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First Missionary Baptist Church (New Bern, North Carolina)

Coordinates: 35°6′51″N 77°2′51″W / 35.11417°N 77.04750°W / 35.11417; -77.04750
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First Missionary Baptist Church
First Missionary Baptist Church (New Bern, North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
First Missionary Baptist Church (New Bern, North Carolina)
First Missionary Baptist Church (New Bern, North Carolina) is located in the United States
First Missionary Baptist Church (New Bern, North Carolina)
Location819 Cypress St., New Bern, North Carolina
Coordinates35°6′51″N 77°2′51″W / 35.11417°N 77.04750°W / 35.11417; -77.04750
Arealess than one acre
Built1906-1908
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
MPSHistoric African American Churches in Craven County MPS
NRHP reference No.97000574[1]
Added to NRHPJune 30, 1997

First Missionary Baptist Church is a historic African-American Baptist church located at 819 Cypress Street in New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina. It was built in 1906–1908, and is a rectangular brick church building in the Late Gothic Revival style. It features a two-stage tower.[2]

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ M. Ruth Little (January 1997). "First Missionary Baptist Church" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.

Current Pastor Reverend Dr. Gregory l Holmes