Record #:

42984

Author(s):

Kirby Jr., Bill

Abstract:

The Rev. Chancy Rudolph Edwards died on august 23, 2017. He was pastor of Fayetteville's First Baptist Church from 1953-1990. His influence as a leader in the Fayetteville community was significant.

Source:

CityView (NoCar F 264.T3 W4), Vol. Issue , June 2021, p29-33 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

African American churches; African American church leaders--Fayetteville; Edwards, Chancy Rudolph (Rev.)

Record #:

3853

Author(s):

Zipf, Karin L.

Abstract:

Afro-Americans chose to establish their own congregations and churches, partly because of segregation and partly because of a need to express their own African-Christian beliefs. The most prominent was the African Methodist Episcopal Zion (AME Zion) Church, organized in 1820 in the North and in New Bern in 1864.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 37 Issue 2, Spring 1998, p28, il

Subject(s):

African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church; African American churches

Record #:

43420

Author(s):

No author given

Abstract:

Located in Nixonton Township in Pasquotank County, Pitts Chapel traces its history back to 1796.

Source:

Carolina Trees & Branches (NoCar F 262 A33 C37), Vol. 31 Issue 1, January 2022, p12-14 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Pitts Chapel AME Church--history; Pasquotank County--Churches; Pasquotank County--Churches--African American; African American churches; African American churches--Pasquotank County

Record #:

27938

Author(s):

Baker, Mary

Abstract:

Following the Civil War, black missionaries from Baptist, A.M.E. Zion, and A.M.E. churches came south to work with the freed slaves and encourage independent black denominations. Jones Chapel A.M.E. Zion was the first of five churches established in James City, North Carolina in 1863.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 6 Issue 2, Nov 1993, p3-13, il

Subject(s):

James City--History; African American churches