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CHAPTER XXII
CHURCH DEDICATIONS
Note: "Built by" refers to the minister in whose pastorate the church was built. "Built through"
refers to the person or persons mainly instrumental in effecting the work.
Alpine, Berkeley Springs circuit: built by C. D. Bennett; dedicated August 6, 1905, by A. S.
Hammack; cost, $550.
Antioch, on New Creek circuit; built by J. H. Brunk, 1899, dedicated by Bishop Weaver; cost,
$1,000; a school-house previously used forty years.
Bayard: built by W. S. Rau; dedicated by H. H. Fout, November 19, 1906; cost, $2,100.
Belmont: dedicated 1884, by A. P. Funkhouser; cost, $1,000.
Berkeley Springs station; frame; built by G. W. Howe, 1869; dedicated 1870 by Bishop Weaver;
cost, $1,000; second church (concrete block) built by Geo. P. Hott; dedicated June, 30, 1907, by
Bishop J. S. Mills; cost, $6,578.84; parsonage (concrete block) built 1903 by E. E. Neff; cost,
$4,200.
Bethel, on Toms Brook circuit; built by Henry Jones; cost, $800.
Bethel, on Lacey Springs circuit; built by J. M. Eavy; built through A. C. Long and Betty Flook;
dedicated by J. W. Howe about 1889; cost $1,000; preaching for many years previously in the old
school Lutheran near by.
Bethlehem; brick; built through the Shueys; dedicated by Bishop Glossbrenner, cost, $1,300;
one of the first preaching points in the valley; at this place during the Annual Conference in 1852
Bishop Glossbrenner took the first missionary offering ever taken in the denomination, Bishop Erb
presiding; second church built by G. A. McGuire; dedicated by A. S. Hammack September 21st,
1918; cost, $7,320.
Big Pool: built by M. D. Mayselles; built through N. E. Funkhouser; dedicated August, 1911, by
A. S. Hammack; cost, $1,500.
Blairton: built by J. H. Ford; dedicated April 14, 1918, by Bishop W. M. Bell; cost, $12,000.
Bluff Dale, Albemarle circuit; dedicated by J. W. Howe.
Bridgewater: originally the private property of ------ Hoover, with entrance at rear; after Hoover
was drowned, bought from executors about 1858 with money raised by J. Markwood and wife;
never much congregation; sold by quarterly conference and Act of Assembly through J. W. Howe;
of proceeds, 40 per cent given to Augusta circuit parsonage at Spring Hill, 60 per cent to district
parsonage at Dayton, the first and only presiding elder parsonage; cost, $500.
Broadway: built by C. D. Helbert; dedicated by Bishop Dickson, 1891; cost, $1,500.
Buckhall, Prince William circuit: built by A. V. Vandersmith; dedicated by A. S. Hammack,
February 18th, 1905; cost, about $1,000.
Buck Hill, Jones Spring circuit: built by J. G. Ketchem; dedicated July, 1911, by W. F. Gruver;
cost, $600.
Cabin Run, West Frederick circuit: weatherboarded and plastered; built probably by B. Stickley;
improved by W. J. Miller about 1875; cost, $600.
Cedar Grove: dedicated by J. D. Donovan, about 1888; cost, $500.
Cherry Grove: built by W. F. Gruver and J. D. Donovan; dedicated about 1890 by J. N. Fries;
cost, $600.
Cherry Run: built by D. G. Brimlow, 1914; dedicated November 1st, by A. S. Hammack.
Churchville: built by J. E. Whitesel, 1878; dedicated by Z. Warner; cost, $3,500; old church
built in partnership with the Methodists.
Clay Hill, Rockbridge circuit: built, 1856; dedicated by Bishop Glossbrenner; cost, $600.
Claysville, New Creek circuit: built by William Fout, about 1850-55.
Colvinstown, Edinburg circuit: built by J. D. Freed, 1872; dedicated by Bishop Weaver; cost,
$1,500.
