In 1833 work began on a second church built of handmade brick. In August of 1836 the Barings deeded their chapel to the Diocese of North Carolina and 20 members of the Flat Rock “summer colony” formed ...

The fire department says the 1891 building is a total loss. A massive fire Thursday afternoon devastated a stately brick ...

On May 10, the Baptist Bikers of Kentucky rode from the Rockcastle Baptist Association building in Mt. Vernon to Ephesus ...

Solid Rock Church in Market Common was sold in February 2025 for over $2 million. There are plans to tear down the building and erect condominiums. It’s been in the middle of controversy since ...

In total, groups tied to the Millers had owned the church building for about 30 years, according to the county's online land records. But Solid Rock closed last fall amid controversy.

Its bell tower came from the original rock church built in 1872. And a weather-damaged cross, also from the original church building, hangs in the entryway. The church celebrated its history ...