The National Register of Historic Places has documented some 95,000 structures, sites, and districts across the country. In North Carolina, around 2,900 properties — from churches and cotton mills to farms, homes, and schools — have earned this designation. Now, these special spots representing our state’s history are known nationwide.
When the holiday season stirs feelings of longing and melancholy, a winter solstice service brings light, comfort, and hope on the darkest day of the year.
An old church bell rings, and an abandoned barrier island springs back to life. For those who make the biennial journey to this once-bustling shipping and fishing village, there's comfort in the ritual of remembering.
At a homegrown sanctuary on the Pamlico, mighty waters carry generations through every twist and turn in life. Shoes are optional. Bug spray isn’t.
Arguably, choirs are the most visible aspect of a church service. For singers and listeners alike, choirs fill our hearts with a crescendo of joy.
Across North Carolina, buildings of worship anchor our communities, standing steadfastly as safe havens and sacred spaces.
In a small community in Pender County, Saints Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Church hangs on, thanks to the devotion of its faithful — all three of them.
St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Bath is North Carolina’s oldest church. For nearly three centuries, people have come to pray, to remember, and to befriend.
For 88 years, thousands of people and hundreds of political candidates have made the pilgrimage to North Carolina’s biggest and oldest church barbecue.
