As the United States moves toward its 250th anniversary, Cypress Chapel in Suffolk stands as a quiet witness to centuries of change, faith, and community life in southeastern Virginia.
Founded in 1746, Cypress Chapel Christian Church’s first building was erected in 1750 — decades before the United States was founded and nearly 40 years before George Washington became president.
“This church basically was established before the United States,” Mary Hill said.
Hill is a committee leader for Virginia 250. She helped secure a historical marker for Cypress Chapel Christian Church, one of Suffolk’s oldest congregations…