About St. Martin of Tours Chapel · Cameron, West Virginia
St. Martin of Tours Chapel is a small Catholic church serving the community of Cameron, in Marshall County, West Virginia. Founded in 1871, it falls within the Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston and for generations has served the Catholics of Cameron and the surrounding rural area of the Northern Panhandle. Effective November 26, 2017, the territory of the former St. Martin of Tours Parish was merged into St. Francis Xavier Parish in nearby Moundsville, and the Cameron church's status was changed to a chapel within St. Francis Xavier's territory. Mass is now celebrated at the chapel on a limited schedule, supported by the larger Moundsville parish.
- Established
- 1871
- Patron
- St. Martin of Tours
- Rector
- Rev. That Son Ngoc Nguyen
- Diocese
- Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston
Why belong here
St. Martin of Tours Chapel offers Catholics in Cameron and the surrounding Marshall County countryside a familiar, historic place to worship close to home, especially for those who cannot easily travel to Moundsville or Wheeling. With worship supported by St. Francis Xavier Parish in Moundsville, the chapel keeps the Church present in a small rural community in the Northern Panhandle. Visitors are welcomed to celebrate Mass with this faithful Catholic community in the heart of Cameron.
Mass times at St. Martin of Tours Chapel
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Sunday: 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM (before the 12:00 PM Mass)
St. Martin of Tours Chapel, Cameron
St. Martin of Tours Chapel is the historic Catholic church of Cameron, a small town in Marshall County, West Virginia. Founded in 1871, it remains an active place of worship under the Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston, even though the parish itself was merged into St. Francis Xavier Parish of Moundsville in 2017. The chapel continues to welcome Catholics from Cameron and the surrounding rural Northern Panhandle community.
- Founded: 1871
- Diocese: Wheeling–Charleston
- Current status: Chapel within St. Francis Xavier Parish, Moundsville
- Address: 1 (5) Fitzgerald Ave., Cameron, WV 26033
History of the Parish
St. Martin of Tours was established in 1871 to serve the small but devoted Catholic community of Cameron and the surrounding Marshall County countryside. For more than a century it was a parish in its own right within the Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston. On November 26, 2017, the diocesan leadership formally merged the territory of St. Martin of Tours Parish into St. Francis Xavier Parish in Moundsville and reclassified the Cameron church as a chapel. The merger preserved the chapel's role as a worship site while consolidating administration with the larger Moundsville parish.
- Founded 1871
- Merged into St. Francis Xavier Parish, Moundsville – November 26, 2017
- Cameron church reclassified as a chapel
Contact and Practical Information
Mail and inquiries for St. Martin of Tours Chapel are handled through the St. Francis Xavier Parish office in Moundsville, which serves as the administrative home for the Cameron chapel. The chapel has its own listing on the Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston directory site.
- Chapel address: 1 (5) Fitzgerald Ave., Cameron, WV 26033
- Chapel phone: (304) 686-3847
- Parish office (St. Francis Xavier, Moundsville): (304) 845-1593
- Email: [email protected]
- Diocese directory listing: dwc.org/directory-listing/cameron-st-martin-of-tours-chapel/2138/
Finding the Chapel
St. Martin of Tours Chapel is easy to find in the small town of Cameron. It is located along Fitzgerald Avenue, which follows Highway 250 through the community, and sits near the Cameron Elementary School. Parking is on-site around the church property.
- On Highway 250 (Fitzgerald Avenue) in Cameron
- Near Cameron Elementary School
Relationship with St. Francis Xavier Parish, Moundsville
Since 2017, St. Martin of Tours Chapel has been administered as part of St. Francis Xavier Parish in Moundsville. The pastor of St. Francis Xavier, currently Rev. That Son Ngoc Nguyen, is responsible for the chapel and the surrounding territory. Catholics in Cameron for sacraments, weddings, or pastoral needs are typically directed to the Moundsville parish office.
- Pastor: Rev. That Son Ngoc Nguyen (St. Francis Xavier, Moundsville)
- Parish ID: 1076 (within St. Francis Xavier Parish)
- Vicariate: Wheeling Vicariate, Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston