Category Archives: Churches

New Midway Methodist Church (1890)

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The building committee of Midway Methodist church will meet on the first day of March to receive bids and award a contract for building a new church. The church will be 40×60 feet. The members will furnish the framing timber, and the contractor will do the rest, including painting. Any person desiring further particulars, should apply to Rev. M.W. BOYLES, pastor, or Dr. J.M. ROTHROCK, chairman of the building committee.

Source: Davidson Times-Dispatch, 5 February 1890.  Paper available at Google News Archive.

Fire at Smiths Church (1879)

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Smiths church about four miles from town caught on fire last Sunday during divine service.  The flue was defective and burst a hole in the ceiling.  Some excitement for a short while, but no damage was done and service was resumed.
Source: Roanoke News, 13 February 1879, page 3. Available online at DigitalNC.org.

Methodist Parsonage (1882)

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Dr. BURKEHEAD, the popular pastor of the Methodist church in this city, is having the parsonage thoroughly repaired and repainted.  A new dining room, pantry, kitchen, bedroom and an office have been added; the “old bonnet” has been removed from the front and handsome porch erected in its stead, and everything around has an appearance of neatness and tidiness.  We always admired the zeal which the Methodist display in anything they undertake.  So far as we have learned Dr. BURKEHEAD is quite popular with his congregation, and is capable of doing a great deal in New Berne.

Source: New Berne Weekly Journal , 30 March 1882, page 3.