Near Kenbridge in Lunenburg County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

St. John’s Protestant Episcopal Church

Photographed by J. J. Prats, August 21, 2017

1. St. John’s Protestant Episcopal Church Marker

Inscription. Three miles west stood St. John’s Protestant Episcopal Church of Cumberland Parish. Bishop William Meade consecrated the building, later known as St. John’s Woodend, in 1832. The Rev. Charles C. Taliaferro was its first minister. The church’s predecessor, Flat Rock Church, had been built by 1760. With its recessed entrance and low church chancel arrangement, St. John’s reflected the distinctive style of church architecture then popular in Virginia. The congregation dispersed by 1963. The legacy of parish records, communion silver, stained glass windows, and stewardship of the cemetery passed to the Episcopal Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew, in Kenbridge.

Erected 2014 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number SN-68.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1832.

Location. 36° 52.746′ N, 78° 4.995′ W. Marker is near Kenbridge, Virginia, in Lunenburg County. It is at the intersection of South

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Hill Road (Virginia Route 138) and Brickland Road (County Route 613), on the left when traveling south on South Hill Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kenbridge VA 23944, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Piedmont,

in Southside Virginia,

and specifically in Central Virginia.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: St. John’s Church (approx. 6 miles away); Craig's Mill (approx. 6.1 miles away); Town of Kenbridge (approx. 6.1 miles away); Kennedy's Store ca. 1908 (approx. 6.2 miles away); Danieltown (approx. 7 miles away); The Glebe of Cumberland Parish (approx. 7.6 miles away); Saint Paul’s Chapel School (approx.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, August 21, 2017

2. St. John’s Protestant Episcopal Church Marker

7.8 miles away); Brunswick County / Mecklenburg County (approx. 8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kenbridge.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Craig's Mill (was approx. 6.1 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Credits. This page was last revised on August 30, 2017. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2017, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 742 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 30, 2017, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.

Editor’s want-list for this marker. Old photos of the church • Photos of the cemetery • Photos of the stained glass windows, now at the Kenbridge parish hall • Can you help?