This OLD Church STILL Stands! Revolutionary War Soldier Cemetery/Backroads of North Carolina!

What an amazing find, located off the backroads in North Carolina. Thank you to the elders of the church for allowing me the opportunity to film and the wealth of knowledge.

The Bethany Presbyterian Church was an off-shoot of the Fourth Creek Congregation, located about six miles north of Statesville, North Carolina. After William Sharpe created his map of the Fourth Creek Congregation in 1773, it was decided to create two additional church congregations-Concord Presbyterian Church and Bethany Presbyterian Church. Members of the Bethany congregation were organized in 1775 and built the initial church building in 1777 along Fifth Creek north of the Fourth Creek Congregation. Dr. James Hall was appointed the pastor of all three churches on April 8, 1778. Dr. Hall lived in the area of the Bethany Church. After serving the three churches for 12 years, he decide to devote himself to Bethany, where he served for an additional 26 years and retired as pastor in 1816.


The first black Presbyterian church in Iredell County was organized at Bethany by Rev. Murkland in October 1866. It was named Freedom Presbyterian Church.


The existing Bethany Presbyterian Church was built in about 1855 to replace the one built in 1777. While it has undergone remodeling and additions, the exterior is similar to the initial building. The cemetery includes burials of many of the founding members.

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