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

Piney Grove Church Meeting Site

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 27, 2009

1. Piney Grove Church Meeting Site Marker

Inscription. Late in the 18th century, the Methodist Episcopal Church confronted the possibility of schism. James O'Kelly, a Methodist minister, began challenging Bishop Francis Asbury regarding his appointive powers, his management of church affairs, and other organizational matters late in the 1780s. After several years of intense debate within the church, O'Kelly and his followers broke away in 1792. On 2 Aug. 1793, O'Kelly's and Asbury's adherents met near this site at Piney Grove Church, which no longer stands, in a last attempt at reconciliation. The attempt failed, and O'Kelly and his followers soon formed the Christian Church.

Erected 1999 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number M-5.)

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 date for this entry is August 2, 1793.

Location. 37° 17.971′ N, 77° 36.105′ W. Marker is in Chesterfield, Virginia, in Chesterfield County. It is on River Road (Virginia Route 602) 0.2 miles east of Reedy Branch Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chesterfield VA 23838, 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

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8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pocahontas State Park (approx. 4.8 miles away); Civilian Conservation Corps - Company 2386 (approx. 5.1 miles away); CCC Camp Site (approx. 5.1 miles away); Clover Hill Mining District (approx. 6.1 miles away); Dividends for the Future (approx. 6.1 miles away); Col. John Banister (approx. 7.3 miles away); Eppington (approx. 7.4 miles away); The Battle of Sutherland (approx. 7.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chesterfield.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Colonel John Banister (was approx. 7.3 miles away but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it).

River Road (facing east) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 27, 2009

2. River Road (facing east)

Piney Grove Church Meeting Site image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 27, 2009

3. Piney Grove Church Meeting Site

Abandoned church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 27, 2009

4. Abandoned church

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 30, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,428 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 30, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.