Two Methodist preachers came to Beans Cove.  They were Rev. Thomas Leakins and Rev. John Leasure.  In 1816, their small congregation gathered in a log church at the foot of the mountain.  In 1881, a Methodist Episcopal Church was built on that site.  It is still standing today and became eligible for the National Register on August 19, 1998.  It was refurbished in 2000.

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In 1838, Rev. Thomas Leakins traveled over the mountain to Chaneysville to preach at the home of Joseph Powell.  The congregation grew and gathered in the Adams schoolhouse until 1860, when the Methodist Episcopal Church on the hill overlooking Chaneysville was built.  Although this church is still being used, it is no longer in the Methodist Conference.  Today, it is the Chaneysville Community Church.  Behind the church is the East View Cemetery.

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In 1824, Elder Lewis Comer organized the Mount Zion Christian Church, where the Rev. B.A. Cooper preached.  Earlier, services were held in the Buxton Meeting House.  Both buildings are still standing but are unused.

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The original Prosperity Christian Church (now used for storage) was organized by Elder John Ramsey in 1843.  It stands about 1 mile south of the Prosperity Church that is being used today.  This newer church that stands at the foot of the Warrior Path on Route 326 was built in 1940.  To the left of the church on the bank is the "Shawnee Graveyard".  Here some of our early settlers were buried along side of the Indians on what was once the Perrin farm.  In the 1950's, someone dug up these graves and all that is left today are indentations in the earth.  Nearby you can make out the distinct "Warrior's Path".

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The Mount Hope Christian Church was organized about 1840.  You can look in the windows and see how the church was divided in half.  The women and men used different doors.  The center pew is divided in half with a wooden railing to keep them separated.  There is also a potbelly stove in the center of the room.

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In 1921, when Rev. Walter Long brought his traveling revival to town, he stirred up the people so much that within the year, the El Bethel Assembly of God Church was built.  Some people in Chaneysville didn't like this new religion, and although arson was never proven, the church burned down.  Another church was built on land donated by Hezekiah Walters.  It remains in used today.

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In May 1896, the beautiful stone German Reformed Church was dedicated.  It once stood on the hill overlooking Chaneysville.   Because it needed extensive repairs, it was torn down around 1948, and most of the stone was sold.

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In Beans Cove, Our Lady of the Seven Dolors Catholic Church (under the Capuchin Order) was built on land donated by the Donahoe family in 1878.  Before that, because of the many Catholics in the area, the Donahoe family set aside a large room in their house for church purposes whenever Father Heyden visited in the early 1800's.

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The Oak Dale Christian Church on Flintstone Creek was built in 1900 on ground owned by Moses Wigfield.  This small country church is still in use.

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Our newest church also has the shortest history:  the Black Valley Baptist Bible Believers was only used for approximately 4 years.

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With the exception of the German Reformed Church and the Black Valley Baptist Bible Believers, all these churches had their own cemeteries.  As of 2002, there are over 130 veterans buried in our township from the Revolutionary War, War of 182, Civil War, WWI, WWII, Korea, and Vietnam wars.

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