This blog will provide information about cemeteries and graveyards in both Monroe and Greenbrier Counties in West Virginia.

Our Mission

Our mission is to log locale's and photographs of as many graves and cemeteries as possible within Monroe and Greenbrier Counties.

We are a one-woman team, so progress may be slow, and will take place as weather permits. If you know of a cemetery or graveyard that you would like to see showcased here, please let us know.

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Thursday, April 15, 2010

The Old Rehobeth Church Cemetery - Continued

More views of the Church:

A view of the end gable and the roof joints.

A support beam near the center of the church.

National Register of Historic Places plaque on exterior wall of the church.


REHOBOTH
OLDEST CHURCH BUILDING
WEST OF THE ALLEGHENY MOUNTAINS
SOCIETY OF METHODISTS ORGANIZED
1784
FIRST BISHOP OF AMERICAN METHODISTS
FRANCIS ASBURY
WAS PRESENT AT THE RAISING OF THE CHURCH
1785
DEDICATED THIS LOG MEETING HOUSE
1786
AND HELD THREE ANNUAL CONFERENCES IN
MAY 1792, 1793, 1796.
THE CHURCH WAS BUILT CHIEFLY BY THE
MEANS OF AND THROUGH THE INDUSTRY OF
EDWARD KEENAN
WHO DEEDED FOR CHURCH AND
BURYING GROUNDS FIVE ACRES FOR
AS LONG AS GRASS GROWS AND WATER FLOWS
RESTORED IN 1927 UNDER SUPERVISION OF
REVEREND GEORGE W. RICHARDSON
PRESIDING ELDER

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