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CHURCH DEDICATIONS
Note: "Built by" refers to the minister in whose pastorate the church was built. "Built through"
refers to the person or persons mainly instrumental in effecting the work.
Alpine, Berkeley Springs circuit: built by C. D. Bennett; dedicated August 6, 1905, by A. S.
Hammack; cost, $550.
Antioch, on New Creek circuit; built by J. H. Brunk, 1899, dedicated by Bishop Weaver; cost,
$1,000; a school-house previously used forty years.
Bayard: built by W. S. Rau; dedicated by H. H. Fout, November 19, 1906; cost, $2,100.
Belmont: dedicated 1884, by A. P. Funkhouser; cost, $1,000.
Berkeley Springs station; frame; built by G. W. Howe, 1869; dedicated 1870 by Bishop Weaver;
cost, $1,000; second church (concrete block) built by Geo. P. Hott; dedicated June, 30, 1907, by
Bishop J. S. Mills; cost, $6,578.84; parsonage (concrete block) built 1903 by E. E. Neff; cost,
$4,200.
Bethel, on Toms Brook circuit; built by Henry Jones; cost, $800.
Bethel, on Lacey Springs circuit; built by J. M. Eavy; built through A. C. Long and Betty Flook;
dedicated by J. W. Howe about 1889; cost $1,000; preaching for many years previously in the old
school Lutheran near by.
Bethlehem; brick; built through the Shueys; dedicated by Bishop Glossbrenner, cost, $1,300;
one of the first preaching points in the valley; at this place during the Annual Conference in 1852
Bishop Glossbrenner took the first missionary offering ever taken in the denomination, Bishop Erb
presiding; second church built by G. A. McGuire; dedicated by A. S. Hammack September 21st,
1918; cost, $7,320.
Big Pool: built by M. D. Mayselles; built through N. E. Funkhouser; dedicated August, 1911, by
A. S. Hammack; cost, $1,500.
Blairton: built by J. H. Ford; dedicated April 14, 1918, by Bishop W. M. Bell; cost, $12,000.
Bluff Dale, Albemarle circuit; dedicated by J. W. Howe.
Bridgewater: originally the private property of ------ Hoover, with entrance at rear; after Hoover
was drowned, bought from executors about 1858 with money raised by J. Markwood and wife;
never much congregation; sold by quarterly conference and Act of Assembly through J. W. Howe;
of proceeds, 40 per cent given to Augusta circuit parsonage at Spring Hill, 60 per cent to district
parsonage at Dayton, the first and only presiding elder parsonage; cost, $500.
Broadway: built by C. D. Helbert; dedicated by Bishop Dickson, 1891; cost, $1,500.
Buckhall, Prince William circuit: built by A. V. Vandersmith; dedicated by A. S. Hammack,
February 18th, 1905; cost, about $1,000.
Buck Hill, Jones Spring circuit: built by J. G. Ketchem; dedicated July, 1911, by W. F. Gruver;
cost, $600.
Cabin Run, West Frederick circuit: weatherboarded and plastered; built probably by B. Stickley;
improved by W. J. Miller about 1875; cost, $600.
Cedar Grove: dedicated by J. D. Donovan, about 1888; cost, $500.
Cherry Grove: built by W. F. Gruver and J. D. Donovan; dedicated about 1890 by J. N. Fries;
cost, $600.
Cherry Run: built by D. G. Brimlow, 1914; dedicated November 1st, by A. S. Hammack.
Churchville: built by J. E. Whitesel, 1878; dedicated by Z. Warner; cost, $3,500; old church
built in partnership with the Methodists.
Clay Hill, Rockbridge circuit: built, 1856; dedicated by Bishop Glossbrenner; cost, $600.
Claysville, New Creek circuit: built by William Fout, about 1850-55.
Colvinstown, Edinburg circuit: built by J. D. Freed, 1872; dedicated by Bishop Weaver; cost,
$1,500.
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