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The Oakland Methodist church is probably the oldest continuous rural congregation in Morgan County. It was officially established in 1824.
Established in 1836, it was the first ever church to be organized in what is now Raleigh County.
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.
The Evangelical United Brethren church was organized in 1854.The caption written on the back of the image reads:"First row of adults, left to right: A.J. Summers, retired M.E. Minister; Rev. Donald Lockhart - the pastor in 1955; Dr. J.L. Miles E.U.B. Conference Superintendent in 1955.Just behind and to the left are two former pastors of our church, left to right: Paul Brake, Rev. E.A. Crites of Bridgeport, W. Va."
The photo of the church was printed on the front page of the morning worship service pamphlet, where on the back serves as an itinerary and hymnal guide.The church was established prior to August of 1855. By the 1960's, it held the largest congregation in all of Berkeley Springs.
The church was organized in 1869.
This church was organized in 1869.
The church was organized in 1841.  The current church was built in 1921.
The church was organized in 1855 in the Ten Mile District.  The original church had to relocated to clear the way for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
Mrs. White, wife of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company president, is pictured with an unidentified man during the centennial event.
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.
The church was built in 1883 near the town of Newburg.