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Mount Zion above Mount Solon: dedicated by J. Mark-wood 1849, a great revival immediately
following, conducted by W. Knott and G. Huffman; cost, $800.
Mount Zion, Rockbridge circuit: dedicated by A. S. Hammack June 1903; construction begun by
W. S. Rau, completed by brethren of the appointment, led by C. S. Yago; cost, $1,000.
Naked Creek: built about 1875; dedicated by J. W. Howe; cost, $500.
Otterbein: built about 1834 on land donated by David Whitmore; Jacob Miller, carpenter.
Otterbein, Albemarle circuit: built 1875 (?); cost, $300.
Otterbein: first church built by W. J. Miller, 1870; cost $600; second by W. H. Sampsell, 1898;
cost, $1,000.
Otterbein: Edinburg Circuit; old time church; first building built about 1840; second church built
by F. B. Chubb; dedicated by Dr. J. A. Funkhouser, September 9th, 1914. Mr. 0. Funkhouser gave
the pipe organ; total value. $6,000.
Petersburg, W. Va.: built by J. W. Stearn; dedicated June 18th, 1917, by Bishop W. M. Weekley,
G. H. Whitesel. construction manager; cost, $9,750.
Pikeside, Inwood circuit: built by W. D. Mitchell, dedicated August 10th, 1913.
Pleasant Grove: built 1838, and $300 raised the day of dedication; logs hewn in the woods near
by, those for the south side being given by the father of Elijah Huffman, those for the east by Jacob
and Peter Whitesel, those for the west by Abram Funkhouser, those for the north by Jacob Pifer;
each party gave six of the 24 benches; dedication by Reeser; pulpit at first on north side; Pifer a
carpenter and worked on the church; George Huffman and William Knott had a great revival here;
new church built by A. J. Secrist; dedicated 1915 by A. S. Hammack; L. W. Swank a leader in the
work; cost, $2,400.
Pleasant Hill, Jones Spring Circuit: dedicated by Bishop Weekley, August 1st, 1915; built by D.
G. Brimlow; cost. $1,200.
Pleasant Plain, Inwood circuit; built by J. R. Ridenour, 1885.
Pleasant Valley: first church built 1860; burned 1862; second built by P. H. Thomas, 1868;
dedicated by Bishop Glossbrenner; cost,, $1,000.
Prize Hill, Albemarle circuit: finished by W. S. Rau, 1896; dedicated by A. P. Funkhouser; cost
$700.
Red Bud, Inwood Circuit: built 1882 by John M. Hott; cost $1,000; reopened by J. W. Howe,
1896.
Reed's Creek, Franklin circuit: built by A. P. Walton 1898; cost, $500.
Ridings Chapel: built about 1888; cost, $1,000.
Riverton, W. Va.: built by J. W. Brill, 1900.
Ridgely: built 1916 through the instrumentality of the Virginia C. E. Society; cost, $3,000.
Tabernacle built by H. E. Richardson and dedicated by A. S. Hammack.
Ridings Chapel, Frederick circuit: built by J. C. S. Myers; dedicated September 6th, 1908 by A.
S. Hammack; cost, $1,802.
Roanoke: first church built by S. L. Rice, 1895; a second church was built in N. W. Roanoke,
and discontinued in 1906; a new church was re-located and built by C. H. Crowell; dedicated
September 29th, 1907, by Dr. Parrett; cost, $15,372.
Salem, near Singers Glen: built during civil war and dedicated by Bishop Glossbrenner;
probably the only United Brethren church built within the Confederacy; old Methodist Episcopal
church at Green Hill bought and moved to Salem; built by J. W. Howe and W. J. Miller; cost, $500.
Salem, Elkton circuit: built by J. H. Brunk; dedicated November 16th, 1902; cost, $800.
Salem, Inwood circuit; built 1879; reopened October 13th, 1907, by W. F. Gruver.
Shady Grove: dedicated by Bishop Weaver about 1870, after payment had been hanging so
long that Presiding Elder Howe had the quarterly conference authorize a sale; debt paid by new
subscribers; cost, $1,000.
Shiloh: built by W. H. Clary about 1844; cost, $800; second church built 1917 by F. B. Chubb;
cost $1,400.
