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The church was organized in 1836.  The present church was built in 1875.

1. Pleasant View Methodist Church, Upshur County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1838.

2. Pleasant Valley Methodist Church, Upshur County, W. Va.

The church was established in 1847 as a Missionary Baptist church.

3. Greenbrier Baptist Church, Mouth of Greenbrier Creek, Wayne County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1852. The present church frame building was built in 1880.

4. Macedonia Methodist Church, Upshur County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1835.  The first church was built in 1881. The current church was built in 1913.

5. Mt. Olivet Methodist Church, Lorentz, Upshur County, W. Va.

The church is located between the towns of Hodgesville and Volga. It was established in 1810.

6. Reger Methodist Church near Volga, Upshur County, W. Va.

The church was established sometime between 1853 and 1854 by early pioneers who wanted to avoid hazardous traveling and benefit from a church in their immediate vicinity.

7. Sand Run Evangelical United Brethren Church, Union District, Upshur County, W. Va.

The church was established by the community in 1852.

8. Mt. Union Methodist Episcopal Church, Union Community, Upshur County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1852 when a deed was made for the land.  However, the church was first built in 1843 and dedicated in 1846.  The present church was built in 1951.

9. Mt. Zion Evangelical United Brethren Church, Little Peeks Run, Upshur County, W. Va.

The church was established in 1857 by seven people who had immigrated from Virginia.

10. Ten Mile Baptist Church, Ten Mile Community, Upshur County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1858.

11. Kesling Methodist Church, Kesling Mill, Upshur County, W. Va.

The church was established in 1840 as a branch of the Buckhannon Baptist Association until it was dissolved in 1850 and became independent.

12. Sago Baptist Church, Sago, Upshur County, W. Va.

The church was established in 1843 by the first settler family, the Tenney family. The church was used by both Methodist Episcopal and Methodist Protestant branches of Methodism.

13. Mt. Carmel Methodist Church near Tallmansville, Upshur County, W. Va.

This organization was established in 1849.

14. Rock Cave Methodist Church, Rock Cave, Upshur County, W. Va.

The church was organized between the years of 1863 and 1865.  The church was first a log building, but a frame structure replaced it in 1889. A new building was built in 1954.

15. Indian Camp Evangelical United Brethren Church, Upshur County, W. Va.

The church was established in 1817.

16. Hampton Methodist Church, Hampton, Upshur County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1862 and dedicated in 1868.  The present church was built in 1938.

17. Mt. Olive, Evangelical United Brethren Church, Hinkleville, Upshur County, W. Va.

The organization was established as a Methodist church in 1816 by a band of pioneer Christians.

18. Wesley Chapel (also known as Beechtown Chapel), Frenchton, Upshur County, W. Va.

The church was established in 1819.

19. French Creek Presbyterian Church, French Creek, Upshur County, W. Va.

The church was established in 1844 and is located about three miles south of Buckhannon, W. Va.

20. Mt. Lebanon Methodist Church near Buckhannon, Upshur County, W. Va.

This Methodist church was organized in 1829.

21. Pleasant Dale Church near Buckhannon, Upshur County, W. Va.

The organization was established in 1756 and is one of the oldest in its area.

22. First Baptist Church, Buckhannon, Upshur County, W. Va.

The church was first built in 1857 as a log building. The church moved in 1884 and a new building was built by the community.

23. Webster Methodist Church, Taylor County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1856.

24. Webster Baptist Church, Taylor County, W. Va.

The Claysville community first started gathering when a church was built in 1802.  In 1857 the Union Baptist Church was built. It later rebuilt in 1887 after a fire.

25. Union Baptist Church, Taylor County, W. Va.

The church was organized as a part of the Simpson Creek Church in the Bailey Settlement in a circuit of churches in 1837.  A log meeting house was built in 1940.  The present building was built in 1903. The name of the church changed to Bailey Memorial in 1939.

