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Bridgeport was first settled between 1771 and 1774 with the establishment of Simpson Creek Baptist Church, one of the first churches west of the Allegheny Mountains, and surrounding log cabins. [5] The town is believed to have been named for a bridge across Simpson Creek, but it is unclear what bridge was the namesake.
Baptist church in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Pages in category "Baptist churches in West Virginia" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
Mount Zion Baptist Church. Mount Zion Baptist Church, Wood County, West Virginia was founded in 1815 in the community of Mineral Wells, West Virginia on Route 14. On May 15, 1815, Mrs. Elizabeth Kettle opened her home for the organization of this frontier baptist church. The church first called Rev. John Drake to an area then called Butcher Bend.
The Old Regular Baptist Churches of Jesus Christ in the United States, along with the Regular Primitive Baptists, trace their history to churches that sprang up in the American Colonies. These early churches had been organized as Regular Baptist Churches and Separate Baptist Churches in Christ, and were found from New England to Georgia.
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The Fifth Avenue Baptist Church is a tall two-story, end gable church. It was built in 1916, with Classical Revival architecture that sits next to the Trinity Episcopal Church. [3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the Downtown Huntington Historic District in 1986. [1]
There are listings in every one of West Virginia's 55 counties. Listings range from prehistoric sites such as Grave Creek Mound , to Cool Spring Farm in the state's eastern panhandle, one of the state's first homesteads, to relatively newer, yet still historical, residences and commercial districts.
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