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McBride Church (A-63)

Methodist since 1792. Begun as Anglican c. 1733. Visited by bishops Francis Asbury and Thomas Coke. Building erected 1837; remodeled 1882. 2 1/2 mi. E.

Joseph Pilmoor (A-59)

Pioneer missionary. He preached first Methodist sermon in colony, 1772, at Currituck Courthouse, 300 ft. N. Church named for Pilmoor near the site.

Mount Lebanon Church (A-43)

A.M.E. Zion. Organized about 1850 as mission to serve black Methodists. Since 1856 congregation has met 1 1/2 blocks N.

St. Paul's Episcopal Church (A-1)

Built beginning in 1736 to serve first parish in N.C., est. by the 1701 Vestry Act. Succeeded two earlier buildings.

Artifact of the Week: Communion Set

John Chavis—Early Black Preacher and Educator

A prominent free black preacher and educator in and around the Raleigh area from 1810 onwards, John Chavis had students from many notable families in North Carolina, including future Governor Charles Manly and the sons of Chief Justice Leonard Henderson.

Civil Rights Advocate and Pioneer Pauli Murray

All this month we’re bringing you stories from North Carolina’s black history. Check back here each weekday for a new tidbit from our state’s African American’s past.

Omar Ibn Said

All this month we’re bringing you stories from North Carolina’s black history.