Church of God and Saints of Christ - Wheeling, West Virginia - This Old Church on Waymarking.com

The Greek Revival style church building was built in 1837 for the St. Matthews Episcopal Church. The church was designed by a Wheeling house carpenter, James H. White and built by John Gilchrist owas a stone cutter and stone mason and Hiram Martin, a brick layer. The church is in a classic temple form and is constructed of brick which has been covered in stucco. The front of the building has a broad entablature with six Doric columns which were fluted but have flutes have been filled.

The building was sold to the First Baptist Church in 1866 and later to the House of Prayer and now is the Church of God and Saints of Christ.

Unfortunately the building has fallen in to disrepair and is deteriorating due to deferred and needed maintenance.

Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1837 Age of Church building determined by?: Other reliable source If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Now Church of Christ - previously Episcopal and Baptist If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Saturday Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: 11:00 AM Street address of Church: 1202 Byron Street Wheeling, West Virginia Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link] If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: Not listed

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