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following, conducted by W. Knott and G. Huffman; cost, $800.
Mount Zion, Rockbridge circuit: dedicated by A. S. Hammack June 1903; construction begun by
W. S. Rau, completed by brethren of the appointment, led by C. S. Yago; cost, $1,000.
Naked Creek: built about 1875; dedicated by J. W. Howe; cost, $500.
Otterbein: built about 1834 on land donated by David Whitmore; Jacob Miller, carpenter.
Otterbein, Albemarle circuit: built 1875 (?); cost, $300.
Otterbein: first church built by W. J. Miller, 1870; cost $600; second by W. H. Sampsell, 1898;
cost, $1,000.
Otterbein: Edinburg Circuit; old time church; first building built about 1840; second church built
by F. B. Chubb; dedicated by Dr. J. A. Funkhouser, September 9th, 1914. Mr. 0. Funkhouser gave
the pipe organ; total value. $6,000.
Petersburg, W. Va.: built by J. W. Stearn; dedicated June 18th, 1917, by Bishop W. M. Weekley,
G. H. Whitesel. construction manager; cost, $9,750.
Pikeside, Inwood circuit: built by W. D. Mitchell, dedicated August 10th, 1913.
Pleasant Grove: built 1838, and $300 raised the day of dedication; logs hewn in the woods near
by, those for the south side being given by the father of Elijah Huffman, those for the east by Jacob
and Peter Whitesel, those for the west by Abram Funkhouser, those for the north by Jacob Pifer;
each party gave six of the 24 benches; dedication by Reeser; pulpit at first on north side; Pifer a
carpenter and worked on the church; George Huffman and William Knott had a great revival here;
new church built by A. J. Secrist; dedicated 1915 by A. S. Hammack; L. W. Swank a leader in the
work; cost, $2,400.
Pleasant Hill, Jones Spring Circuit: dedicated by Bishop Weekley, August 1st, 1915; built by D.
G. Brimlow; cost. $1,200.
Pleasant Plain, Inwood circuit; built by J. R. Ridenour, 1885.
Pleasant Valley: first church built 1860; burned 1862; second built by P. H. Thomas, 1868;
dedicated by Bishop Glossbrenner; cost,, $1,000.
Prize Hill, Albemarle circuit: finished by W. S. Rau, 1896; dedicated by A. P. Funkhouser; cost
$700.
Red Bud, Inwood Circuit: built 1882 by John M. Hott; cost $1,000; reopened by J. W. Howe,
1896.
Reed's Creek, Franklin circuit: built by A. P. Walton 1898; cost, $500.
Ridings Chapel: built about 1888; cost, $1,000.
Riverton, W. Va.: built by J. W. Brill, 1900.
Ridgely: built 1916 through the instrumentality of the Virginia C. E. Society; cost, $3,000.
Tabernacle built by H. E. Richardson and dedicated by A. S. Hammack.
Ridings Chapel, Frederick circuit: built by J. C. S. Myers; dedicated September 6th, 1908 by A.
S. Hammack; cost, $1,802.
Roanoke: first church built by S. L. Rice, 1895; a second church was built in N. W. Roanoke,
and discontinued in 1906; a new church was re-located and built by C. H. Crowell; dedicated
September 29th, 1907, by Dr. Parrett; cost, $15,372.
Salem, near Singers Glen: built during civil war and dedicated by Bishop Glossbrenner;
probably the only United Brethren church built within the Confederacy; old Methodist Episcopal
church at Green Hill bought and moved to Salem; built by J. W. Howe and W. J. Miller; cost, $500.
Salem, Elkton circuit: built by J. H. Brunk; dedicated November 16th, 1902; cost, $800.
Salem, Inwood circuit; built 1879; reopened October 13th, 1907, by W. F. Gruver.
Shady Grove: dedicated by Bishop Weaver about 1870, after payment had been hanging so
long that Presiding Elder Howe had the quarterly conference authorize a sale; debt paid by new
subscribers; cost, $1,000.
Shiloh: built by W. H. Clary about 1844; cost, $800; second church built 1917 by F. B. Chubb;
cost $1,400.
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