Spiritual Life
Photo Credit: Photo by Black History Research Committee of Henderson County
Spiritual Life
Call on the Lord, a video recording by Rev. Odell Suber Jr.
Rev. Odell Suber Jr. made this amazing recording for Hendersonville's 2021 Martin Luther King Day celebration. Because of the Covid pandemic, the ...
Shaw’s Creek African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church – Logan’s Chapel
Freed slaves started Henderson County’s oldest African-American congregation in 1865 in Horseshoe. Shaw’s Creek African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church - ...
Mud Creek Missionary Baptist Church
Freed slaves founded Mud Creek Baptist Church in 1868. https://www.blueridgenow.com/news/20190512/beyond-banks-little-mud-creek-church ...
St. Paul Tabernacle AME Zion Church
St. Paul AME Zion Church was founded in 1880, making it one of the oldest Black churches in Henderson County ...
Star of Bethel Baptist Church Article
Star of Bethel Church was founded in 1873. Membership has dwindled since its heyday in the 1950’s. https://www.blueridgenow.com/news/20190216/historic-black-church-looks-at-future-even-as-membership-shrinks ...
Standford Chapel AME Zion
After the church moved from Edwards Mountain to Salisbury Road in Edneyville, there was dispute over who owned the old ...
Mud Creek Missionary Baptist Association
A fourteen acre assembly ground with eleven buildings in East Flat Rock provided a training and social venue for members ...
Mud Creek Missionary Baptist Church’s Struggle to Survive
The church’s dwindling membership has caused financial challenges. https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2002-07-21-0207210176-story.html ...
Logan Community Chapel
Logan Community Chapel was founded by freed slaves in 1865. https://www.blueridgenow.com/news/20170212/nonprofit-aims-to-preserve-logan-community-chapel ...
1865-1900 Overview
After the Civil War Freed slaves settled in several communities throughout Henderson County. These communities were centered around Black churches ...