26. Bailey Memorial Methodist Church, Taylor County, W. Va.

The church was first called Booths Creek and later changed to Middleville.  It was organized in 1825.

27. Middleville Church, Taylor County, W. Va.

The church is thought to have been established in 1852.

28. First Evangelical United Brethren Church, Buckhannon, Upshur County, W. Va.

The church was established in 1854.

29. Reger Chapel Methodist Church, Brushy Fork of Finks Run, Upshur County, w. Va.

The church was established c.1860 as as Methodist organization.  It additionally served as a schoolhouse until a separate building was established for the church.

30. Brooks Hill Chapel, Brooks Hill Community, Upshur County, W. Va.

This Methodist church was established in 1840.

31. Point Pleasant Church, Abbott, Upshur County, W. Va.

The church was established in 1849. It has two locations, the other being in Rock Cave, W. Va.

32. Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, Arlington, Upshur County, W. Va.

The church was established in 1849. It has two branches, the other being located in Arlington, W. Va.

33. Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, Rock Cave, Upshur County, W. Va.

The church was established in 1811 and the building served as a community "Meeting House" as well as a school.

34. Knottsville Methodist Church, Taylor County, W. Va.

The church was established in the 1850's when Irish and German settlers came to the town of Grafton to build the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B. & O.).

35. St. Augustine Catholic Church, Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1855 in what was then known as Fetterman, Virginia. During the church building's construction, services were held in the carpenter shop of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company in Grafton.

36. The First United Presbyterian Church of Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.

The church was originally established as the Fetterman Methodist Episcopal Church in 1873 and is the "Mother of Methodism" in the area.

37. West Main Street Methodist Church, Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.

The church was established in 1858.

38. First Baptist Church, Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.

This church known as the "Mother Church of Mother's Day" and is where the Mother's Day holiday began when Mrs. Ann Reeves Jarvis began an effort to reunite family ties that had been broken during the Civil War. The day of reunification, first called "Mother's Friendship Day", was an organized event in which mother's of the community were brought together. Union and Confederate soldiers and their family members also participated, shaking each other's hands and rekindling friendship.Today, the holiday has grown to be internationally celebrated and recognized. This church currently holds an International Mother's Day shrine.

39. Andrews Methodist Church, Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.

The exact date of the church's organization is unknown, but it was organized before the Civil War.  The church building is no longer used regularly, but is maintained and used for events and funerals.

40. Low Gap Methodist Church, Summers County, W. Va.

The chapel was built in what was then Williamsport, Virginia, twenty years before West Virginia became a state. The building served as a Methodist Protestant church until the Union of Methodist Churches in 1939. In 1947, the church and its grounds were sold to the Industrial School and was designated the school's institutional chapel.

41. Warder Chapel at the West Virginia Industrial School for Boys, Pruntytown, Taylor County, W. Va.

Though the exact date of the church's organization is unknown; it was organized before the Civil War.  It is currently located on the New River near Bellepoint.

42. Four Mile Church Baptist, Summers County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1818.

43. Beulah Baptist Church of Pruntytown, Taylor County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1852.

44. Jordan's Chapel Methodist Church, Pipestem, Summers County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1850.

45. New Hope Methodist Church, Marie, 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.

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

The church was organized prior to West Virginia becoming a state in 1821 in what was then known as Williamsport, Virginia.

47. Pruntytown Methodist Church, Pruntytown, Taylor County, W. Va.

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

48. Bluestone Baptist Church, Jumping Branch, 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.

49. River Ridge Baptist Church near Gravilly Point, 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.

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

The church was founded in 1853. The present church was built in 1883.

51. Mt. Pisgah Methodist Church, Hilldale, 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.

52. Forest Hill Methodist Church, Forest Hill District, 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.

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

The church was organized in 1846.  The church was originally called the Bone Creek Church.  The name changed to Auburn Baptist when the new church building was completed in 1915.

54. Auburn Baptist Church, Auburn, Ritchie County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1812.

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

The church was organized in 1840.

