Reaves Chapel – Closer to Completion Every Day!
After five years of dedicated effort, we are in the final stretch of our restoration journey for Reaves Chapel - a historic symbol of African American heritage and community [...]
Stained Glass Windows Unveiled
Reaves Chapel’s original stained glass windows were removed for storage in 2021 while the Chapel was being restored. When they were re-installed in 2022, they were boarded up for [...]
Reaves Chapel Steeple Returns
Reaves Chapel Steeple Returns By Al Beatty President of the Cedar Hill/West Bank Heritage Foundation With eager anticipation everyone was watching and waiting for the steeple with its original [...]
The Bell Shall Ring Again
On a sunny morning this past fall, neighbors and friends gathered along Cedar Hill Road in Navassa, NC, on the lawn of Reaves Chapel. This was the day the [...]
Reaves Chapel Restoration In The News!
We are grateful to many media outlets that have picked up and shared the story of Reaves Chapel Restoration: wunc.org bpr.org spectrumlocalnews.com portcitydaily.com spectacularmag.com wwaytv3.com coastalreview.org wect.com whqr.org wect.com/video [...]
WORK BEGINS TO RESTORE REAVES CHAPEL, A HISTORIC AFRICAN AMERICAN CHURCH
In early November 2021, community members came together in a small but meaningful gathering to acknowledge, celebrate, and bless the work to repair and restore Reaves Chapel, one of [...]
CONSTRUCTION BEGINS!
CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON REAVES CHAPEL RESTORATION PROJECT The North Carolina Coastal Land Trust is pleased to announce that initial work on the Reaves Chapel project began last week with [...]
Conservation Partners Join Together to Save Reaves Chapel
Wilmington, N.C. March 5, 2019 – The Coastal Land Trust and Cedar Hill/West Bank Heritage Foundation are pleased to announce that one of the Cape Fear region’s most culturally and [...]
StarNews: “N.C. Coastal Land Trust partners with Navassa group to save Reaves Chapel”
This article was originally published as on August 14th, 2018 by the Star News Online, available here. By Ben Steelman StarNews Staff NAVASSA -- The N.C. Coastal Land Trust has [...]