Waldon United Methodist Church
Piedmont, WV
Potomac Highlands District

In January 1888, Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church bought land for the church for $150. They built a one-room wooden building on the Water Street lot. The deed stated the property would be “used, kept and maintained as a place of worship,” and so it has.

The church was in the Washington Conference that had been created in 1864 for African American churches. Waldon was a part of the Central Jurisdiction, created with the 1939 merger, until the 1968 merger when it became a part of the West Virginia Conference. In 1980 it became a part of the Piedmont Charge with Trinity Church across town.

Over the years, bathrooms, a kitchen, porch and entrance areas were added. Since then the church has been updated with painting, paneling, heating and cooling systems, new pews, a communion table, piano, and an outside sign.

A mini park is adjacent to Waldon Church. It provides area for numerous activities. The pavilion on that spot is the setting for many gatherings throughout the year. The Waldon Cemetery, adjacent to Philos Cemetery in Westernport, MD, was purchased about the same time as the church property. It was a wilderness, but through the labor of many people it was revived and is today a very presentable burial ground. Since becoming part of a charge with Trinity Church across town, the congregation has been served by several pastors.