Methodist Church in Mt. Jackson

This is Mount Jackson UMC. I took the picture from the dog park, and originally I was going to include pictures of Charlie at the park, but I see that the website with the church history may change or disappear, So I will quote from the history page here. (The domain name recently expired.) 

The original church was built in 1786 at Red Banks, three miles north of Mount Jackson. At some point the congregation "moved to a small building on Orkney Grade in Mount Jackson. The congregation numbered some of the very best citizens, both from the town and the rural districts.”

Later they "worshiped for some years in a schoolroom located on the ground now occupied by the Veterans Memorial. That property use to be the home of the old Mount Jackson Town Office. Sometime after leaving this location, the group worshipped in the vine-clad brick church now known as the Union Church. There the congregation grew and flourished, and it became evident that a new church would have to be acquired in which to hold worship services."

The present building "was built on Orkney Drive (then called Doyle Street) in 1884. The land (one fourth acre) was purchased from L. Triplett, Jr. and Laura, his wife, for two hundred twenty-five dollars. In the 1930’s Rev. Lambert, helped by his members, remodeled the original structure and added the memorial windows."

A new building was added in 1985, and restoration of the sanctuary was completed three years later.