| Scope and content |
The collection contains brief histories of the Eden Methodist Church in Enfield, N.C. and its ministers, a copy of the 1803 deed for the church, correspondence, attendance records, programs, photographs, clippings, minutes, reports, pamphlets, financial records, and miscellaneous. |
| Access restriction | No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
Eden Methodist Church Collection (#CR0002), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. |
| Terms of use | Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Gift of Dr. Ralph Hardee Rives. |
| Biographical note | The Eden Methodist Church, in Enfield, N.C., was established in 1760 as an Anglican Chapel. The church formed ties with the Methodist reform movement around 1776 and was an active Methodist church by 1789. In 1966, the church was designated the oldest Methodist church in continuous operation within the Rocky Mount District and one of the oldest Methodist churches in the United States. |
