Asbury United Methodist Church (Durham, North Carolina)

Asbury United Methodist Church
Asbury United Methodist Church in 2019
Religion
Affiliation	Methodist Episcopal Church, South (formerly) United Methodist
Status	Active
Location
Location	806 Clarendon Street Durham, North Carolina, United States
Geographic coordinates	36°0′36″N78°55′5″W / 36.01000°N 78.91806°W / 36.01000; -78.91806
Architecture
Architect(s)	Harry Barton
Type	Renaissance Revival
Completed	1926
Website
asburyunitedmethodist.com

Asbury United Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church in the Trinity Heights neighborhood in Durham, North Carolina.

History

The church was established in 1894 as West Durham Methodist Episcopal Church South in West Durham. ^{[1] [2]}

The current building, designed by Greensboro architect Harry Barton, was completed in 1926 in the Trinity Heights neighborhood. ^{[1] [2]} As part of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, the congregation was racially segregated and excluded African-Americans until the 1950s. ^[1] The congregation was renamed Asbury Methodist Church in 1944. ^[2]

In 2021, the church formed the Durham Central Mission Cooperative with three other United Methodist congregations, Iglesia La Aemilla, Six:Eight Church, and Airo Community. ^[1]

References

1. "Our Story". Asbury United Methodist Church in Durham, NC. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
2. "Asbury United Methodist | Open Durham". www.opendurham.org. Retrieved 2024-11-30.

External links

• Media related to Asbury United Methodist Church at Wikimedia Commons