Old Judy Church, also known as Old Log Church, is a historic

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building located near Petersburg,

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. It was built between 1836 and 1838, and is a rectangular hewn-log building measuring 24 feet wide and 28 feet deep. It was abandoned in 1910, and rededicated in 1936 by the Methodist church. It is used as a community center for social gatherings. It was listed on the

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in 1976.

Gallery

File:OldJudyChurch_interior_2729.jpg, Interior of Old Judy Church south of Petersburg, WV File:OldJudyChurch_HistoricMarker_2762.jpg, Historic marker - Old Judy Church on Hwy. 220

References

Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia Methodist churches in West Virginia Churches completed in 1838 19th-century Methodist church buildings in the United States Buildings and structures in Pendleton County, West Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Pendleton County, West Virginia {{WestVirginia-church-stub