Old Bethany Church Explained

Old Bethany Church
Location:Main and Church Sts., Bethany, West Virginia
Coordinates:40.2064°N -80.5542°W
Built:1852
Added:December 12, 1976
Refnum:76001932

Old Bethany Church, also known as Old Bethany Church of Christ and Old Meetinghouse of the Bethany, is a historic Disciples of Christ church located at Main and Church Streets in Bethany, Brooke County, West Virginia. It was built in 1852, and is a two bay by five bay, brick meeting house-style building on a fieldstone and sandstone foundation. It is the second church building on this site and notable in the Disciples of Christ for its association with Alexander Campbell (1788–1866).[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Old Bethany Church. March 1976. 2011-07-23 . James E. Harding. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.