Steeple Sunday:Hayes Barton Baptist Church

This steeple belongs to Hayes Barton Baptist Church.

Note the half moon just to the right of the steeple.

I took this picture one evening at 5:30 pm getting the moon in the picture was a bonus

In the early 1920's Raleigh was growing out of the city. The street car tracks came down Glenwood Avenue and lots were being sold in the area called Hayes Barton. By 1926 there were a number of homes in the area. Meetings were held in the neighborhood for the purpose of organizing a Baptist Church.

The first service was held on Thanksgiving Day November 25, 1926 in a small wooden structure on the property. In 1927 the little wooden structure was torn down and work began on the beautiful cream-colored brick structure. The new sanctuary would seat 850. On September 5, 1962 just ten months after it celebrated it 35th anniversary the sanctuary and original section of the church that was built in 1928 was destroyed by fire.

On August 28, 1966 the first service was held in the new sanctuary.
I love the warm tone of the church's trim color.
Today this church is the centerpiece to a part of Raleigh called Five Points, there are five streets that branch off from where the church sits on Glenwood Avenue. I could not find
the membership number today; however, the church sits on several blocks. Each Christmas
they have a live Nativity Scene that draws spectators from all over the area.
Happy Mother's Day to all Moms of fur and human children.