St. John's Missionary Baptist Church

St. John's Missionary Baptist Church
Location 1130 Walt Bellamy Dr., New Bern, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°6′16″N 77°3′12″W / 35.10444°N 77.05333°W / 35.10444; -77.05333Coordinates: 35°6′16″N 77°3′12″W / 35.10444°N 77.05333°W / 35.10444; -77.05333
Area less than one acre
Built 1926
Architect Perry, Mr.
Architectural style Classical Revival
MPS Historic African American Churches in Craven County MPS
NRHP Reference # 97000575[1]
Added to NRHP June 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. 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.[2]

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

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 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.


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