Because of the first settlers’ Scots-Irish heritage, Presbyterians could very well have predominated religion in the West Virginia. They were the first to settle the territory, the first to evangelize, and the first to set up churches. But something happened over the decades. In spite of an auspicious start, Presbyterianism eventually took a back seat to other denominations. Presbyterianism in West Virginia: A History reviews Presbyterianism’s origins, successes, and struggles, and then explains what today’s Presbyterians should know if they hope to restore their pride of place in the Great State of West Virginia.