Near Spring Grove in Surry County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

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Organization of the Christian Church

Photographed by Laura Troy, September 23, 2007

1. Organization of the Christian Church Marker

Inscription. At “Old Lebanon Church” here, the Christian Church was established under the leadership of James O’Kelly, August, 1794. O’Kelly had withdrawn from the Methodist Church, 1792.

Erected 1935 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number K-236.)

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 year for this entry is 1794.

Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 37° 7.474′ N, 76° 51.053′ W. Marker was near Spring Grove, Virginia, in Surry County. It was on Colonial Trail West (Virginia Route 10) west of Enos Farm, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 156 Colonial Trail W, Dendron VA 23839, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Coastal Virginia

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It was also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

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 2 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Organization of the Christian Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Christian Church (about 300 feet away); Surry County WWII Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.1

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miles away); Smith’s Fort Plantation (approx. 1.2 miles away); Chanco (approx. 1.3 miles away); Surry County War Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); Surry County Virginia (approx. 1.3 miles away); Capt. Jacob Faulcon, C.S.A. (approx. 1.3 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Surry County Confederate Monument (was approx. 1.3 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 24, 2007, by Laura Troy of Burke, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,892 times since then and 73 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on September 24, 2007, by Laura Troy of Burke, Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.