| Building Name: | Greater Bethlehem Temple Apostolic Faith Church |
| Location: | 201 S Alston Avenue Durham, North Carolina, United States |
| Religious Affiliation: | Methodist Episcopal Church (formerly) United Methodist (formerly) Apostolic Faith Church |
| Functional Status: | Active |
| Leadership: | Bishop Larry J. Copeland |
| Architecture Type: | Neoclassical architecture |
| Architect: | Charles W. Carlton |
| Year Completed: | 1925 |
Greater Bethlehem Temple Apostolic Faith Church, formerly known as Asbury Temple Methodist Church, is a historic church in Durham, North Carolina. The building originally housed a Methodist congregation but now houses a Holiness Pentecostal congregation.
The Commonwealth Methodist Episcopal Church was established in the 1880s and later changed their name to Branson Methodist Church in 1904,[1] renaming the congregation in honor of William H. Branson,[2] the director of the Durham Cotton Manufacturing Company and the Pearl Cotton Mills.[3] The church later reorganized as Asbury Temple United Methodist Church.[3] [4] It was built by the architect Charles W. Carlton.[1]
In 1957, the church's pastor Douglas E. Moore, organized the Royal Ice Cream sit-in to protest racial segregation in Durham.[5] In the 1970s, Gregory V. Palmer served as pastor at the church.
The Methodist congregation later left and the a Pentecostal congregation moved in to the building.[6]