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History of U.B. Churches in Harrisonburg-Staunton Region December 26, 2024
10. Cedar Grove U.B. Church [Harrisonburg, Rockingham County; 1886; 1954]
Cedar Grove UMC is located east of
Harrisonburg at 1712 Smithland Road,
Harrisonburg, VA 22802; (540) 298-8552. The
current pastor is Rev. Don L. Shull,
dshull35@gmail.com. Directions: From downtown
Harrisonburg, travel east on East Market Street; go
0.7 miles and turn left on to Old Furnace Road
(Road 718); and drive 1.5 miles. The church and its
cemetery are on the left side of the road.
The original Cedar Grove Church building
was one of the oldest U.B. Churches in Virginia. It
was dedicated November 1886 by Rev. J. D. Donavon, at a cost of $500. The church site is two and one-
half miles east of Harrisonburg.
On March 8, 1953, early Sunday morning, the
building was destroyed by fire. Two days later the
congregation met and made plans for the present structure,
and actual building of the new church got under way in late
September of the same year. The present church is of brick
veneer and cinder blocks. In addition to the main sanctuary,
it contains several Sunday school rooms and an assembly
room in the basement. (The picture with sunlight focused
on the church is from the 1960s.) [Glovier 1965, p. 156]
Mary Marie Koontz Arrington and Beatrice Phillips Reid
have identified 80 persons who were members of Cedar Grove U.B.
Church in the period 1880-1893 [Arrington 1984, pp. 41-45].
Conference Reports. In March 1884, Cedar Grove was
detached from Dayton Mission Station and attached to Lacey
Springs, then to be called Lacey Springs Mission, which
included Harrisonburg U.B. Church. In 1897 Cedar Grove
was detached from Lacey Springs Circuit and attached to
Harrisonburg Mission Station. On Harrisonburg Charge,
Cedar Grove reported 36 members in 1899 and 1901. The
Harrisonburg Charge report in 1906 noted that Cedar Grove
Church had been painted and carpeted. In 1945 Cedar
Grove U.B. Church was placed under the care of
Harrisonburg Quarterly Conference. Cedar Grove
improvements reported in 1947 cost $162; and the Board of
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10. Cedar Grove U.B. Church [Harrisonburg, Rockingham County; 1886; 1954]
Cedar Grove UMC is located east of
Harrisonburg at 1712 Smithland Road,
Harrisonburg, VA 22802; (540) 298-8552. The
current pastor is Rev. Don L. Shull,
dshull35@gmail.com. Directions: From downtown
Harrisonburg, travel east on East Market Street; go
0.7 miles and turn left on to Old Furnace Road
(Road 718); and drive 1.5 miles. The church and its
cemetery are on the left side of the road.
The original Cedar Grove Church building
was one of the oldest U.B. Churches in Virginia. It
was dedicated November 1886 by Rev. J. D. Donavon, at a cost of $500. The church site is two and one-
half miles east of Harrisonburg.
On March 8, 1953, early Sunday morning, the
building was destroyed by fire. Two days later the
congregation met and made plans for the present structure,
and actual building of the new church got under way in late
September of the same year. The present church is of brick
veneer and cinder blocks. In addition to the main sanctuary,
it contains several Sunday school rooms and an assembly
room in the basement. (The picture with sunlight focused
on the church is from the 1960s.) [Glovier 1965, p. 156]
Mary Marie Koontz Arrington and Beatrice Phillips Reid
have identified 80 persons who were members of Cedar Grove U.B.
Church in the period 1880-1893 [Arrington 1984, pp. 41-45].
Conference Reports. In March 1884, Cedar Grove was
detached from Dayton Mission Station and attached to Lacey
Springs, then to be called Lacey Springs Mission, which
included Harrisonburg U.B. Church. In 1897 Cedar Grove
was detached from Lacey Springs Circuit and attached to
Harrisonburg Mission Station. On Harrisonburg Charge,
Cedar Grove reported 36 members in 1899 and 1901. The
Harrisonburg Charge report in 1906 noted that Cedar Grove
Church had been painted and carpeted. In 1945 Cedar
Grove U.B. Church was placed under the care of
Harrisonburg Quarterly Conference. Cedar Grove
improvements reported in 1947 cost $162; and the Board of
II.B.10 Cedar Grove U.B. Church 93
