Virginia's Chapel - "The Old Brick Church"

09/09/2026

This Friday, September 11, we invite you to join us at Virginia’s Chapel as Glasgow United Methodist Church begins their 90th Anniversary celebration! The service will begin at 7:00 with Rev. Sam McMinn and Rev. Darick Biondi (former Glasgow UMC pastors) leading the service.

From the early 1900s until the chapel became too small, the congregations of Cedar Grove and Glasgow Methodist worshiped at Virginia’s Chapel. In 1936, Glasgow began worshiping in their own church. Ninety years later, we are bringing it back to where it all began! We hope you can join us!

09/05/2026

🍁⛪️TODAY⛪️🍁
Stop by anytime between 11 and 4 today to visit Virginia’s Chapel. Explore the church, the grounds, and learn the history behind the historic chapel. We hope you can stop by!!

09/04/2026

📰🎥 Have you kept up with all of our news stories lately? The coverage has been great! Thanks to WOWK (Donovan Varney), WSAZ (Victoria Ware), and The Gazette-Mail (Rick Steelhammer). Check out all the stories below.

https://www.wowktv.com/news/west-virginia/kanawha-county-wv/historic-west-virginia-chapel-from-civil-war-era-faces-collapse/?fbclid=IwY2xjawUHswZwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR5mJEVtWYgwJbRfsNT_YHVsCCxPHQllC2URjOSablK4qZ4V7u5pPpqAbLlnSg_aem_110ENpahdmJ0uxpdYNlLpQ

https://www.wsaz.com/2026/08/07/historic-chapel-need-restoration/?fbclid=IwY2xjawUHsxpwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR6Za8KkMzTMNlsqGF74-AZlSumbBq4mkD_Bl_mPXeLnQo0G4qTTwSExjXtD9Q_aem_hCxhOULQDea-sKbxM6GDIA

https://www.wowktv.com/news/west-virginia/kanawha-county-wv/man-who-helped-restore-virginias-chapel-in-the-1980s-hopes-to-see-it-saved-again/amp/?fbclid=IwY2xjawUHsz1wZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR4MzQmASakTtzKKgYferzANpxCLgVrnZh1mle4CIa9UNqePGjIlX7ggkcs-wQ_aem_d1CkupKadd9sdd9sw_8rdQ

https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/kanawha_valley/virginias-chapel-efforts-underway-to-restore-historic-pre-civil-war-cedar-grove-church/article_67db831f-0022-433c-9333-30b2c501385f.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawUHs31wZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMUlucG5DVExxOE15NG5wOTlzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeMsKj0pzciproidvEsrm5Wo7WrrGBvuxhmdU90dkPVq2-5F9fiUeSaU8fE6o_aem_X_qdsJkQZhpWVhrfI2cHQQ

09/02/2026

🍁🗓️THIS SATURDAY - SEPTEMBER 5🗓️🍁

Step back in time this Labor Day Weekend at historic Virginia’s Chapel.

We invite the community to visit and experience this treasured piece of local history during our Labor Day Weekend Open House. Guests are welcome to walk the grounds, tour the chapel, and enjoy the sound of the historic pump organ being played at select times throughout the day.

📍Open House Hours:
Saturday, September 5 — 11:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.

Built in 1853 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Virginia’s Chapel continues to serve as a place of history, reflection, and community.

Everyone is welcome! We hope you will stop by and experience the beauty and heritage of Virginia’s Chapel.

📧 [email protected]

09/01/2026

A huge thank you to the Cedar Grove Volunteer Fire Department for coming up after their meeting last night and washing down the chapel and the walkways around. We love having so much community support as we restore “The Old Brick Church.”
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08/31/2026

This weekend, we surpassed the $5,000 mark in our GoFundMe campaign!! Please share so we can keep the momentum going to bring Virginia’s Chapel (“The Old Brick Church”) back to its former glory! The pictures below show some of restoration work we are facing.
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https://www.gofundme.com/f/a-legacy-restored-the-virginias-chapel-restoration-project?utm_id=97757_v0_s00_e0_tv2_a1den1nn2j8wdl&fbclid=IwdGRjcAUCXrxwZG9mAWZkaWQWUNiiNQBQTy2xugnHeV_Ot43GwmVacGV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR4ithXDdRjOlYupl5QTbNDbQlYCf0f9RKHMCfS8j3A4rQidlJh3MLLv1JMbJQ_aem_dop5oPIQvRXU5xPVlcr87g

08/30/2026

Thanks to everyone who came out yesterday to help clean up the pathway around “The Old Brick Church.” We now have a clear walkway for visitors to walk the grounds of Virginia’s Chapel. ⛪️🌳🎶

08/29/2026

Thank you, Charleston Gazette-Mail, for coming up this week and for the wonderful story on Virginia’s Chapel! And if you get a paper at home, we’re on the front page today!
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Built 173 years ago as a Kanawha County salt baron’s gift to his 18-year-old daughter, Virginia’s Chapel has survived the test of time but is now in need of some TLC in order to remain an iconic presence along U.S. 60 in Cedar Grove.

The Virginia’s Chapel Foundation, the organization that owns and manages the historic church, is in the midst of a campaign to raise the estimated $42,000 needed to:

- Repair and stabilize its steeple, now on the verge of collapse due to water damage and wood rot

- Paint and re-plaster damaged interior and exterior surfaces

- Replace gutters and downspouts

- Replace an HVAC unit

🗞️READ MORE: bit.ly/4zG8v8B

08/25/2026

The support so far has been amazing!! We have almost reached 10% of our GoFundMe goal! We are excited to see things starting to take shape! Please share so we can keep the momentum going. And…if you drive by tomorrow, you might even see the first sign of progress as our new gutters and downspouts are installed! ⛪️🧱🧰

https://www.gofundme.com/f/a-legacy-restored-the-virginias-chapel-restoration-project?fbclid=IwdGRjcATpjM5wZG9mAWZkaWQWUMUD4IKQGZfW3nwD2TITsQHKPC6u_2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR6TeVGek5N7hudgIpAv4MXEjSiKnJX-yr1boMV1x4OZcLB-5PnIHhMZJAuvmA_aem_AG_vT4QJRvTYb3pc6e_8iQ&utm_id=97757_v0_s00_e0_tv2_a1den1nn2j8wdl

Constructed in 1853 and placed on the National Register of Hi… John Patrick needs your support for A Legacy Restored: The Virginia's Chapel Restoration Project

08/21/2026

🎥IN THE NEWS🎥

Thank you Donovan Varney and WOWK for continuing to cover the restoration of Virginia’s Chapel and to Michael Edds for his interview talking about the restoration he led in 1980. ⛪️

CEDAR GROVE, W.Va. (WOWK) — Virginia’s Chapel, a historic church in Kanawha County, has survived more than a century of change. It was built in 1853 and underwent a major restoration in 1980.…