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)