Difference between revisions of "Pullen Memorial Baptist Church of Raleigh"
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Pullen Memorial Baptist Church is a 700-member <ref> http://www.pullen.org/page/faqs </ref> Baptist church located at 1801 Hillsborough Street in Raleigh, North Carolina. Pullen was established in May 1884 as a mission of First Baptist Church of Raleigh and later organized as "Fayetteville Street Baptist Church" on December 28, 1884. After the death of its lay leader John T. Pullen in the spring of 1913, the congregation voted to rename themselves "Pullen Memorial Baptist Church"<ref> http://www.pullen.org/page/history </ref> Pullen has a long reputation of a church with a progressive leadership and congregation <ref>http://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/best-of-the-triangle-2006-morning/Content?oid=1197837</ref> during the Civil Rights Movement, Pullen was known as a safe haven for discourse between the races. The congregation was known to take up civil rights issues within the church and on the streets of North Carolina <ref> http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/138401/ </ref> | Pullen Memorial Baptist Church is a 700-member <ref> http://www.pullen.org/page/faqs </ref> Baptist church located at 1801 Hillsborough Street in Raleigh, North Carolina. Pullen was established in May 1884 as a mission of First Baptist Church of Raleigh and later organized as "Fayetteville Street Baptist Church" on December 28, 1884. After the death of its lay leader John T. Pullen in the spring of 1913, the congregation voted to rename themselves "Pullen Memorial Baptist Church"<ref> http://www.pullen.org/page/history </ref> Pullen has a long reputation of a church with a progressive leadership and congregation <ref>http://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/best-of-the-triangle-2006-morning/Content?oid=1197837</ref> during the Civil Rights Movement, Pullen was known as a safe haven for discourse between the races. The congregation was known to take up civil rights issues within the church and on the streets of North Carolina <ref> http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/138401/ </ref> | ||
| + | Pullen is affiliated with American Baptist Churches USA <ref>www.abc-usa.org</ref> and The Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists <ref> http://www.awab.org/member-congregations.html </ref> | ||
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Revision as of 21:09, 18 April 2012
Pullen Memorial Baptist Church is a 700-member [1] Baptist church located at 1801 Hillsborough Street in Raleigh, North Carolina. Pullen was established in May 1884 as a mission of First Baptist Church of Raleigh and later organized as "Fayetteville Street Baptist Church" on December 28, 1884. After the death of its lay leader John T. Pullen in the spring of 1913, the congregation voted to rename themselves "Pullen Memorial Baptist Church"[2] Pullen has a long reputation of a church with a progressive leadership and congregation [3] during the Civil Rights Movement, Pullen was known as a safe haven for discourse between the races. The congregation was known to take up civil rights issues within the church and on the streets of North Carolina [4]
Pullen is affiliated with American Baptist Churches USA [5] and The Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists [6]
