Bethabara Moravian Church

Not to be confused with Bethabara Moravian Church, Jamaica.

Bethabara Moravian Church
1788 Bethabara Gemeinhaus (2008)
Location	Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
Denomination	Moravian Church, Southern Province
Website	https://www.bethabara.org/
History
Founded	November 17, 1753 (1753-11-17)

Bethabara Moravian Church is a Protestant congregation of the Moravian Church located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Founded as the first Moravian settlement in North Carolina on November 17, 1753, Bethabara served as the center of Moravian work in the South until 1766. The Bethabara Historic District, including the Historic Church, were declared a National Historic Landmark in 1999. ^[1]

The congregation is still active, meeting in an updated building at 2100 Bethabara Road.

What remains of the historic Bethabara settlement is maintained by the City of Winston-Salem.

1788 Gemeinhaus

Bethabara Moravian Gemeinhaus
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
1934
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Location	2147 Bethabara Rd., Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Coordinates	36°9′11.99″N80°18′1.04″W / 36.1533306°N 80.3002889°W / 36.1533306; -80.3002889
Built	1788
Architect	Frederick William Marshall
Part of	Bethabara Historic District (ID78001948)
NRHP reference No.	71000586 [2]
Added to NRHP	September 28, 1971 (1971-09-28)

Built in 1788, ^[3] in what is now Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the Bethabara Gemeinhaus (German for community house) served as the house of worship and meeting place for the Bethabara community until the 1950's. Designed by Moravian administrator Friedrich Wilhelm von Marschall, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. ^[2] The historic church is located at 2147 Bethabara Road.

References

1. Mark R. Barnes; John Clauser; William J. Murtagh; Rod Myer & Michael O. Hartley (June 3, 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination" (pdf). National Park Service.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) and Accompanying 24 photos, from 1995  (32 KB)
2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
3. "Bethabara Moravian Church - About Us". www.bethabara.org. Retrieved 2024-09-30.

External links

• 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