Trinity United Methodist Church (Durham, North Carolina)

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Trinity United Methodist Church
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Trinity United Methodist Church in 2019
Religion
Affiliation United Methodist
StatusActive
Location
Location215 N Church Street
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Architecture
Architect(s) Ralph Adams Cram
Type Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking1923
Completed1924
Website
trinitydurham.org

Trinity United Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church in Durham, North Carolina.

History

The congregation at Trinity, one of the oldest Methodist congregations in Durham, was founded in 1832. [1] They were known as the Orange Grove Church and later as the Durham Methodist Church. [1] They first met in a small school house on Raleigh Road. [2] In 1861, they purchased the current plot of land and built a small pine wood church that sat two hundred people. [1] The church was damaged during Sherman's March to the Sea during the American Civil War. [1] The building was temporarily used as a military hospital for wounded soldiers and, after the war, was used a women's seminiary. [1]

In 1881, a new building was built to house the growing congregation. In 1886, the church was renamed Trinity Methodist Church. A group of congregants estalished a new church on Main Street in the West End neighborhood. [1]

On January 21, 1923, the church was destroyed in a fire. [2] The current building was constructed in 1924, designed by the architect Ralph Adams Cram, who had previously designed St. Philip's Episcopal Church. [2] The steeple was added in 1985. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "History | About | Trinity United Methodist Church". www.trinitydurham.org. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
  2. 1 2 3 "Trinity Methodist (1880-1923) | Open Durham". www.opendurham.org. Retrieved 2024-12-01.