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Music

The historically Black neighborhoods of Chapel Hill and Carrboro have a long and storied musical legacy. Music has played a tremendous role in practices of faith in the area going back to the 19th century and before. In a 2007 oral history, Mrs. Brenda Jackson pointed to the historical roots of…

Black Builders: Honoring a Legacy

Black Builders: Honoring a Legacy is a short documentary produced by the MCJC’s public history team for our annual Community Cinema event. It features historic and current photos accompanying oral history excerpts describing the themes chosen by the community design team for the Builders Gateway to…

 St. Joseph CME Quilting Circle

This photo of a women's quilting circle made up of women from St. Joseph CME Church, includes Ms. Billue Baldwin, Ms. Linda McCauley, Ms. Jackie Edwards, Ms. Augusta Bynum, Ms. Pearl Cheek, Ms. Bessie Edwards, and Ms. Laura Cotton.Photo courtesy of Patricia "Pat" Jackson and St. Joseph CME Church.

 Important Dates in Methodism

This is a list of key dates in Methodism, starting in 1727 and ending in 1956. Photo courtesy of Patricia "Pat" Jackson and St. Joseph CME Church.

 "At 91, Still Preaching That Old-Time Religion"

This article from the Chapel Hill Weekly discusses Reverend R.O. Langford's revival held at St. Joseph CME Church in October 1969. Bishop Hoyt was the minister of the church at the time.

 Congratulations to the Women's Missionary Council at the Thirteenth Quadrennial Assembly

This page features a congratulations from Bishop and Mrs. Hoyt to Dr. Sylvia M. Faulk, president of the Women's Missionary Council, and all missionary women of the CME Church. This page was included in the Missionaries booklet given out in San Francisco.Photo courtesy of Patricia "Pat" Jackson and…