Greater Bethlehem Temple Apostolic Faith Church

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Greater Bethlehem Temple Apostolic Faith Church
File:2008-09-06 Asbury Temple United Methodist Church.jpg
The church in 2008
Religion
AffiliationMethodist Episcopal Church (formerly)
United Methodist (formerly)
Apostolic Faith Church
LeadershipBishop Larry J. Copeland
StatusActive
Location
Location201 S Alston Avenue
Durham, North Carolina,
United States
Architecture
Architect(s)Charles W. Carlton
TypeNeoclassical architecture
Completed1925

Greater Bethlehem Temple Apostolic Faith Church, formerly known as Asbury Temple Methodist Church, is a historic church in Durham, North Carolina. The building originally housed a Methodist congregation but now houses a Holiness Pentecostal congregation.

History

The Commonwealth Methodist Episcopal Church was established in the 1880s and later changed their name to Branson Methodist Church in 1904,[1] renaming the congregation in honor of William H. Branson,[2] the director of the Durham Cotton Manufacturing Company and the Pearl Cotton Mills.[3] The church later reorganized as Asbury Temple United Methodist Church.[3][4] It was built by the architect Charles W. Carlton.[1] In 1957, the church's pastor Douglas E. Moore, organized the Royal Ice Cream sit-in to protest racial segregation in Durham.[5] In the 1970s, Gregory V. Palmer served as pastor at the church. The Methodist congregation later left and the a Pentecostal congregation moved in to the building.[6]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Asbury Temple United Methodist Church". North Carolina Architects & Builders. North Carolina State University. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Final Rites Sunday For Mrs. Odell". The Herald-Sun. December 13, 1952. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Commonwealth / Branson / Asbury Temple United Methodist | Open Durham". www.opendurham.org.
  4. ↑ "Branson, William H." Open Durham. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Durham Civil Rights Movement". Soul of America. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Greater Bethlehem Temple Apostolic Faith Church". USA Churches.
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