Rays of morning sunlight are reflected in a stained-glass window inside Fort Liberty's Main Post Chapel.
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BY
CINDY
BURNHAM
was home to at least a dozen Baptist
churches. More than 40 churches in the
city are over 100 years old.
A religious revival a few miles up
the road in Falcon led to the first
International Pentecostal Holiness
Church in 1911. About the same time, the
first synagogue was built in downtown
Fayetteville. e city's first majid, named
for African-born Muslim slave Omar Ibn
Said, opened in 1987.
As the home of Fort Liberty, Fayetteville
has become a center for religious
institutions rarely represented in a
community our size. ey include Hindu
Bhavan and Chua Khanh Hy Buddhist
Temple. In addition, several churches
conduct worship services in Korean,
Spanish, Vietnamese and other languages.
Many churches offer the intimacy of a
small congregation; others welcome more
than 1,000 congregants weekly. Manna
Church introduced the concept of tele-
worship long before other churches. Its
services are shared in branch locations
across the country and overseas.
Faith in Fayetteville isn't just a one-
day-a-week thing. Congregations oen
work together on community projects.
ey take their faith outside the church
walls with year-round programs to help
those in need, including the Cumberland
Interfaith Hospitality Network and
Fayetteville Urban Ministry.
To see a list of area houses of worship,
visit cityviewnc.com/destination-fay.
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