Hawfields Presbyterian Church

Hawfields Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church complex located near Mebane, Alamance County, North Carolina. The congregation was established by settlers in the 1700s. The complex consists of the original church building, the classroom to the rear of it, the Session House, and the cemetery. The current Greek Revival style brick church building was constructed between 1852 and 1855.[2][3]

Hawfields Presbyterian Church
LocationSW of Mebane on NC 119, near Mebane, North Carolina
Coordinates36°3′28″N 79°18′23″W
Area9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built1852-1855
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Vernacular Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.78001926[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 15, 1978

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

In the cemetery "a plaque...hangs 'in memory of the faithful slaves' who once worshipped there and are buried nearby."[4]

David Ealy has served as the church's pastor since October, 2010.[5]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Catherine W. Bishir; Michael Souther; Jim Sumner (n.d.). "Hawfields Presbyterian Church" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  3. Hawfields Presbyterian Church website
  4. Holloway, Kali (March 25, 2019). "'Loyal Slave' Monuments Tell a Racist Lie About American History". The Nation.
  5. Hawfields Presbyterian Church website


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