Record #:

5813

Author(s):

Brigham, Mary

Abstract:

One of the first independent African American churches in New Bern was present-day Ebenezer Presbyterian Church, which was organized on November 24, 1878. Brigham discusses the history of the church.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 14 Issue 1, May 2001, p34-39, il, bibl

Subject(s):

African American churches--New Bern; Ebenezer Presbyterian Church (New Bern)

Record #:

4067

Author(s):

Sharp, C. Edward

Abstract:

The First Baptist Missionary Church organized in 1869 as Cedar Grove Baptist Church, then called First Baptist Church, and finally First Baptist Missionary Church in the 1980s, the church had several sites before building on its present one in 1906. It has had strong pastors through the years and a dedicated congregation. Currently the church is in need of renovation, and the members meet in a sister white Baptist church. In 1998, the 1906 building was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 11 Issue 2, Nov 1998, p13-20, il, bibl

Subject(s):

African American churches--New Bern; New Bern--Church history; First Missionary Baptist Church (New Bern)

Record #:

3190

Author(s):

Howlett, Barbara W.

Abstract:

When New Bern's St. Andrew's Chapel voted in 1863 to join the Northern A.M.E. Zion Church, it became the South's first Zion Church. In 1879, the name was changed to St. Peter's. Damaged by a 1922 fire, the church was renovated in 1986.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 1 Issue 1, May 1988, p31-34, il

Subject(s):

African American churches--New Bern; New Bern--Church history; St. Peter's A.M.E. Zion Church (New Bern)