St. Paul's Episcopal Church - Smithfield, NC
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N 35° 30.582 W 078° 20.938
17S E 740429 N 3932801
St. Paul's traces its history to 1911, although the current church building was completed in 1953.
Waymark Code: WMGHBT
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 03/07/2013
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St. Paul's Episcopal Church was the first Episcopal Church in Johnston County, North Carolina. Its history began with the Diocese of North Carolina purchased the lot and a wooden church building from a Baptist congregation in 1903. The church was consecrated on May 28, 1911, by the Right Rev. Joseph Blount Cheshire Jr., Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina from 1893 to 1932. In 1953, the old wooden building was replaced by the current brick church. Source: (
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The church is located at the corner of Second and Church Streets in Smithfield.