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Crabbottom, Pendleton circuit: dedicated 1902, by A. P. Funkhouser.
Cumberland: built by A. J. Secrist; dedicated December 20th, 1908, by W. F. Gruver; cost,
$6,604.81.
Dayton: dedicated June, 1878 by Bishops Glossbrenner and Hott; cost, $2,500; built by A. P.
Funkhouser; burnt down 1904; second (brick) dedicated 1904, by Bishop W. M. Weekley; cost,
$6,100; addition dedicated by Bishop W. M. Bell, April 14th, 1918; cost, $5,000.
East Point: dedicated about 1895 by J. W. Hicks; cost, $1,000; preaching in free church near by
for at least forty years; Noah Shuler (?) a member of first congregation.
Edinburg: built 1850; cost, $500.
Fountain: built by C. P. Dyche; dedicated May 6th, 1906, by George P. Hott; cost, $1,495.
Fern Hill, Swift Bun circuit: built by Carl W. Hiser and E. E. Miller, 1919; cost, $1,350.
Fairview, at Laymansville: built by J. F. Snyder, 1900; dedicated by H. H. Fout; frame; cost,
$1,200; seating capacity, 300.
Fairview: built, 1869 by P. H. Thomas, dedicated by Bishop Glossbrenner; cost, $1,000; class
now disbanded.
Fairview: built by W. L. Childress, 1896; dedicated by A. P. Funkhouser.
Friendship: first church built 1867 by J. W. Howe (?), cost, $800; second by C. H. Crowell about
1890; cost, $1,000.
Friendship, Inwood circuit: built by W. J. Lower, 1868; cost, $1,000.
Greensburg: first church (brick) built about 1878 by J. W. Kiracofe, cost, $1,500; second, built
1889 by W. F. Gruver; dedicated by J. D. Donovan; cost, $2,500; previous preaching in a log
church burned during the war; brick parsonage built by J. W. Howe, 1874, at cost of $1,500.
Greenway: built by S. K. Wine, 1899; dedicated by Dr. Carter; cost, $1,200.
Grove Hill: dedicated by J. W. Howe about 1867; new church dedicated 1894; cost, $1,000.
Harrisonburg: first church built 1896-97; second church (stone) built 1917-18; dedicated June
1st, 1918, by Bishop W. M. Weekley; cost, $93,000; construction manager, E. C. Wine; building
committee, F. W. Liskey, J. R. Liskey, D. H. Liskey, W. I. Good, and J. E. Pifer; parsonage built
1911; cost, $3,600.
Herwin Chapel: built near Linville by G. B. Fadeley; dedicated by W. L. Childress, 1899; cost,
$800.
Hazlewood, on Prince William circuit: bought 1895 from Presbyterians for $120.
Hishman, Hardy circuit: built by G. A. McGuire, and T. J. Coffman; dedicated August 18th,
1917, by A. S. Ham-mack; cost, $1,300.
Inwood: built by P. B. S. Busey, 1895; dedicated by Bishop Kephart; cost, $1,500; parsonage
built by Busey, 1897, at cost of $1,000; practically rebuilt 1915.
Jenkins Chapel, Hardy circuit: struck by lightning and burned to the ground 1918; no
insurance; restoration begun by T. J. Coffman; built by B. F. Spitzer; dedicated by W. G. Clegg
1920; cost, $1,500.
Johnsontown, W. Va., Christian church bought and remodeled under leadership of I. Summers;
dedicated June 25th, 1916.
Keezletown: built about 1850 on land given by Amos Keezle; second church by S. L. Baugher;
dedicated by A. S. Hammack, November 25, 1917; cost, $1,100.
Keplinger Chapel in Brock's Gap: log, built through George Keplinger; dedicated by Bishop
Markwood about 1858; cost, $500.
Kessell, South Branch circuit: built by J. W. Wright, 1917; dedicated by A. S. Hammack; cost,
$2,300.
Keyser: first church (frame) dedicated August 7th, 1904, by Bishop W. M. Weekley; cost,
$5,350; built by S. R. Ludwig; second church corner stone laid September 4th, 1921; to be built of
white vitrified brick; to cost $60,000; W. A. Wilt, pastor.
