Your tour through Saint Patrick Catholic Church The clergy, Church staff, and the parishioners of Saint Patrick Catholic Church would like to welcome you on a guided tour of this wonderful new house of worship. As you move through the church we would ask that you kindly keep your voices low for the sake of those parishioners and visitors who may be here in prayer 2844 Village Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28304-3813 Telephone: 910-323-2410 Email:
[email protected] http://www.stpatnc.org/ (Tour begins at the replica of the historical marker to the left of the entrance to the Church – Station 1) We begin our tour of Saint Patrick Catholic Church here at this replica of the actual historical marker that is located at the corner of Owen and Village Drive. The marker recognizes Saint Patrick Catholic Church as the first parish in the state established on Aug 6, 1821 as recounted in Bishop England’s journal. Under the North Carolina (N.C.) Catholic Church Constitutional Convention held in Fayetteville the parish was placed under the protection of Saint Patrick on February 4, 1824, and became the first Catholic Church consecrated in North Carolina on March 17, 1829. The historical marker is significant as N.C. has only erected 1,400 historical markers since the designation process started in the 1930’s. Only 150 of the 1400 note religious people or institutions and just six reflect the birth and development of Catholicism. The marker was dedicated on March 17, 1997. Are there any questions at this time? If not, we will walk over to the Grand Plaza.