Near Richmond in Chesterfield County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Providence United Methodist Church

Photographed by Kelly Siech, September 23, 2009

1. Providence United Methodist Church Marker

Inscription. Established by 1807, the Providence Church congregation of the Methodist Episcopal Church became one of the first Methodist congregations in Chesterfield County to build a permanent house of worship when it constructed a meeting house here before 1813. The congregation included both whites and blacks. During the Civil War, soldiers from both sides used the church for shelter. In 1896 the congregation built a Gothic Revival church here: it was replaced in 1958.

Erected 1991 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number O-37.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1807.

Location. 37° 29.099′ N, 77° 32.95′ W. Marker is near Richmond, Virginia, in Chesterfield County. It is on South Providence Road near Midlothian, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 814 South Providence Road, Richmond VA 23236, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont

and in Central Virginia.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bethlehem Baptist Church (approx. 1.8 miles away); First Railroad in Virginia (approx. 2.7 miles away); Black Heath

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(approx. 3.9 miles away); Huguenot Settlement (approx. 3.9 miles away); Trabue's Tavern (approx. 4.4 miles away); Atlantic Coastline Railroad Bridge (approx. 4.4 miles away); Frederick William Sievers (approx. 4.4 miles away); Forest Hill Park (approx. 4.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Richmond.

Other markers no longer nearby. Bethlehem Baptist Church (was approx. 1.8 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Bellona Arsenal (was approx. 2.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Chesterfield Railroad (was approx. 2.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 24, 2009, by Kelly Siech of Fort Rucker, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,533 times since then and 15 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on September 24, 2009, by Kelly Siech of Fort Rucker, Alabama. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.