Oak Grove United Methodist Church, Chesapeake

#8 among attractions in Chesapeake

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Oak Grove United Methodist Church is located in Chesapeake, VA, and is known as "the mother of all Methodist congregations in Hampton Roads". It has helped found four other Methodist churches in the area: Community United Methodist, Great Bridge United Methodist, Messiah United Methodist, and Oaklette United Methodist It is located on the corner of North Battlefield and Great Bridge boulevards, and was the fourth Methodist church established in the Northampton County. The church's history dates back to the 1700s, and since then the church has established a wide variety of ministries and has been declared a historical structure. The church follows Methodism, a movement started by John Wesley in an effort to reform the Church of England from within. ()

Coordinates: 36°43'59"N, 76°14'29"W

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472 Battlefield Blvd NWashingtonChesapeake United States

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Oak Grove United Methodist Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bethany Baptist Church, Jordan Bridge, Chesapeake Arboretum, Bide-A-Wee Golf Course.

5.3 miN
Church
Bethany Baptist Church, Chesapeake
135 min walk • Bethany Baptist Church of South Norfolk, Virginia is a prominent Black church in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Founded in the late 1950s to early 1960s, it has since had a major influence on the local black community and others. It has become one of the largest churches in the Hampton Roads area.
5.9 miNW
Bridge
Jordan Bridge, Chesapeake
151 min walk • The Jordan Bridge, officially named the South Norfolk Jordan Bridge, is a tolled highway fixed bridge which carries State Route 337 over the Southern Branch Elizabeth River between the City of Portsmouth into the City of Chesapeake in South Hampton Roads, Virginia.
0.7 miNE
Botanical garden, Trail
Chesapeake Arboretum, Chesapeake
19 min walk • Chesapeake Arboretum is a non-profit arboretum located at 624 Oak Grove Road, Chesapeake, Virginia. It is open daily without charge.
7.3 miNW
Golf
Bide-A-Wee Golf Course, Portsmouth
186 min walk • Bide-A-Wee Golf Course is an 18-hole municipal public golf course founded by former PGA Champion Chandler Harper in 1956 located in and owned by the city of Portsmouth, Virginia.
0.8 miS
Bridge
Great Bridge Bridge, Chesapeake
22 min walk • The Great Bridge Bridge is a double-leaf rolling bascule drawbridge that carries Battlefield Blvd across the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway in Chesapeake, Virginia. It was constructed in 2004 by the Army Corps of Engineers and operated by the City of Chesapeake. It has a mean daily traffic of 35,000 vehicles.
3.6 miNW
Bridge
High Rise Bridge, Chesapeake
91 min walk • The High Rise Bridge is a four-lane, bascule drawbridge that Interstate 64 uses to cross the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River. The twin spans of concrete and steel were completed in 1972, and are operated by VDOT.
4.5 miS
Church
St. Stephen, Chesapeake
116 min walk • St. Stephen, Martyr is a Roman Catholic Church and part of the Diocese of Richmond, located in Chesapeake, Virginia. It was established in 1997 to accommodate the growing Catholic community of the Chesapeake area.
4.2 miNW
Bridge
Gilmerton Bridge, Chesapeake
107 min walk • The Gilmerton Bridge, originally a twin bascule drawbridge, is now a vertical-lift bridge which spans the Southern Branch Elizabeth River in the City of Chesapeake in South Hampton Roads in southeastern Virginia. Completed in 1938, it carries U.S.
2.9 miW
Bridge
Dominion Boulevard Steel Bridge, Chesapeake
74 min walk • Dominion Boulevard Steel Bridge was a double-leaf bascule, two-lane drawbridge which spanned the Southern Branch Elizabeth River in the City of Chesapeake in South Hampton Roads in southeastern Virginia.
3 miW
Bridge
Veterans Bridge, Chesapeake
76 min walk • The Veterans Bridge is a fixed span concrete bridge that spans the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River in the Deep Creek neighborhood of Chesapeake in southeastern Virginia, USA.
5.8 miNW
36°47'55"N • 76°18'28"W
Paradise Creek Nature Park, Norfolk
149 min walk • Park