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Carrboro United Methodist Church

In Carrboro. 14 dated events, 1910–1961.

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In the chronology

  1. Carrboro Methodist Church is organized Methodists in the mill village that became Carrboro organized a church in 1910 with W. A. Stanbury as first pastor. Lefler and Wager, Orange County, 1752-1952 (1953), p. 298
  2. Carrboro Methodists build their first church Organized in 1910 as a mission of the Chapel Hill Methodists, the congregation met in the public school until early 1914, when it built a plain frame church on the large lot east of the school, later the Britt Building site. From about 1900 the town's Methodists had shared Union Chapel with the Baptists. Town of Carrboro: Brown, McSwain and Florin, Carrboro, N.C.: An Architectural and Historical Inventory (1983), p. 36
  3. Carrboro's old schoolhouse is moved and split between the Methodist parsonage and church The Carrboro school replaced by the new graded school was being moved in March 1923. Part became the Methodist parsonage at 114 West Main Street, which served until the Methodists built a new parsonage on Oak Street in 1955, and part was added to the Methodist church for Sunday school rooms, with John T. Squires as contractor. DigitalNC: Durham Morning Herald, March 11, 1923, p. 19 · Also: The News (Chapel Hill), December 1, 1921, p. 8; Brown, McSwain and Florin, Carrboro Inventory
  4. J. F. Starnes becomes Methodist pastor at Carrboro and Orange Church The Methodist Conference sent Rev. J. F. Starnes to succeed Rev. J. W. Autry as pastor of the Carrboro Methodist church and Orange Church. Autry, who had served four years, went to Webb Avenue Methodist in Burlington. The Chapel Hill Weekly, November 27, 1925, p. 1
  5. William H. Parker, a former Carrboro mayor, dies William H. Parker, 79, a native of Orange County who had lived most of his life in Carrboro and whom the News called the town's first mayor, died at a daughter's home in Rose Hill. His funeral was held at Carrboro Methodist Church and he was buried in the Chapel Hill Cemetery. The News of Orange County (Hillsborough), July 26, 1951, p. 8
  6. Carrboro Methodist Church buys a site for a new church on the Hillsboro highway Carrboro Methodist Church bought a knoll on the Hillsboro highway for a new building, with work expected to start about April 1, and the congregation raised more than $2,900 for it at a Sunday evening service on January 27. The old church and parsonage on Main Street were to be sold when the new church was done. The News of Orange County (Hillsborough), January 31, 1952, p. 1
  7. Carrboro Methodists lay the cornerstone of a new church on the Hillsboro road Some weeks before November 20, 1952, the Carrboro Methodist congregation laid the cornerstone of its new church on the Hillsboro Highway in Carrboro, with Edward Mann of Carrboro as contractor. Members paid for the building with suppers, a harvest sale and cotton from fields neighbors gave and church members picked. The News of Orange County (Hillsborough), November 20, 1952, p. 4
  8. Carrboro Methodist Church holds its first service in its new $75,000 building A congregation that more than filled the new Carrboro Methodist Church, with former pastor V. E. Queen among many visitors, held the first service and a picnic dinner in the building. Planned by W. R. Campbell Jr. of Durham and built by Edward N. Mann of Carrboro, it seats 340 and has a chapel, nine classrooms, a nursery and ten memorial windows. The News of Orange County (Hillsborough), August 6, 1953, p. 6
  9. Rev. Marvin Earl Tyson, pastor of Carrboro Methodist Church, dies The Rev. Marvin Earl Tyson, pastor of Carrboro Methodist Church since 1948, died at his home in Carrboro on the evening of October 11 after a year of declining health. His funeral was held at the church on October 14, with burial in Farmville. The News of Orange County (Hillsborough), October 15, 1953, p. 1
  10. Carrboro Methodists sell their old church and parsonage The church building and parsonage that Carrboro Methodists had used until their new church was built were sold to two buyers. By late July the congregation had bought a lot on Oak Street for a new parsonage and was holding benefit suppers to start building it. The News of Orange County (Hillsborough), June 9, 1955, p. 4
  11. Carrboro Methodist Church finishes a brick parsonage and its pastor moves in The Carrboro Methodist Church completed a new brick parsonage, and the Rev. J. Paul Edwards and his family moved in from the old parsonage on Main Street in time for Christmas. The News of Orange County (Hillsborough), December 29, 1955, p. 6
  12. Former Carrboro mayor Roy Riggsbee dies Roy Riggsbee, 62, a Carrboro furniture merchant who had served the town for 20 years as mayor and commissioner, died after a blood clot struck him at his store. Hundreds filled Carrboro Methodist Church for his funeral two days later. People: Roy Riggsbee The News of Orange County (Hillsborough), January 19, 1956, p. 6
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  1. Carrboro Methodist Church dedicates its new building Bishop Paul N. Garber preached and led the dedication of the Carrboro Methodist Church's new $80,000 building, assisted by district superintendent C. D. Barclift and the pastor, J. Paul Edwards. Ten ministers, among them former pastors J. O. Long and V. E. Queen, took part, and the congregation held dinner on the grounds. The News of Orange County (Hillsborough), August 22, 1957, p. 4
  2. Dr. John S. Hooker opens a doctor's office in a former Carrboro Methodist building on Main Street Dr. John S. Hooker, who had bought the Main Street building formerly owned by Carrboro Methodist Church, renovated and enlarged it as a doctor's office, and he and his staff moved in. The News of Orange County (Hillsborough), April 6, 1961, p. 16

