By founding year 34 churches

Oldest churches in North Carolina

34 of the directory's matches for this index are in North Carolina. The longest-standing churches in the directory, ordered by founding year as recorded in Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Years reflect those public sources.

Edenton Baptist Church № 01

Edenton Baptist Church

Edenton, NC Baptist Churches Est. 1701

Georgian architecture   Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina

№ 02

First Presbyterian Church

New Bern, NC Evangelical Est. 1820

Saint James Church № 03

Saint James Church

Wilmington, NC Catholic Est. 1839

№ 04

Holy Trinity Episcopal Church

Hertford, NC Episcopal Est. 1850

Gothic Revival

№ 05

Trinity Episcopal Church

Scotland Neck, NC Episcopal Est. 1855

Gothic Revival

№ 06

First Presbyterian Church

Franklin, NC Presbyterian Est. 1856

№ 07

Black River Presbyterian Church

Ivanhoe, NC Evangelical Est. 1859

№ 08

Forestville Baptist Church

Wake Forest, NC Baptist Churches Est. 1860

Renaissance Revival architecture

Saint Paul Ame Church № 09

Saint Paul Ame Church

Chapel Hill, NC African Methodist Episcopal Est. 1864

№ 10

St James Episcopal Church

Kittrell, NC Episcopal Est. 1872

Services at 3 p.m. every second and fourth Sunday.

Carpenter Gothic

Saint Paul Ame Church № 11

Saint Paul Ame Church

Raleigh, NC African Methodist Episcopal Est. 1884

Gothic Revival

№ 12

Saint Agnes Episcopal Church

Franklin, NC Episcopal Est. 1888

№ 13

Church of the Transfiguration

Saluda, NC Episcopal Est. 1889

Saint Peter Catholic Church № 14

Saint Peter Catholic Church

Charlotte, NC Catholic Est. 1893

Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte

Saint Luke Episcopal Church № 15

Saint Luke Episcopal Church

Asheville, NC Episcopal Est. 1894

First United Methodist Church № 16

First United Methodist Church

High Point, NC United Methodist Est. 1898

Gaston Chapel Ame Church № 17

Gaston Chapel Ame Church

Morganton, NC African Methodist Episcopal Est. 1900

№ 18

Grace Episcopal Church

Lexington, NC Episcopal Est. 1902

Saint Lawrence Catholic Church № 19

Saint Lawrence Catholic Church

Asheville, NC Catholic Est. 1905

Mediterranean Revival architecture   Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte

Mount Zion Baptist Church № 20

Mount Zion Baptist Church

Salisbury, NC Baptist Churches Est. 1907

Gothic Revival

Saint Mary Catholic Church № 21

Saint Mary Catholic Church

Wilmington, NC Catholic Est. 1912

Spanish Baroque architecture   Roman Catholic Diocese of Raleigh

First Baptist Church № 22

First Baptist Church

Forest City, NC Baptist Churches Est. 1915

Neoclassical architecture

№ 23

First Presbyterian Church

Lincolnton, NC Presbyterian Est. 1917

First Baptist Church № 24

First Baptist Church

Reidsville, NC Baptist Churches Est. 1918

Campus Street Church of God № 25

Campus Street Church of God

Charlotte, NC Church of God Est. 1921

Mount Sinai Baptist Church № 26

Mount Sinai Baptist Church

Eden, NC Baptist Churches Est. 1921

First Baptist Church № 27

First Baptist Church

Andrews, NC Baptist Churches Est. 1923

Neoclassical architecture

Sacred Heart № 28

Sacred Heart

Raleigh, NC Catholic Est. 1924

Gothic Revival   Roman Catholic Diocese of Raleigh

№ 29

Saint Luke's Episcopal Church

Eden, NC Episcopal Est. 1926

Church of God № 30

Church of God

High Shoals, NC Church of God Est. 1950

№ 31

First Baptist Church

Kitty Hawk, NC Baptist Churches Est. 1972

Metropolitan Community Church № 32

Metropolitan Community Church

Raleigh, NC Community Est. 1976

№ 33

Saint Elizabeth Catholic Church Office

Boone, NC Catholic Est. 1988

Nags Head Church № 34

Nags Head Church

Nags Head, NC Baptist Churches Est. 2007

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