Centre Presbyterian Church, Session House and Cemeteries is a historic

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, session house, and

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located near Mount Mourne,

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(

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). The original church building was constructed in 1765, but was destroyed by fire. The current church building and session house were constructed 1854. The church is a one-story, three bay by four bay, rectangular vernacular

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style brick church. The church's cemetery contains gravestones dating to the 18th century.Centre Presbyterian Church history
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in 1980.

Gallery

File:Centre Presbyterian Session House Mount Mourne.jpg, Centre Presbyterian Church's Session House (NRHP) File:Centre Presbyterian Graveyard Mount Mourne.jpg, Centre Presbyterian Church Graveyard (NRHP)

References

External links

Official Church Website
Presbyterian churches in North Carolina

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