Church of the Incarnation (Highlands, North Carolina)

The Church of the Incarnation built in 1896 is an historic Carpenter Gothic Episcopal church building located at 111 North 5th Street in Highlands, Macon County, North Carolina. The Rev. John A. Deal, the first Episcopal missioner in Macon County, was responsible for founding the Church of the Incarnation as well Saint Agnes Episcopal Church in Franklin, the county seat. In 2002, a new sanctuary was built on the property and the 1896 building became the chapel. On May 16, 1996, the 1896 church building was added to the National Register of Historic Places.^[1]

Current use

The Church of the Incarnation is still an active parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina. The interim rector is the Rev. Denson Franklin, while the search is made for a new rector.

See also

List of Registered Historic Places in North Carolina

References

External links

• Church of the Incarnation website
• The History of Incarnation
• "Log House First-" Church of Incarnation Was Organized In 1894, (Published in The Franklin Press, 6 March 1958) By Mrs Helen Thornton