Historic Churches

	Baywood Pentecostal Holiness Church - Learn about the first Pentecostal Holiness Church in Fayetteville. The Pentecostal Holiness movement has much history in nearby Falcon, NC. 1830 Baywood Road 910-483-2916
	Bethel A.M.E. Zion Church - The Bethel A.M.E. Zion Church was founded in 1883 as a mission, known as the "Little Ark". The late Jack Murchison built a brush shelter to preach to two neighboring plantations. A few years later, a Presbyterian minister preached at Little Ark and established it as a Presbyterian church. Then a Methodist minister from Fayetteville arrived and converted them to Methodism, which later became apart of the Afican Methodist Episcopal Zion Church movement. 255 Vass Road 910-497-3445
	Camp Ground Methodist Church - Campground Methodist Church was organized in 1860, just prior to the Civil War. However, regular camp meetings of several days duration had been held on this spot, beginning in the early 1840's. When religious observances were formalized, a group of Methodists purchased the land and built the church. The nearby cemetery contains graves dating back to 1838. 4625 Camp Ground Road 910-867-9436
	Cape Fear Baptist Church - Records of the denomination list a charter for this congregation dating from January 1756. 100 Indian Drive 910-323-5556
	Cedar Falls Baptist Church - The church has its beginnings in 1878 as a result of a brush arbor revival conducted near Carverâ Falls Road. 6181 Ramsey Street 910-488-5810
	Cotton United Methodist Church - The congregation originally met in the company store of Hope Mills Number Two, a local cotton mill. 4514 Mill Street 910-426-3965
	Cumberland Union Free Will Baptist Church - This church began as a vision by a group of dedicated Christians who sought a place of worship and purchased land in 1896 to build a church. 10156 W. Reeves Bridge Road 910-497-4806
	Evans Metropolitan A.M.E. Zion Church - This church was chartered in 1801 and the current building was built in 1893. The congregation was founded by Henry Evans, a black shoemaker and Methodist preacher. His arrival into Fayetteville was the beginning of Methodism in Fayetteville and eastern North Carolina. Evans preached to a congregation of both blacks and whites. By the 1870s, the church became a part of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. A tablet in the basement marks the grave of Henry Evans. 301 North Cool Spring Street 910-483-2862
	Falling Run Missionary Baptist Church - The Reverend William Devane founded Falling Run Missionary Baptist Church in 1872. 2852 Cedar Creek Road (Highway 53) 910-483-3822
	First Baptist Church - The First Baptist Church of Fayetteville was constituted on November 25, 1837. At the time, there were no other Baptist churches in Fayetteville and the movement to organize had begun several years earlier in the rural areas of the county. The church included 28 charter members. Until 1854, baptisms were usually administered in the nearby Cross Creek. 302 Moore Street 910-483-6505
	First Presbyterian Church - The history of the Presbyterian Church in Fayetteville can be directly traced to the Scots who settled here in the mid 1700s. These settlers brought with them their Presbyterian beliefs. Services were originally held in the State House, located where the Market House now stands. The first church building was constructed in 1817, but it burned in the Great Fire of 1831. In 1832 a new structure was built incorporating the surviving brick walls of the earlier church. 102 Ann Street 910-483-0121
	Galatia Presbyterian Church - According to the early records of the Presbyterian Church it was in 1825 that Galatia Presbyterian Church was organized. 8800 Galatia Church Road 910-867-0656
	Hay Street Methodist Church - The first wooden structure for this church was completed in 1835 to uphold the Methodist beliefs of Henry Evans, who erected a Methodist meeting house earlier in the 1800s. The current structure is built with red brick from the brickyard of E.A. Poe, a notable Fayetteville resident. The stunning windows incorporate a rare art called "robing glass," in which the folds of the figures' robes are actually blown into the glass. 320 Hay Street 910-483-2343
	Haymount Presbyterian Church - Haymount Presbyterian Church was organized in May 1874 through the efforts of Dr. H.G. Hill, Pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Fayetteville and the Reverend F.L. Montgomery, a black minister. 2760 Rosehill Road 910-822-1083
	JFK Memorial Chapel - Magnificent stained-glass windows within this chapel are dedicated to Special Forces soldiers. Also on display, a monument given by John Wayne to the Special Forces for their assistance during the filming of "The Green Berets." Building D-3116, Ardennes and Zabitosky Streets 910-432-2127
	Lebanon Baptist Church - Originally known as Piney Grove Church, it was located about seven miles north of Fayetteville between the Atlantic Coastline Railroads and Cape Fear River Road. 3329 Beard Road 910-483-1988
	Long Street Presbyterian Church - Long Street along with Bluff and Barbeque founded by Reverend James Campbell is one the first churches established in the area. The church dates its history back to 1758 and its congregation was mainly Scottish Highlander settlers of the area. Only open to groups of 15 people or more. Call for location 910-396-6680
	MacPherson Presbyterian Church - The current building of MacPherson Church was built in 1868 and features bricks salvaged from the US Arsenal. However, the first minister held open-air services in Gaelic and English since 1793 as the original congregation was of Scottish decent, like many other churches in the area. Today, inside the church, a visitor may see many objects from its past: the first communion service, handmade tin scones from he original building, the sounding board, and the communion bench. 3525 Cliffdale Road 910-867-2113
	Magnolia Baptist Church - The earliest available records show that the church was functioning as an organization in 1858. 1021 Magnolia Church Road 910-483-4774
	Main Post Chapel - Completed in March 1932, the chapel is considered one of the region's loveliest. Non-sectarian, the chapel represents one of the government's first fundings for a military religious building. The stained glass windows, composed of more than 14,000 tiny pieces of antique glass from around the world, were installed in 1945, including one window depicting the American eagle and the motto “In God We Trust.” Sedgewick and Jackson Streets 910-396-8016