56. Auburn Methodist Church, Auburn, Ritchie County, W. Va

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

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

The Church was organized in 1851.

58. Goose Creek Baptist Church, Petroleum, Ritchie County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1835.

59. Hughes River Presbyterian Church, Cairo, Ritchie County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1825.  It was originally named Mab Zeal Baptist Church. The church was remodeled and enlarged in 1925.

60. Harrisville Baptist Church, Harrisville, Ritchie County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1843.

61. Harrisville Methodist Church, Harrisville, Ritchie County, W. Va.

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

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

The church was organized in 1849 and the first church was built in 1850.

63. Bethel Methodist Church, Pullman, Ritchie County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1810.

64. Smithville Baptist Church, Smithville, Ritchie County, W. Va.

The Leading Creek Primitive Baptist Church was formed in 1854.

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

The community members first petitioned for their own separate church from the Tygarts Valley Presbyterian Church in 1841.  The church met in a union building which was built in 1851 until the present church building was dedicated in 1900.

66. Mingo Presbyterian Church, Mingo, Randolph County, W. Va.

Rev. Asa Harman (b. 1834-d. 1902) was the first elected pastor of Harman Church of the Brethren in 1859.  The town of Harman is also named after him.  The Harman Church separated from a larger territory of congregations in 1897 and the church was named after the reverend.  In 1921, the grandson of Asa Harman, Rev. Ellsworth Harman, was elected pastor of the church.

67. Harman Church of the Brethren, Harman, Randolph 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.

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

Rev. Asa Harman (b. 1834-d. 1902) was the first elected pastor of Harman Church of the Brethren in 1859.  The town of Harman is also named after him.  The Harman Church separated from a larger territory of congregations in 1897 and the church was named after the reverend.

69. Rev. Asa Harman of Harman Church of the Brethren, Harman, Randolph County, W. Va.

The congregation which later became the present Methodist church first met at the Hinkle Church in 1856.  The present church was built in 1891.

70. Marstiller-Orlena Methodist Church, Gilman, Randolph County, W. Va.

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.

71. First Methodist Church, Elkins, Randolph, County, W. Va.

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.

72. Beverly Presbyterian Church, Beverly, Randolph County, W. Va.

The church began with services held in homes and other buildings in 1784. Later a log building was built.  A frame church was built in 1867 and the present church building was built in 1890.

73. Beverly Methodist Episcopal Church, Beverly, Randolph County, W. Va.

Established in 1836, it was the first ever church to be organized in what is now Raleigh County.

74. Coal Marsh Baptist Church, Glen Daniel, Raleigh County, W. Va.

The church was established in 1856 by church goers who wanted a church of their own and separate from Point Pleasant Church.

75. Buffalo Presbyterian Church, Buffalo, Putnam County, W. Va.

The church was established in 1835.

76. Methodist Church, Buffalo, Putnam County, W. Va.

The church was established in 1835.

77. Methodist Church, Buffalo, 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.

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

Established in 1838, the church is one of the oldest organizations in the Kanawha Valley.

79. The First Baptist Church of Buffalo, Buffalo, Putnam County, W. Va.

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

80. Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, Hurricane, Putnam 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.

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

The building was erected as a house of worship in 1859.

82. Methodist Protestant 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.

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

The church was built in 1883 near the town of Newburg.

84. Concord Community Church, Fine Forks, Preston County, W. Va.

The church was founded in 1838.

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

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

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

The church was built of logs in 1835.

87. Old Log Church Known as Hamlin Chapel, Stony Creek, 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.

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

The church was officially organized in 1820.

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

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

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

The church was established in 1855.

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

The church building was erected in the early 1900's after years of holding services in a school house. The organization was likely established in the 1850's.

92. Circleville Methodist Church, Circleville, 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.

93. 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.

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

The church building in the photograph was used until 1888 when another building was erected to suit the church's needs. The church's beginnings stem back to before 1797, but written records only begin at 1814.

95. Mt. Hope Lutheran Church, Upper Tract, 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.

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