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26 | April 2020 Hay Street United Methodist Church 320 Hay Street Hay Street United Methodist Church, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was received into the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1808 by Bishop Francis Asbury and the original structure was completed in 1835. e current structure, built in 1908, features three corner towers in the Late Gothic Revival style. e church bells play recorded hymns every hour on the hour, but from a recording, not from bells inside the belfry. Haymount United Methodist Church 1701 Fort Bragg Road ough the church held its first service in 1945, the sanctuary that stands today, complete with its towering steeple, wasn't completed until 1964. Bob Allen remembers serving on the construction committee with his father, D.R. Allen, as well as John Hensdale, George Tinnin, Wilson Yarborough and the Rev. Ted Jenkins. e group enlisted noted church architect Harold Wagoner, designer of the United States Air Force Academy Chapel. "His artistry was great," said Allen, the only surviving member of the group. "He really did a fabulous job." e church features stone from a quarry in Raleigh, which is now the site of Crabtree Valley Mall. Allen said the steeple was once struck by lightning and that split marks are still visible where the surge damaged the wood at the base of the steeple. He said church officials have since assured that any future lightning strikes would travel straight to the ground. Holy Trinity Episcopal Church 1601 Raeford Road When the church completed extensive renovations in 2010, it seemed members had followed the biblical directive of "let Hay Street United Methodist Church Haymount United Methodist Church Holy Trinity Episcopal Church

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