Henrico in Henrico County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Bethlehem Baptist Church

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 18, 2009

1. Bethlehem Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. In 1828, nine people organized a Sunday school in a log schoolhouse, five miles from the Richmond City limits. Students from the Virginia Baptist Seminary, now the University of Richmond, helped it become the Bethlehem Baptist Church. The church received its charter on May 31, 1838 and built a new structure in 1839. It reportedly served as a first aid station during the Civil War, burned about 1870 and was rebuilt. A brick Gothic-style church opened on July 25, 1909. On November 3, 1920, this structure burned. Members dedicated the present building on November 6, 1921.

Erected 1995 by County of Henrico. (Marker Number HC-3.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1917.

Location. 37° 36.626′ N, 77° 29.939′ W. Marker is in Henrico, Virginia, in Henrico County. It is on Penick Road 0.1 miles west of Davista Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4210 Penick Road, Henrico VA 23228, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Piedmont,

in Central Virginia,

and in the Richmond Metropolitan Area.

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Westwood Club (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Courthouse Today (approx. 1.6 miles away);

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The Courthouses in Richmond (approx. 1.6 miles away); Henrico County (approx. 1.6 miles away); The Early Courthouses in Varina (approx. 1.6 miles away); Grace Evelyn Arents (approx. 1.7 miles away); The Markel Building (approx. 1.8 miles away); Young's Spring (approx. 1.9 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Outer Defenses (was approx. one mile away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Bethlehem Baptist Church of Richmond, Va. (Submitted on December 18, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 18, 2009

2. Bethlehem Baptist Church Marker

Bethlehem Baptist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 18, 2009

3. Bethlehem Baptist Church

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 18, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,603 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 18, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.