Old Bethany Church, also known as Old Bethany Church of Christ and Old Meetinghouse of the Bethany, is a historic Disciples of Christ

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

The Christian Church is a Mainline Protestant denomination in North America. It is often referred to as The Christian Church, The Disciples of Christ, or more simply as The Disciples...

 church located at Main and Church Streets in Bethany

Bethany, West Virginia

Bethany is a town in Brooke County, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 985 at the 2000 census. The Town of Bethany is home to Bethany College.-History:...

, Brooke County, West Virginia

Brooke County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 25,447 people, 10,396 households, and 7,152 families residing in the county. The population density was 286 people per square mile . There were 11,150 housing units at an average density of 126 per square mile...

. It was built in 1852, and is a two bay by five bay, brick meeting house

Meeting house

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-style building on a fieldstone

Fieldstone

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 and sandstone

Sandstone

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 foundation. It is the second church building on this site and notable in the Disciples of Christ for its association with Alexander Campbell (1788–1866).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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 in 1976.

External links

• Bethany Church of Christ, Main & Church Streets, Bethany, Brooke, WV: 2 photos, 2 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Building Survey