Calvary United Methodist Church

February 18, 2025

1. Calvary United Methodist Church Marker

Marker was stored at the Department of Public Works depot on Industrial Avenue after the church was disbanded. It was destroyed shortly after this photograph was taken.

Inscription. An outgrowth of the mother church on Lynn Street in Danville, the North Danville Methodist Episcopal Church, South. was founded by 47 devoted members at the corner of Church and Keen Streets on November 14, 1879. This was the first organized religious group in North Danville. On November 14, 1887, a new sanctuary on this site was dedicated and known as Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church, South. In 1968 the name was changed to Calvary United Methodist Church.

Erected 1982 by the Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. Funds donated by Sibyl G. and B. C. Starkey, Jr., in memory of her mother, Rosa Richardson Giles. It was dedicated on November 14. (Marker Number Q-5f.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is November 14, 1879.

Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 36° 35.894′ N, 79° 22.92′ W. Marker was in Danville, Virginia. It was at the intersection of North Main Street and Campbell Street on North Main Street. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 924 N Main St, Danville VA 24541, United States of America.

We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.

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Regionally, this marker was in Southside Virginia

and specifically in Central Virginia.

It was also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 walking distance of this location: Moffett Memorial Baptist Church (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Moffett (about 700 feet away); 714 North Main Street (approx. 0.2 miles away); North Danville (approx. ¼ mile away); The World's Largest Magic Wand (approx. ¼ mile away); Frederick Delius (approx. ¼ mile away); Historic Neapolis (approx. 0.3 miles away); Riverside Cotton Mills (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Danville.

Other markers no longer nearby. North Danville (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Lady Astor Rose (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been permanently removed).

More about this marker. This marker was removed when the church disbanded in 1989 and stored at the Danville Department of Public Works depot until 2025, when it was ordered destroyed. The church building is currently occupied by the Greater United Church Apostolic.

Regarding Calvary United Methodist Church. In 1987, at the recommendation of the Methodist Church, the Calvary, Piney Forest, and Sledd Memorial churches voted to merge. The surviving church to be Sledd Memorial at 608 Upper Street. The final Calvary United

The Former Calvary United Methodist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, November 7, 2024

2. The Former Calvary United Methodist Church

Now the Greater United Church Apostolic

Methodist Church service in this building was conducted on Palm Sunday, March 25, 1988, with a For Sale sign . The church building was sold in 1989.

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, January 25, 2025

3. The Former Calvary United Methodist Church

Above the Main Street entrance are the terra cotta numbers “1886,” the year the building was erected. Click on the image to zoom in to inspect.

Calvary M. E. Church, Danville, Va. image. Click for full size.

J.J. Prats Postcard Collection, circa 1918

4. Calvary M. E. Church, Danville, Va.

1918 or earlier postcard, divided back; no additional identifying information. Postmarked at the Upton Branch post office, Brooklyn N.Y., July 14, 1918, at 10 AM; addressed to Kendallville, Indiana.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 22, 2025, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia. This page has been viewed 313 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on February 22, 2025, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia. 2, 3. submitted on February 23, 2025, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia. 4. submitted on March 3, 2025, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.