Greater Bethlehem Temple Apostolic Faith Church

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Greater Bethlehem Temple Apostolic Faith Church
2008-09-06 Asbury Temple United Methodist Church.jpg
The church (then Asbury Temple UMC) in 2008
Religion
Affiliation Methodist Episcopal Church (formerly)
United Methodist (formerly)
Apostolic Faith Church
LeadershipBishop Larry J. Copeland
StatusActive
Location
Location201 S Alston Avenue
Durham, North Carolina,
United States
Greater Bethlehem Temple Apostolic Faith Church
Geographic coordinates 35°59′9″N78°53′18″W / 35.98583°N 78.88833°W / 35.98583; -78.88833
Architecture
Architect(s) Charles W. Carlton
Type Neoclassical 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, located in the East Durham Historic District, 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 2 "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. 1 2 "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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