Singers Glen, Virginia was founded by the Mennonite Joseph Funk. Joseph was a grandson of Bishop Henry Funk, a prominent German Mennonite who had immigrated from Pennsylvania before coming to Virginia.
This town began when Joseph Funk moved here in the early 19th century and established a publishing firm for Mennonite religious tracts and choral music.
The Glen was the first music publishing house in the South. There was a loom house over this spring with a second floor for the publishing business.
Funk created a type of music that uses shaped notes. His hymnal, "Harmonia Sacra", is still used today and there are monthly singings various locales in the area.
The large house above is just outside the southern border of the town.
This is the Baptist Church.
The Baptist Parsonage
As of 2025, this building is being restored as a potential family residence, rental investment, or event center.
Beautiful view from the cemetery
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Joseph Funk’s plain little house in the center of the village.
He helped his children build some of the Victorian houses in the Glen. These are the original houses and owners take pride in caring for them.
The large house above is just outside the southern border of the town.
Another sturdy house of the Glen.
This is the Donovan Memorial United Methodist Church, which was my home church as I grew up.
This building was unique because one tower is larger than the other.
Cute Story - might be true! Despite the lack of symmetry, the reason for the different heights may be as simple as needing a taller tower to accommodate the large bell. The story goes that the church wanted a bell that sounded louder than the Baptist one. The bell in the old Union Chapel was weaker sounding than the Baptist's.
Inside the Methodist Church in Singers Glen. The sloping floor was an unusual feature and the layout of the worship area is different and beautiful. I prayed a lot of prayers in this place.
A local artist painted this view.
The original Methodist church was built in 1863 and later was moved to a farm where it was used as a barn. It was moved back into the Glen beside the Methodist church and was reconstructed in 2006 as a historic chapel.
This is the Baptist Church.
The Baptist Parsonage
A carriage works and an apple packing business were in Singers Glen.
The Cemetery is on a hill above the village. 
View of the Methodist Church from the cemetery.
Beautiful view from the cemetery
Singers Glen Post Office
Singers Glen Volunteer Fire Department
Singers Glen Volunteer Rescue Squad
Singers Glen is a charming little town known for it's rich-history, well-preserved 19th-century architecture, and picturesque setting in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. It is full of nice people, too!
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