A group of church goers are gathered outside of the church, which was established in the Rock Gap District in 1797. The chapel had a greater influence on rural religion and in the spread of the German Evangelical movement than any other in Morgan County, W. Va. For years, the German preachers of the United Brethren shared the chapel with English Methodist preachers, often conducting services in both the English and German languages.

Ambrose Chapel, Rock Gap District, Morgan County, W. Va.

Identifier:: 051101
Collection Number:: A&M 1667
Title:: Ambrose Chapel, Rock Gap District, Morgan County, W. Va.
Date:: undated
Description:: A group of church goers are gathered outside of the church, which was established in the Rock Gap District in 1797. The chapel had a greater influence on rural religion and in the spread of the German Evangelical movement than any other in Morgan County, W. Va. For years, the German preachers of the United Brethren shared the chapel with English Methodist preachers, often conducting services in both the English and German languages.
Subjects:: Counties--Morgan., Churches., Church buildings--West Virginia., West Virginia--Centennial celebrations, etc., Methodist church buildings--West Virginia.
Corporate Names:: Church of the United Brethren in Christ (1800-1889)
Acquisition Source:: Centennial Church History Project. County Chairman
Acquisition Method:: Gift
Medium:: print
Projects:: West Virginia History OnView