When most people think of North Carolina Barbecue they see images of pork smoked with either a tomato or vinegar based sauce. North Carolinians have long argued which style is better. Those from the Eastern part of the state usually prefer the vinegar based and those in the Western mountains are known for the tomato based pork barbecue. For many, Barbecue is a lifestyle, but looking at the church you may wonder what religion has to do with Barbecue. Harnett County is in the heart of North Carolina and has a Barbecue Creek, a Barbecue township and a Barbecue church. This church is older than our great country and was founded in 1757. This part of North Carolina was settled by Scots from Jura and Skye in Scotland. These Scots were Presbyterians and founded a church. The first language of the church was Gaelic. |
The current sanctuary is the third building and was built in 1896. It has been remodeled and added on to countless times since then. The church has almost dissolved several times but is going strong today. The sign in front of the church has a saying on it - “Ceud mille failte”, which is Gaelic for “A Hundred Thousand Welcomes”. It seems appropriate that this church originally founded by Scots still uses this Gaelic saying to welcome the community today. The cemetary behind the church bears many names of many local families such as Buie, McLean, Brafford, Cameron, Holder, and Rosser. The history of this church is intertwined with the history of the local community. The next time you hear Barbecue just think of all the history Barbecue has in this part of North Carolina. |
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Rita Taylor
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