First Church on 11th Street Second Church on Charlotte Ave. Third Church on Seventh Street Our Present Church on Wicker Street

The origin of the First Pentecostal Holiness Church of Sanford dates back to 1900.  In that year the Reverend Walter B. Dowdy organized what was then known as the Holiness Church.  They worshipped for a while in Rev. Dowdy's home, and then until 1910 in an old store building at the corner of 11th street and Charlotte Avenue.

In the year 1910 the first church sanctuary was erected at the corner of 7th street and Midland Avenue. The building was a small and simple structure.

The church joined the Western North Carolina Conference of the Pentecostal Holiness Church in 1917 and on November 22, 1923, it was transferred to the North Carolina Conference.

In February, 1976, land was purchased for a new sanctuary. This land is the location of our present structure. The old church was sold and the first service in our present structure was held on January 3, 1982.

During the past years the church has gone through much to be where we are today. We give God the glory and invite you to come enjoy God's blessings with us as we continue to work for God in the future.

"Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: For they are ever with me." Psalms 119:98 KJV.

Photos courtesy of Tommy Sessoms