Ephphatha Church, also known as Faith Tabernacle, is a historic Episcopal church at 220 W. Geer Street in Durham, Durham County, North Carolina. It was built in 1930, and is a small, one-story, six-bay deep, Gothic Revival style brick building. It is one of only four churches in the United States built exclusively for a deaf congregation. The Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina rented the Ephphatha Church building to another congregation from 1977 until early 1981, then sold the building.[2]
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| Location | 220 W. Geer St. Durham, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°0′20″N 78°53′53″W / 36.00556°N 78.89806°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1930 |
| Architect | Carr, George W., Sr. |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| MPS | Durham MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 85001778[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 09, 1985 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
In 2017, the church was purchased by American architect Phil Freelon and his wife Nnenna. It now operates as a 501 (c)3 arts organization, NorthStar Church of the Arts, presenting work by artists of color and those with historically limited access to arts experiences.[3] Their hallmark program is a monthly queer-affirming, inclusive Sunday Service that uses art as a healing modality. [4]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Patricia S. Dickinson. "Ephphatha Church" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-10-01.
- ^ Tullis, Eric (27 February 2019). "A Historic Durham Church Is Reborn as a Visionary Arts Space Bridging the Secular and Spiritual". Indy Week.
- ^ "Sunday Service". NorthStar Church of the Arts.
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