Antioch Church Marker

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Antioch in Prince William County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Antioch Church

By Craig Swain, June 23, 2007

1. Antioch Church Marker

Inscription. Organized April 22, 1837, the nineteen original members of Antioch Baptist Church worshipped in a small log building until the stone church was erected in 1842. Baptisms were held in the creek behind the church. In 1901, the congregation tore down the stone church because of structural damage and erected the present building. The Women's Missionary Society acquired the adjacent log house in 1926 and deeded it to the church in 1957. In 1962 the church was closed due to a dwindling congregation, but was reopened in 1996. The annual Homecoming Meeting has continued since 1922.

Marker series. This marker is included in the Virginia, Prince William County Historical Commission marker series.

Location. 38° 51.465′ N, 77° 41.057′ W. Marker is in Antioch, Virginia, in Prince William County. Marker is on Waterfall Road (Virginia Route 601), on the right when traveling east. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Haymarket VA 20169, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Hopewell Gap (within shouting distance of this marker); The Carolina Road (approx. 2.6 miles away); Free People Of Color At Thoroughfare (approx. 2.6 miles away); Chapman's Mill (approx. 2.6 miles away); Thoroughfare Gap (approx. 2.8 miles away); Campaign of Second Manassas (approx. 2.8 miles away); a different marker also named Thoroughfare Gap (approx. 2.8 miles away); Simon Kenton’s Birthplace (approx. 2.8 miles away).