Home Moravian Church is a Moravian church located in Old Salem, North Carolina. The church was founded on November 13, 1771,[1] in what was then the Province of North Carolina. Its burial ground, God's Acre Cemetery, is located around 100 yards (91 m) to the north.
The church is visited by tourists and historians. It conducts weekly services.[2]
References edit
- ^ "History". Home Moravian Church. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ^ "Who We Are - Our Worship". Home Moravian Church. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
Further reading edit
- Breen, Tom (April 8, 2012). "NC Moravians mark 240 years of Easter service". Boston Globe.
- Casey, Cindy H. (June 20, 2000). Piedmont Soldiers and their Families: North Carolina. Arcadia Publishing. p. 14. ISBN 978-1-4396-2718-1.
- Leonard, Teresa (April 17, 2014). "Moravian band was a family tradition in the traditional Easter service". The News & Observer.
- Neal, Rome (April 9, 2004). "A Pipe Dream". CBS.
- Sherrill, Jr., Lee W. (March 31, 2015). The 21st North Carolina Infantry: A Civil War History, with a Roster of Officers. McFarland. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-7864-7626-8.
- Veal, David L. (January 10, 2003). "A Merry People: Much to Admire about the Moravian Church". The Living Church. Morehouse-Gorham Company. pp. 12–13.