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R. C. Turner

R. C. Turner was a minister of the United Holy Church in Hillsborough. He was one of the leaders who organized Mebane Chapel in 1913, and the congregation built its church near Union Street the next year with thirty-five members. By 1949 he was pastor of the Temple of Truth church, and in 1963 he was one of the three surviving charter members of Mebane Chapel.

Source: The News of Orange County, September 29, 1949

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  1. Mebane Chapel builds its church in Hillsborough under its first pastor, B. F. Alston A year after the United Holy Church congregation organized, it put up its chapel, seating about 200, with thirty-five members and Rev. B. F. Alston as first pastor. People: R. C. TurnerSearch the index · Pauline O. Lloyd and Allen A. Lloyd, History of the Churches of Hillsborough, N.C., ca. 1766-1962 (1963), scan p. 83
  2. The Temple of Truth is organized Henry Thompson, R. C. Turner and others organized the Temple of Truth, a United Holy Church congregation, and built its church in 1918. People: R. C. TurnerSearch the index · Lefler and Wager, Orange County, 1752-1952 (1953), p. 309
  3. White Rock Church is organized Laura Atwater, Henry Thompson and others organized White Rock Church, a United Holy Church congregation, and built it the same year. R. C. Turner, pastor of the Temple of Truth, was also its first pastor. People: R. C. TurnerSearch the index · Lefler and Wager, Orange County, 1752-1952 (1953), p. 309

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