144 Years Of Providence

Lynn and I were privileged to worship with our friends at Providence Baptist Church on Tuscaloosa here in Greensboro as they celebrated their 144th anniversary as a congregation and the 44th year with Pastor Dr. Howard Chubbs.

In 1866, one year after the Civil War, a band of worshipers organized a religious group under a brush arbor, near East Market Street of Greensboro, NC. This group was the humble beginning of what was destined to be known as The Providence Baptist Church. In 1871 a one-room frame building was constructed. In addition to being a place of worship, it served as a community school. Four years later, the congregation of Providence Baptist Church erected on the same site, the first brick and mortar church for African Americans in the state.


City redevelopment efforts during the early 1960s resulted in the demolition of the one-room church. For a short period, members met on Sundays in the Richard Berry Harrison Auditorium on the campus of NC A&T State University (then A&T College). In December of 1967, Providence moved into its current edifice on Tuscaloosa Street. The church was expanded in 1986 and then again in the 90’s.

In November 2007, the Howard Allen Chubbs Family Enrichment Center, a 32,000 sq. ft. facility, was dedicated.

CareySound is honored to serve Providence and wishes them another 144.

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