Oakton Church of the Brethren - Oakton, Virginia - Religious Buildings Multifarious on Waymarking.com

This Church has been around for over 110 years and started as a one room building but has had an addition or two since then as there are a few odd entrances. It is also situated next to the Flint Hill Cemetery which is a great place to walk and to see some historical graves to include some Civil War soldiers. As a church of the brethren fall within the protestant faith.


"The history of the Oakton Church of the Brethren cannot be written on a few pages. Therefore names of the numerous persons who created the congregation and have continued the mission of the church over the past one hundred years cannot be acknowledged here. During the period of 1903-2003 about 1,825 people became members. Their faithful service has brought us to this day. The Brethren migrated to Northern Virginia from Pennsylvania and the Shenandoah Valley. The first organized congregation in Virginia, east of the Blue Ridge Mountains, was Midland in 1883. Two years later, the Nokesville and Manassas (Cannon Branch) congregations were organized. The first known Brethren in FairfaxCounty came in 1875. Those Brethren families who followed soon afterwards were affiliated with the church in Manassas. On December 25, 1902, the Fairfax German Baptist Brethren had their first recorded meeting in Oakton. At a meeting on February 7, 1903, at the Oakton school house, the Brethren decided to organize as a congregation. The membership, including eight received by letter that day, was 32. In 1908, the name was changed to Fairfax Church of the Brethren. When more Brethren churches were established in Fairfax County, the name became Oakton Church of the Brethren in 1950.The original church building, a small white frame structure, was built on the site of a Civil War fort. It was dedicated in April 10, 1904 with a membership of 91. The Oakton congregation started mission points at Buckley’s Chapel, near Centreville, Hatmark school house at Fairfax Circle, Bull Run and Dranesville. Of these mission points, today only Dranesville remains and is now an independent congregation. From its beginning, Oakton Brethren always had a Sunday School. In 1913, the church was partitioned to make classrooms and in 1915, a balcony was added that served as Sunday School rooms, three above and three below.

Brick Building of Today (1960s)
The 1951 meeting house with the 1959 education wing as it appeared in the 1960’s.

After the Second World War, the frame structure was completely demolished and a larger modern brick building was dedicated in May, 1951. It contained a sanctuary, balcony, fellowship hall with a stage, kitchen, pastor’s study and class rooms. This building soon proved inadequate for the growing congregation and a new education wing was dedicated on May 3, 1959. The old parsonage on Hunter Mill Road was sold and a new home, situated next to the church, was dedicated on November 25, 1979. The church building remained much the same until 2001-2002 when a renovation project added an elevator and changed the front of the sanctuary to make it handicapped accessible." - Taken from their website

Website: Place of Worship: [Web Link] Time of Service: 0900 - 1200 Address: 10025 Courthouse Road Vienna, VA 22181

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