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Goldsboro in Wayne County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

First Pentecostal Holiness Church Congregation

 
 
First Pentecostal Holiness Church Congregation Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, April 19, 2013
1. First Pentecostal Holiness Church Congregation Marker
Inscription.
On this Courthouse Square November 1, 1898, the
First Pentecostal Holiness Church Congregation
was organized with nine charter members.
J.J. Street                  W.H. Huggans            
I.L. Puryer                 Mr. & Mrs. E.L. Talton
Mrs. Lizzie Crone    Mrs. Tempie Spence     
Mrs. Mary Pate      Tom Brafford             
This plaque placed in commemoration of the
75th Diamond Anniversary of the Pentecostal
Holiness Church.
November 4, 1973

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is November 1, 1861.
 
Location. 35° 22.914′ N, 77° 59.653′ W. Marker is in Goldsboro, North Carolina, in Wayne County. It is on East Walnut Street, on the left when traveling west. Located between South William Street and South Ormond Avenue at the Wayne County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Goldsboro NC 27530, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain and in the Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Company E, 119th Infantry, Goldsboro Rifles World War I Monument (a few steps from this marker); John Lawson (a few steps from this marker); North Carolina Press Association (within shouting distance of this marker); Wayne County Veterans Memorial
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(within shouting distance of this marker); Wayne County Veterans Memorial Map (within shouting distance of this marker); Wayne County Vietnam War Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wayne County Purple Heart (about 300 feet away); Seymour Johnson AFB History / 4th Fighter Wing History Memorial (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Goldsboro.
 
First Pentecostal Holiness Church Congregation Marker at leftside stairway, Wayne County Courthouse image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, April 19, 2013
2. First Pentecostal Holiness Church Congregation Marker at leftside stairway, Wayne County Courthouse
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 21, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 900 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 21, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
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Jun. 11, 2026