{"id":537,"date":"2014-08-10T00:25:05","date_gmt":"2014-08-10T00:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/FayettevilleNC3\/?page_id=537"},"modified":"2018-11-07T16:44:34","modified_gmt":"2018-11-07T16:44:34","slug":"historic-churches","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/FayettevilleNC3\/?page_id=537","title":{"rendered":"Historic Churches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>HISTORICAL ATTRACTIONS \/ HISTORIC CHURCHES<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Bethesda Church &amp; Cemetery<br \/>\n<\/strong>N.C. 5 (Bethesda Road)<br \/>\nAberdeen 910-944-1319<\/p>\n<p><strong>Evans Metropolitan A.M.E. Zion Church<br \/>\n<\/strong>301 N. Cool Spring Street<br \/>\nFayetteville 910-483-2862<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EvansMetroAMEZ1801\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EvansMetroAMEZ1801\/<\/a><br \/>\nThe Gothic-style structure of this 1893 church reflects beautiful craftsmanship in the two-story gable front, corner towers, and interior woodwork.<\/p>\n<p><strong>First Baptist Church<br \/>\n<\/strong>201 Anderson Street<br \/>\n910-483-0477<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fbcfay.com\/\">www.fbcfay.com<\/a><br \/>\nConstructed on a lot that was part of 200 acres granted by King George II to Thomas Brooks, this Romanesque-style structure was completed in 1910.<\/p>\n<p><strong>First Presbyterian Church<br \/>\n<\/strong>102 Ann Street<br \/>\nFayetteville 910-483-0121<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.firstprez.com\/\">www.firstprez.com<\/a><br \/>\nRebuilt in 1832, the building&#8217;s most significant features include whale-oil chandeliers, a truly magnificent spire, and a wooden truss roof\u2014the only one of its kind in North Carolina.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nHay Street United Methodist Church<br \/>\n<\/strong>320 Hay Street<br \/>\nFayetteville 910-483-2343<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.haystreetchurch.org\/\">www.haystreetchurch.org<\/a><br \/>\nBuilt in 1908, this stately red brick Gothic Revival-style church features rare &#8220;robing glass&#8221; windows.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Old Bluff Presbyterian Church &amp; Cemetery<br \/>\n<\/strong>4130 Old Bluff Church Road<br \/>\nWade 910-484-7867<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bluffpc.org\/?page_id=8\">http:\/\/www.bluffpc.org\/?page_id=8<\/a><br \/>\nEstablished in 1758, the church grounds include one of the oldest church cemeteries in the region.<\/p>\n<p><strong>St. John&#8217;s Episcopal Church<br \/>\n<\/strong>302 Green Street<br \/>\nFayetteville 910-483-7405<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stjohnsnc.org\/\">http:\/\/www.stjohnsnc.org\/<\/a><br \/>\nGothic architecture featuring pyramidal spires is graced by exquisite European stained glass windows that were made in Germany and shipped by ox cart from New York City.<\/p>\n<p><strong>St. Joseph&#8217;s Episcopal Church<br \/>\n<\/strong>509 Ramsey Street<br \/>\nFayetteville 910-323-0161<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stjoseph-episcopal.org\/\">www.stjoseph-episcopal.org<\/a><br \/>\nConstructed in 1896, the church features five exquisite Resurrection Windows by Tiffany of New York and a combination of Gothic, Spanish, and Queen Anne-style architecture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HISTORICAL ATTRACTIONS \/ HISTORIC CHURCHES Bethesda Church &amp; Cemetery N.C. 5 (Bethesda Road) Aberdeen 910-944-1319 Evans Metropolitan A.M.E. Zion Church 301 N. Cool Spring Street Fayetteville 910-483-2862 https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EvansMetroAMEZ1801\/ The Gothic-style structure of this 1893 church reflects beautiful craftsmanship in the two-story gable front, corner towers, and interior woodwork. First Baptist Church 201 Anderson Street 910-483-0477 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/FayettevilleNC3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/537"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/FayettevilleNC3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/FayettevilleNC3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/FayettevilleNC3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/FayettevilleNC3\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=537"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/FayettevilleNC3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/537\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":590,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/FayettevilleNC3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/537\/revisions\/590"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/FayettevilleNC3\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}