Methodist Tabernacle (Mathews, Virginia)

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Methodist Tabernacle

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Methodist Tabernacle, April 1971
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Location Southeast of Mathews on VA 611 at junction with VA 644, near Mathews, Virginia
Coordinates 37°25′19″N76°17′48″W / 37.42194°N 76.29667°W / 37.42194; -76.29667 Coordinates: 37°25′19″N76°17′48″W / 37.42194°N 76.29667°W / 37.42194; -76.29667
Area 6 acres (2.4 ha)
Built 1922 (1922)
NRHP reference # 75002024 [1]
VLR # 057-0030
Significant dates
Added to NRHP May 21, 1975
Designated VLR April 15, 1975 [2]

Methodist Tabernacle is a historic Methodist tabernacle located near Mathews, Mathews County, Virginia. It was built in 1922, and is a large, open pavilion with a hipped roof surmounted by a hipped clerestory monitor with wooden shutters. The building has 21 rows of wooden benches on the dirt floor arranged along three aisles. The building is a rare example in Virginia of an early 20th century revival meeting facility. [3]

Methodism Group of historically related denominations of Protestant Christianity

Methodism, also known as the Methodist movement, is a group of historically related denominations of Protestant Christianity which derive their inspiration from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's brother Charles Wesley were also significant early leaders in the movement. It originated as a revival movement within the 18th-century Church of England and became a separate denomination after Wesley's death. The movement spread throughout the British Empire, the United States, and beyond because of vigorous missionary work, today claiming approximately 80 million adherents worldwide.

Tabernacle portable earthly dwelling place for the Shekhinah during the Exodus

According to the Hebrew Bible the tabernacle, also known as the Tent of the Congregation, was the portable earthly dwelling place of Yahweh (God) used by the children of Israel from the Exodus until the conquest of Canaan. It was constructed of 4 woven layers of curtains and 48 15 foot tall standing wood boards overlayed in gold and held in place by its bars and silver sockets and was richly furnished with valuable materials taken from Egypt at Gods orders. Moses was instructed at Mount Sinai to construct and transport the tabernacle with the Israelites on their journey through the wilderness and their subsequent conquest of the Promised Land. After 440 years, Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem superseded it as the dwelling-place of God.

Mathews, Virginia Census-designated place in Virginia, United States

Mathews is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of Mathews County, Virginia, United States.. Established around 1700, the small town of Westville was designated as the county seat in 1791. Today, it is variously known as Mathews Court House, as well as simply "Mathews," its official postal name.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. [1]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

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  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (April 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Methodist Tabernacle" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo