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A carved rosette arch at the new entrance recalled J.M. McMichael, the architect of First Baptist. Stained glass from the church was taken out of storage and used to add character and recall history. [1] With the opening of the North Carolina Blumenthal Performing Arts Center in 1992, uptown Charlotte had a new location for performances. [4]
For ten years starting in 1976, the Afro-American Cultural Center used 605 square feet in the former First Baptist Church known as Spirit Square. [7] [6] Other locations were considered including the McColl Center for Visual Art. The permanent location eventually chosen was Little Rock A.M.E. Zion Church.
In 1927, First Baptist built a new, larger building on Cleveland Street, which is the current church building. [1] The new Neoclassical building was designed by the architect Reuben H. Hunt. [2] [3] The old First Baptist Church building. First Baptist is a member of the Southern Baptist Convention. [4] In 1998, Rev. Andy Davis, a graduate of ...
Forest City Baptist Church, also known as First Baptist Church, is a historic Baptist church building located at 301 W. Main Street in Forest City, Rutherford County, North Carolina. It was designed by architect James M. McMichael and built in 1915. It is a two-story, cruciform plan, Classical Revival-style brick building. It consists of an ...
Blumenthal Arts is a not-for-profit, multi-venue performing arts complex located in Charlotte, North Carolina. Opening in November 1992, Blumenthal owns and operates 4 theaters on 2 campuses in Uptown Charlotte. [1]
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The institution received TRACS accreditation in 2003, complemented by its move to a campus near the heart of Charlotte. [1] Whiting Avenue Baptist Church graciously donated their 37,000-square-foot (3,400 m 2) facility on 2.5 acres (10,000 m 2) of land near Uptown Charlotte in 2002. [2]
Charleston Southern University was chartered in 1960 and became the Baptist College of Charleston, where it offered its first classes in the education building of the First Baptist Church of North Charleston. [8] The university offered the first instruction at a post secondary level in 1965 and awarded its first degree in 1967.