Moseley in Chesterfield County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Skinquarter Baptist Church
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, March 18, 2010
1. Skinquarter Baptist Church Marker
Inscription.
Skinquarter Baptist Church. . Pastor William Hickman and about 30 people founded Skinquarter Baptist Church in 1778. The first meetinghouse was located east of the church's cemetery. Hickman moved to Kentucky in 1784 and was an early Baptist leader there. Due to anti-missionary sentiment among the members, the congregation left the Middle District Baptist Association and became affiliated with the Zoar Association in 1836. However in 1848 they rejoined the Middle District Baptist Association. During the 19th century, five churches were organized from this congregation. Augustus Barton Rudd, a missionary to Mexico and Puerto Rico in the late 19th and 20th centuries, was a member. After a fire in 1890, the current church was initially built in 1891.
Pastor William Hickman and about 30 people founded Skinquarter Baptist Church in 1778. The first meetinghouse was located east of the church's cemetery. Hickman moved to Kentucky in 1784 and was an early Baptist leader there. Due to anti-missionary sentiment among the members, the congregation left the Middle District Baptist Association and became affiliated with the Zoar Association in 1836. However in 1848 they rejoined the Middle District Baptist Association. During the 19th century, five churches were organized from this congregation. Augustus Barton Rudd, a missionary to Mexico and Puerto Rico in the late 19th and 20th centuries, was a member. After a fire in 1890, the current church was initially built in 1891.
Erected 2002 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number O-67.)
Location. 37° 24.571′ N, 77° 47.509′ W. Marker is in Moseley, Virginia, in Chesterfield County. Marker is on Moseley Road (Virginia Route 605) 0.4 miles north of Skinquarter Road (Virginia Route
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603), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6900 Moseley Road, Moseley VA 23120, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Also see . . . Skinquarter Baptist Church. (Submitted on March 21, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, March 18, 2010
2. Moseley Rd (facing north)
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, March 18, 2010
3. Skinquarter Baptist Church
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, March 18, 2010
4. Nearby UDC Memorial
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, March 18, 2010
5. UDC Memorial
In memory of the Confederate Dead
of
Skinquarter
Erected by the Chesterfield Chapter, U.D.C.
Nov. 30, 1947
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, March 18, 2010
6. UDC Memorial Bench
If tears could build a stairway,
and memories a lane,
I'd walk right up to heaven
and bring you home again.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 21, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,784 times since then and 71 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on March 21, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.