Lacey Springs: built through A. C. Long; dedicated about 1877; cost, about $3,800.
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Cumberland: built by A. J. Secrist; dedicated December 20th, 1908, by W. F. Gruver; cost,
$6,604.81.
Dayton: dedicated June, 1878 by Bishops Glossbrenner and Hott; cost, $2,500; built by A. P.
Funkhouser; burnt down 1904; second (brick) dedicated 1904, by Bishop W. M. Weekley; cost,
$6,100; addition dedicated by Bishop W. M. Bell, April 14th, 1918; cost, $5,000.
East Point: dedicated about 1895 by J. W. Hicks; cost, $1,000; preaching in free church near by
for at least forty years; Noah Shuler (?) a member of first congregation.
Edinburg: built 1850; cost, $500.
Fountain: built by C. P. Dyche; dedicated May 6th, 1906, by George P. Hott; cost, $1,495.
Fern Hill, Swift Bun circuit: built by Carl W. Hiser and E. E. Miller, 1919; cost, $1,350.
Fairview, at Laymansville: built by J. F. Snyder, 1900; dedicated by H. H. Fout; frame; cost,
$1,200; seating capacity, 300.
Fairview: built, 1869 by P. H. Thomas, dedicated by Bishop Glossbrenner; cost, $1,000; class
now disbanded.
Fairview: built by W. L. Childress, 1896; dedicated by A. P. Funkhouser.
Friendship: first church built 1867 by J. W. Howe (?), cost, $800; second by C. H. Crowell about
1890; cost, $1,000.
Friendship, Inwood circuit: built by W. J. Lower, 1868; cost, $1,000.
Greensburg: first church (brick) built about 1878 by J. W. Kiracofe, cost, $1,500; second, built
1889 by W. F. Gruver; dedicated by J. D. Donovan; cost, $2,500; previous preaching in a log
church burned during the war; brick parsonage built by J. W. Howe, 1874, at cost of $1,500.
Greenway: built by S. K. Wine, 1899; dedicated by Dr. Carter; cost, $1,200.
Grove Hill: dedicated by J. W. Howe about 1867; new church dedicated 1894; cost, $1,000.
Harrisonburg: first church built 1896-97; second church (stone) built 1917-18; dedicated June
1st, 1918, by Bishop W. M. Weekley; cost, $93,000; construction manager, E. C. Wine; building
committee, F. W. Liskey, J. R. Liskey, D. H. Liskey, W. I. Good, and J. E. Pifer; parsonage built
1911; cost, $3,600.
Herwin Chapel: built near Linville by G. B. Fadeley; dedicated by W. L. Childress, 1899; cost,
$800.
Hazlewood, on Prince William circuit: bought 1895 from Presbyterians for $120.
Hishman, Hardy circuit: built by G. A. McGuire, and T. J. Coffman; dedicated August 18th,
1917, by A. S. Ham-mack; cost, $1,300.
Inwood: built by P. B. S. Busey, 1895; dedicated by Bishop Kephart; cost, $1,500; parsonage
built by Busey, 1897, at cost of $1,000; practically rebuilt 1915.
Jenkins Chapel, Hardy circuit: struck by lightning and burned to the ground 1918; no
insurance; restoration begun by T. J. Coffman; built by B. F. Spitzer; dedicated by W. G. Clegg
1920; cost, $1,500.
Johnsontown, W. Va., Christian church bought and remodeled under leadership of I. Summers;
dedicated June 25th, 1916.
Keezletown: built about 1850 on land given by Amos Keezle; second church by S. L. Baugher;
dedicated by A. S. Hammack, November 25, 1917; cost, $1,100.
Keplinger Chapel in Brock's Gap: log, built through George Keplinger; dedicated by Bishop
Markwood about 1858; cost, $500.
Kessell, South Branch circuit: built by J. W. Wright, 1917; dedicated by A. S. Hammack; cost,
$2,300.
Keyser: first church (frame) dedicated August 7th, 1904, by Bishop W. M. Weekley; cost,
$5,350; built by S. R. Ludwig; second church corner stone laid September 4th, 1921; to be built of
white vitrified brick; to cost $60,000; W. A. Wilt, pastor.
Lacey Springs: built through A. C. Long; dedicated about 1877; cost, about $3,800.
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