Old Bethany Church

Main and Church Sts., Bethany, West Virginia. County/parish: Brooke.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places December 12, 1976. NRIS 76001932.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Old Bethany Church of Christ
  • Old Meetinghouse of the Bethany

From Wikipedia:

Old Bethany Church

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).

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

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/86534851

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