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St. Philips Moravian Church is the oldest surviving African American church building in North Carolina. [2] The Moravian church was built in 1861 on the east side of South Church Street, near Race Street, in Old Salem, North Carolina. St. Philips was enlarged in 1890 and remained in continuous use until 1952.
Old Salem is a historic district of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, which was originally settled by the Moravian community in 1766. [3] It features a living-history museum which interprets the restored Moravian community.
The Moravian Church, or the Moravian Brethren (Czech: ... (1759), and Salem, now referred to as Old Salem (1766) in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. In 1801, ...
Moravian Home Church, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, from a pre-1907 postcard. Home Moravian Church is a Moravian church located in Old Salem, North Carolina. The church was founded on November 13, 1771, [1] in what was then the Province of North Carolina. Its burial ground, God's Acre Cemetery, is located around 100 yards (91 m) to the north.
God's Acre Cemetery (also known as Salem Moravian God's Acre and Salem Moravian Graveyard) is a cemetery for the Moravian congregation in Old Salem, North Carolina.It is located around 100 yards (91 m) north of the town's Home Moravian Church and also serves the thirteen member churches of Salem's congregation: Ardmore, Bethesda, Calvary, Christ, Fairview, Fires, Home, Immanuel New Eden ...
The seal of the Moravian Church featuring the Agnus Dei in stained glass at the Rights Chapel of Trinity Moravian Church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Before finally settling in Pennsylvania, and later founding another settlement in North Carolina, the Moravians initially made an attempt at settlement in Georgia for their mission work. [6]
Bethabara Moravian Church, built 1788. Wachovia (/ w ɑː ˈ k oʊ v i ə /) was the area settled by Moravians in what is now Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States.Of the six 18th-century Moravian "villages of the Lord" established in Wachovia, today only the town of Bethania and city of Winston-Salem exist within the historic Wachovia Tract.
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NC-12-C-4, "Bethabara Moravian Church, 2147 Bethabara Road (State Route 1681), Old Town, Forsyth County, NC", 8 photos, 7 measured drawings, 4 data pages Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NC-193, " Bethabara Parsonage, U.S. Route 421, Old Town, Forsyth County, NC ", 7 photos, 5 measured ...