We came across this little church when we walked on a trail through the woods from Frying Pan Farm Park on Sunday.
A Virginia historic marker nearby indicated that it was unusual as, since its origins in the late eighteenth century as a Primitive Baptist Church, it was a racially mixed congregation.
The graveyard also reflects this lack of segregation.
Behind the meeting house is a spring and stream where members of the congregation were baptized.
The meeting house was used as a place of worship until 1968 when it was handed over to Fairfax County for preservation as a historic building.
Interesting snippet of local history. I think I would opt for being baptised in the summer....
ReplyDeleteFrying pan name reminds us of the road we saw that turned out to be quite a major road. We thought the name was really quaint.
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