Salem Methodist Church
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Markerman62
N 37° 18.594 W 075° 57.700
18S E 414782 N 4129684
Site of a violent division between Methodists.
Waymark Code: WMNAAT
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 01/30/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Manville Possum
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1.8 miles east of here stood Salem Methodist Church (1836-1918), scene of the initial violence resulting from the schism between northern and southern Methodists in 1846. A northern circuit preacher was dragged from the pulpit by members of the congregation. The building burned in 1870 and was replaced. Salem was the mother church of congregations at Cheriton and Oyster and five Eastern Shore Methodist ministers.
Marker Number: WY3

Marker Title: Salem Methodist Church

Marker Location: On US 13 at County Road 636 in Cheriton.

County or Independent City: Northampton

Web Site: [Web Link]

Marker Program Sponsor: Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission
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