Religious Art Tours Expand to African American Churches

STAR NEWS
By Ben Steelman

St. Stephen church, Chestnut Street Presbyterian Church and First Missionary Baptist Church are on the Religious Art Walking Tour Oct. 12 and 19. Photos by Amanda Greene, Wilmington Faith and Values

NORTH CAROLINA---Wilmington's Religious Art Walking Tours are expanding their focus to include historic African-American churches. The first two-hour session begins 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Stephen A.M.E. Church, 501 Red Cross St. A second tour will be at 9 a.m. Oct. 19 at the same location. Five churches are on the program: St. Stephen, First Missionary Baptist Church, St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Chestnut Street Presbyterian Church and St. Luke A.M.E. Zion Church. Each of the five congregations formed shortly after the Civil War, said tour guide Amanda Greene, editor for the religious news website Wilmington Faith & Values, which conducts the event.[link]