African Moravian Church, Winston-Salem, NC

Photo Credit: Old Salem (www.oldsalem.org)

Built in 1823, the African Moravian Church (“Log Church”) was the only known structure in the immediate area constructed specifically as a place of worship for people of African descent, enslaved and free. The white Female Missionary Society of the Moravian Church in Salem financed the project, and African Americans provided the labor to build the church. During the mid-19th century, worship at the African American log church was a major event. Following the Civil War, the former church building served briefly as a freedman’s hospital and was later converted into a residence. The building was taken down in the early 20th century. Reconstructed in 1999, the Log Church houses exhibits, meeting space, hands-on children’s activities, and African American genealogical research tools.

About the St. Phillips Center

Old Salem opened the St. Philips Center in May 2004, after reconstructing the African American Moravian Log Church (based on 1823 plans) and restoring the 1861 brick church. The center contains the African American graveyard, the reconstructed log church (African Moravian Church), and the original brick church (St. Phillips).

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St. Philips African American Complex in Old Salem
913 South Church Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101
Tel: 336-721-7399 (Information), 800-441-5305 (Tours)
Official Website: www.oldsalem.org/stphilips
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