Cross Roads Presbyterian Church, Mebane, North Carolina
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N 36° 10.206 W 079° 17.168
17S E 654141 N 4004176
This Old Church is Cross Road Presbyterian Church north of Mebane, North Carolina in rural Alamance County. The congregation was formed in 1783 and the current sanctuary was built in 1876.
Waymark Code: WMFAN
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 06/20/2006
Views: 59
The congregation of Cross Roads Presbyterian Church was founded in 1783. The current church building was constructed in 1876. In observance of the church building's centennial, a corner stone was placed where the original 1876 church building and the newer structure behind the church meet.
There is a very large churchyard cemetery next to the church with a number of very old graves. It is still being used by the church community today.
Presbyterianism has a very long and deep tradition in this area of the country, and Cross Roads has played a particularly important role in that history. In 1801, the national movement known as the Second Great Awakening came to the southeast via this congregation when a young man from Tennessee attending Sunday worship stood up just before the service ended and shouted, "Stand still and see the salvation/glory of God." The stunned congregation remained at church all afternoon, and from that day on a period of renewal began to take root and spread to congregations throughout the immediate area and beyond.
In the 1970's Cross Roads again fell under the national spotlight when Alex Haley, the author of "Roots," discovered that one of his relatives, the daughter of a former slave, was still living in the community around the church. The shared history between Haley's ancestors and those of Cross Roads members brought the author to the church and the community for a special service of remembrance.
While still in a rural area, many people are moving to the area and it is becoming more residential. Many are discovering this fine, historic church for worship.
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