was built in 1813.  It was the first church in the Clinton District.  The church was rebuilt in 1871.

60. Pisgah Methodist Church, Clinton District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The church deed was made in 1872 for the present building.

61. South Point Methodist Church, Clinton District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The churc deed was created in 1846.  The first church was made of logs. The present church was built in 1875-1877.

62. Summers Methodist Church, Clinton District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

63. Miracle Run Methodist Church, Monongalia County, W. Va.

64. Halleck Methodist Church, Clinton District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

65. Bell Tower of Miracle Run Methodist Church, Monongalia County, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system--oversize.)

66. Grant Methodist Church, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1861.  The church house was built in 1869 and a new church was dedicated in 1870.  In 1915 Bula Baptist Church joined with Union and West Warren Baptist Churches.

67. Bula Baptist Church, Battelle District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The date the church was organized is unknown, but likely between 1860 and 1870.  A frame church was built in 1890 but destroyed by fire in 1913.  The name then changed to St. Luke Christian Church and a new building was erected in 1918.

68. St. Luke Church of Christ, Mooresville, Clay District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The church was first built as a log church in 1954.  The present frame building was built in 1873. The church has been damaged by several storms and remodeled in 1962.

69. Halleck Methodist Church, Clinton District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Named "The Good Counsel Friary" and also known as the "castle", was built by Thoney Pietro and completed in ca. 1930.

70. Franciscan Monastery on Tyrone Road, Monongalia County, W. Va.

71. Construction of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Star City, Monongalia County, W. Va.

72. Jewish Synagogue, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1836.

73. 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.

74. 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.

75. 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.

76. 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.

77. 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.

78. 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.

79. 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.

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

The church was organized in an old log school house in 1818.  The present building was built in 1858.

81. Pleasant Valley Methodist Church, Cass District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Brookhaven church (formerly called the Rock Forge Methodist Church) was organized in 1871.  The name changed from Rock forge to Brookhaven in 1961.

82. Brookhaven Methodist Church, Morgan District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The church was first assembled in 1853. The church building was shared between several protestant denominations.

83. Harmony Grove Methodist Church, Grant District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The church was built in approximately 1850 with a bell tower.  When a new church was built, the bell was given to the Riverside School.  The current church was built in 1906.

84. Granville Methodist Church, Granville, Grant District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The present church is the third built at the current site.  The church was dedicated in 1889.

85. Laurel Point Methodist Church, Grant District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1835 on Stewart's Run in William Stewart's home.  The location of church services changed to Sugar Grove in the 1840's when more church members lived their than in Stewart's Run. The first church was built in 1850. The current church building was built in 1887.

86. Sugar Grove Presbyterian Church, Grant District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The church was first built around 1856 and shared between several denominations including Methodists, Presbyterians, and Baptists. During the Civil War the church split.  In 1905 the current church was built and is served by the Methodist conference.

87. Union Methodist Church, Grant District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The church was an outgrowth of Mount Tabor Baptist church.  The building was built in 1801.  This church was named Zoar in 1859.

88. Zoar Baptist Church, Grant District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The church is located on the Morgantown-Fairchance Pike.  It was organized in 1852-1853.

89. Calvary Methodist Church, Union District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The services in 1840 were held in a log church.  This church was built in 1845. The church was later enlarged and additions were added.

90. Eden Methodist Church, Stewartstown, Union District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The Forks of Cheat Baptist Church is the oldest church west of the Allegheny Mountains.  It is located in Stewartstown and was founded in 1775.

91. Forks of Cheat Baptist Church, Union District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Mt. Union Methodist is located on Pt. Marion Road in Morgantown.  It began in 1881 and moved to a new location in 1909.  In 1950 the church was damaged by fire and repairs were finished in 1952.

92. Mount Union Methodist Church, Morgantown, Union District, Monongaila County, W. Va.

The church was founded in 1830 and the building was built in 1839.

93. Zion Methodist Church, Union District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The church was was built in 1844, and before the church was built services were held at a school house.

94. Fairview Methodist Church, Clinton District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1837.

95. Goshen Baptist Church, Clinton District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Front view of the Salvation Army Church.

96. Salvation Army Church, Monongalia County, W. Va.