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Indexed works

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Surveys and maps of the area

Not about Carrboro United Methodist Church alone: the architectural surveys that cover its town or the county, and maps drawn while it stood. Several of the surveys can be read free online at NC Digital Collections.

Churches in Orange County, North Carolina, South of Interstate 85 from 1756 to 2000

Johnson, George Arthur · 2000

George Arthur Johnson surveys the churches of southern Orange County, the part of the county south of Interstate 85 that takes in Chapel Hill and Carrboro, from 1756 to 2000. The volume also includes his talk to the Chapel Hill Historical Society on March 4, 1996, on the university, the churches and the Jews of Chapel Hill. Published by the society in 2000, 144 pages plus lettered pages A to F.

Included because: A survey or map of the town or county where the site stands.

UNC CH Historical Society

Carrboro Map [1935]

1935

Hand-drawn map of Carrboro from about 1935, centered on Greensboro Avenue and Weaver Street and marking buildings, lots and the main roads.

Included because: A survey or map of the town or county where the site stands.

DigitalNC DPLA

Map of Chapel Hill-Carrboro, N.C.

Gove, John R. · 1958 · Chapel Hill-Carrboro Merchants Association

Robert J. Ayers drew this folding map of Chapel Hill and Carrboro using data gathered by John R. Gove; the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Merchants Association published it under a 1954 copyright. The 1958 printing shows the towns, the University, streets, creeks and country clubs. On the back is text for the Chapel Hill School Art Guild house tour of 30 October 1960, with eleven houses marked in red.

Included because: A survey or map of the town or county where the site stands.

UNC State Archives of NC

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    Where to look on the shelf

    These books don’t necessarily mention Carrboro United Methodist Church, but they cover where it stands, its kind of building and the land, family and burial records behind it, and they are where a search for a place like this usually goes next. All are at OCPL, most in the Wall Collection.

    Histories of the town and county

    • Rebecca Wall Collection · 975.656 OTTO Carrboro Otto, David · 2011

      Pictorial history of Carrboro in Arcadia's Images of America series by David A. Otto and Richard Ellington, published in 2011. Its 127 pages of photographs, maps, facsimiles and portraits cover the town's history, social life and African American community, with a bibliography and index.

    • Rebecca Wall Collection · NC 975.656 OTTO Carrboro Otto, David · 2015

      Second Images of America volume on Carrboro by David A. Otto and Richard Ellington (Arcadia, 2015). Chapters follow the town from mill village to growing urban center, then turn to its merchants, the arts, festivals, changing demographics and changing architecture, in 95 illustrated pages.

    • Foundational · 975.656 RYAN Orange County Trio: Hillsborough, Chapel Hill, and Carrboro, North Carolina, Histories and Tour Guides Ryan, Elizabeth Shreve · 2004

      Elizabeth Shreve Ryan's combined histories and tour guides for Hillsborough, Chapel Hill and Carrboro, the three towns of Orange County, with the University of North Carolina treated alongside Chapel Hill. Each town gets a narrative history and a tour of its streets and buildings. Published by Chapel Hill Press in 2004, 369 pages with illustrations and maps.

    Buildings and surveys

    • Foundational · NC 720.975 BIS A Guide to the Historic Architecture of Piedmont North Carolina Bishir, Catherine W. · 2003

      Catherine W. Bishir and Michael T. Southern's field guide to the historic buildings of the North Carolina Piedmont, arranged county by county from Wake and Franklin in the east to Mecklenburg and Gaston in the west. The Orange County section takes in Hillsborough, Chapel Hill and Carrboro along with the rural county, with entries on individual buildings and maps for finding them. Published 2003, 596 pages with illustrations and maps.

    • Start here · NC 720.975 BRO Carrboro, N.C: An Architectural & Historical Inventory Brown, Claudia Roberts · 1983

      Architectural and historical inventory of Carrboro by Claudia Roberts Brown, published in 1983 by the Carrboro Appearance Commission and the town. The 48-page survey, with illustrations and maps, documents the town's historic buildings and their conservation.

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