St. John's Missionary Baptist Church

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St. John's Missionary Baptist Church
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Location1130 Walt Bellamy Dr., New Bern, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°6′16″N77°3′12″W / 35.10444°N 77.05333°W / 35.10444; -77.05333
Arealess than one acre
Built1926
ArchitectPerry, Mr.
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPS Historic African American Churches in Craven County MPS
NRHP reference No. 97000575 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 30, 1997

St. John's Missionary Baptist Church is a historic African-American Baptist church at 1130 Walt Bellamy Drive in New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina. [2] It was built in 1926, and is a rectangular brick church building on a raised basement in the Classical Revival style. It features a three-stage central entrance tower. It is believed to be the oldest black Baptist congregation in New Bern. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Coastal Carolina Regional Airport Map - North Carolina Map on Mapcarta".
  3. M. Ruth Little (January 1997). "St. John's Missionary Baptist Church" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.