Rehoboth Church

Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 30, 2015

1. Rehoboth Church Marker

The prior, undated, roadside historical marker can be found in the museum next to the church, in the lobby.

Inscription. Indians were still about when Rehoboth Church was dedicated by Bishop Asbury in 1786, and rifles as well as Bibles were carried by the worshipers. This is the oldest church building west of the Allegheny Mountains.

Erected by West Virginia Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Francis Asbury, Traveling Methodist Preacher, and the West Virginia Archives and History series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1786.

Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 37° 35.381′ N, 80° 30.382′ W. Marker was near Union, West Virginia, in Monroe County. It was on Rehoboth Church Road (County Road 3/8) 0.2 miles north of Sweet Springs Valley Road (State Route 3), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 186 Rehoboth Church Road, Union WV 24983, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in the Southern Coalfields.

It was also in the American South,

specifically

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in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it was in 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Rehoboth (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Rehoboth Church (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Union College (approx. 1.9 miles away); Gen. John Echols House (approx. 2 miles away); Ames Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 2 miles away); a different marker also named Bishop Matthew W. Clair, Sr. (approx. 2 miles away); Crook's Occupation of Union (approx. 2 miles away); Civil War Monument (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Union.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Bishop Matthew W. Clair, Sr. (was approx. 2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Credits. This page was last revised on April 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2026, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 14 times since then. Photo 1. submitted on June 2, 2015, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.