Near Glenville in Gilmer County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Job’s Temple

Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 30, 2021

1. Job’s Temple Marker

Inscription. Begun. 1860; finished after the Civil War; handhewn log church is oldest in Gilmer County. Job’s Temple Class of Methodist Evangelical Church South was organized in 1866 by the Rev. G.S. McCutchen, first pastor. First trustees were Levi Snider, Salathiel, William & N.W. Stalnaker, Christian Kuhl, James Pickens, and Edward Gainer. Placed on National Register in 1979.

Erected 2007 by West Virginia Division of Archives & History.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.

Location. 38° 55.908′ N, 80° 57.75′ W. Marker is near Glenville, West Virginia, in Gilmer County. It is on Little Kanawha Parkway (West Virginia Route 5) 0.1 miles east of Job Run Road (Route 35/4), on the right when traveling east. It is 10 miles west of Glenville. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Normantown WV 25267, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Virginia’s Little Kanawha Valley.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and

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specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Job's Temple (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Stalnaker Plantation / Old Stalnaker Family Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); Engle Homestead (approx. 3½ miles away); Glenville (approx. 6.7 miles away); a different marker also named Glenville (approx. 6.7 miles away); WV Rosie the Riveter Bell (approx. 6.7 miles away); Gilmer County Veterans Memorial (approx. 6.8 miles away); The Gilmer Rifles (approx. 6.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Glenville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Site of First Gilmer Court (was approx. 0.9 miles away but has been permanently removed).

More about this marker. Marker is across the road from the log church.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 30, 2021

2. Job’s Temple Marker

Job’s Temple Methodist Evangelical Church, South image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 30, 2021

3. Job’s Temple Methodist Evangelical Church, South

It is across the road from the marker.

Job’s Temple image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, December 27, 2021

4. Job’s Temple

Interior of Job’s Temple image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, December 27, 2021

5. Interior of Job’s Temple

Job’s Temple National Register of Historic Places Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, December 27, 2021

6. Job’s Temple National Register of Historic Places Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 16, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2021, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 500 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 1, 2021, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 4, 5, 6. submitted on January 6, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.