Garber's Church (click here)
"The Oldest Continuously Used Brethren Meetinghouse" in Virginia by Emmert Bittinger

The Cooks Creek Church of the Brethren congregation, whose first church building location was Garber's Church,
is the "mother church" of Bridgewater Church of the Brethren. 1822 is the date this church was built.

Brethren Customs from the Early 1900s
"Worship Customs" by Naomi West (click here)

Traditional Dress of the Church of the Brethren
Plain Clothes Dress from the Early 1900's (click here)
"Grandmother's Dress" by Naomi West (click here)

Location of the First Bridgewater Church of the Brethren
Warm Springs Turnpike Park in Bridgewater (click here)
Memories of the Original Bridgewater Church of the Brethren by Naomi West (click here)