Greenbrier West in Chesapeake, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Oak Grove Methodist Church

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 28, 2011

1. Oak Grove Methodist Church Marker

Inscription.
A direct outgrowth of the New Mill Creek Society organized in 1772 by the Rev. Joseph Pilmoor, the first official Methodist missionary to America. Methodist meetings were held as early as 1770 in the Cutherell home, a regular preaching place for more than forty years. The first meeting house, called Cutherell’s or Cutherell Church, was located about one mile west of here. The present building was built in 1852 and has since been enlarged.

Erected 1970 by Owen Mfg. Corp.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1772.

Location. 36° 43.985′ N, 76° 14.416′ W. Marker is in Chesapeake, Virginia. It is in Greenbrier West. It is at the intersection of North Battlefield Boulevard (Virginia Route 168) and Great Bridge Boulevard ( Route 190), on the right when traveling south on North Battlefield Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 472 N Battlefield Blvd, Chesapeake VA 23320, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Hampton Roads,

specifically in Coastal Virginia,

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

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 walking distance of this marker: Welcome (approx. ¾ mile away); Bridging the Past with the Present (approx. ¾ mile away); The Battle of Great Bridge (approx. ¾ mile away); a different marker also named

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Village of Great Bridge (approx. ¾ mile away); What is a Lock? (approx. ¾ mile away); Why Build a Canal Here? (approx. ¾ mile away); Liquid Highways (approx. ¾ mile away); The Iron Titans Tame the Marsh (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chesapeake.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Village of Great Bridge (was approx. ¾ mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . Oak Grove United Methodist Church‎. Church website homepage (Submitted on October 29, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)

N Battlefield Blvd (facing south) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 28, 2011

2. N Battlefield Blvd (facing south)

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 28, 2011

3. Oak Grove Methodist Church Marker

Oak Grove Methodist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 28, 2011

4. Oak Grove Methodist Church

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 29, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,307 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 29, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.