Trinity Methodist Church, also known as Trinity United Methodist Church and New Light Baptist Church, is a historic

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located in

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. It was built between 1859 and 1875, and is a three-story, Italianate style

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ed brick structure. It features a three-stage central tower, with an octagonal third stage that rises above the ridge of the gable roof. The tower once had a fourth stage open octagonal belfry and spire, which was removed in 1955 after being damaged in Hurricane Hazel. an
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in 1987.

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