Glencoe Village near Burlington in Alamance County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Churches
Glencoe
Photographed By Patrick G. Jordan, June 27, 2010
1. Glencoe - Churches Marker
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Churches. Glencoe. Church congregations were central to social as well as religious life in the village. Mill owners encouraged church membership among their workers and often aided congregations to promote social stability and community morality. The Baptist church, a frame building with front bell tower, was organized in 1893 by Baptists from Haw River. Later brick veneered, it stands just up Glencoe Street from the village. In 1898 the company built an interdenominational frame chapel on Front (Glencoe) Street. It later became Glencoe Methodist Church. After its members helped form St. Luke's Methodist Church outside the village, it stood vacant until it was destroyed by a storm in 1976.
Church congregations were central to social as well as religious life in the village. Mill owners encouraged church membership among their workers and often aided congregations to promote social stability and community morality. The Baptist church, a frame building with front bell tower, was organized in 1893 by Baptists from Haw River. Later brick veneered, it stands just up Glencoe Street from the village. In 1898 the company built an interdenominational frame chapel on Front (Glencoe) Street. It later became Glencoe Methodist Church. After its members helped form St. Luke's Methodist Church outside the village, it stood vacant until it was destroyed by a storm in 1976.
Location. 36° 8.39′ N, 79° 25.657′ W. Marker is near Burlington, North Carolina, in Alamance County. It is in Glencoe Village. Marker is on Glencoe Street, on the left when traveling north. Glencoe Village is 3 miles north of Burlington, NC from NC Highway 62. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2431 Glencoe St, Burlington NC 27217, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2010, by Patrick G. Jordan of Graham, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 752 times since then and 10 times this year. Last updated on May 9, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 28, 2010, by Patrick G. Jordan of Graham, North Carolina. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
