Sam Black Church, West Virginia

Sam Black Church is an unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. It is located at the intersection of Interstate 64 and U.S. Route 60 on the Midland Trail, a National Scenic Byway.[1] The community is named for the Sam Black Church, a Registered Historic Place built in 1902 which is nearby. Reverend Sam Black was a Southern Methodist preacher and circuit rider who preached an area stretching multiple counties from Kanawha County to Greenbrier County and helping to establish numerous churches in the area.[2] He died on July 13, 1899 at the age of 86.[3]

Rev. Sam Black. Taken circa 1870s.
Sam Black Church
Unincorporated community
Sam Black Church
Location within the state of West Virginia
Sam Black Church
Sam Black Church (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°53′56″N 80°37′52″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyGreenbrier
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)


An influential hardcore punk band from Boston, Massachusetts named their band Sam Black Church after this community[4] as its where their drummer J.R. Roach was living at the time.[5]

References
  1. "Sam Black United Methodist Church". Almost Heaven - West Virginia. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
  2. "e-WV | Sam Black". www.wvencyclopedia.org. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
  3. Powell, Bob. "July 13, 1899: Greenbrier Co. Methodist Preacher Sam Black Dies at 86". www.wvpublic.org. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
  4. MacKenzie, Peggy (2016-04-04). "The amazing music of Boston's Sam Black Church: A documentary of hardcore/metal band with local roots". Mountain Messenger. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
  5. Wedge, Dave (September 22, 2007). "Sam Black magic". Boston Herald. Retrieved January 23, 2020.


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