Old Bluff Church Historical Marker

Marker Number 1
Marker Text Presbyterian. Organized in 1758 by Rev. James Campbell. Present building erected about 1858. N.W. 1 mi.
Location US 301 at SR 1802 (Sisk Culbreth Road) northeast of Wade
Area Other
Description

Old Bluff Church in Wade was home to the first Presbyterian congregation in Cumberland County.  Organized in 1758, the church was a product of Presbyterian expansion from South Carolina, spurred by both the need fro churches within the Cape Fear region and the need for fellowship that catered to the Scottish community of Eastern North Carolina.
New Old Bluff  Old Bluff Church (Historical Marker)