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Oldest Methodist church
“I think its safe to say that this is the oldest Methodist church in Rappahannock County,” said Pastor Ned Van Dyck.
Over the years, the church itself has undergone many renovations. During the one in 1994, workers discovered beams in the ceiling that date back to 1861. The stained glass windows that adorn the building were completed in the 1960s. Also during this time, the old wooden plank benches were replaced with more comfortable modem pews.
“Those old benches were the worst,” laughed Carol Hackley, who has been coming to the church since she was eight. “There was a beam across the back that hit you right in your spine. The new ones are so much better.”
Records dating back to 1902 show an active Sunday School program at the church, one that many of the current members remember attending.
“We worked hard to get our Sunday School rooms finished so that more people would come,” said Dorothy Hackley. “Parents were afraid to let their children come years ago when we didn’t have a railing up on the balcony. They were afraid the children would fall right over the wall.”
“When I first learned to drive, I brought my mother here to Sunday School,” remembered Judy Chandler.
Old kerosene lamps
The old kerosene lamps that used to provide light for evening services still adorn the walls of the sanctuary. An original multi-lamp kerosene chandelier also hangs from a steel rod in the ceiling.
Church members, both past and
See AMC, Page B2
95.8%