Union Baptist Church (Durham, NC)

Overview

Union Missionary Baptist Church of Durham, NC purchased the historic Royal Ice Cream store in 2004^NO1 and demolished it on or before August 8^ED1, 2006. They are apparently planning to build a church-based school on the site, towards which they are receiving a $75,107 grant^ED2 (from where?).

Contact

Address: 904 N. Roxboro Rd. 27701

Links

Reference

Articles

2007-06-23 "NO1" Sit-in made civil rights history by Jim Wise
2006-12-07 "ED1" Royal Ice Cream / Charlie Dunham's: refers to the church as "Union Missionary Baptist Church"; this appears to be in error
2006-09-19 "ED2" Demolition Payoff: referenced Herald-Sun article is 404

Other Documents

2007-06-18 CITY OF DURHAM ORDER PERMANENTLY CLOSING A 125.58 LINEAR FOOT UNNAMED ALLEY OFF CORPORATION STREET AND A 178.04 LINEAR FOOT PORTION OF AN UNNAMED ALLEY OFF GURLEY STREET (SC07-02) (on the block to the northeast of the church), possibly for the purpose of "Recombination of Adjacent Parcels property of Union Missionary Baptist Church"
2007-01-27 Speech delivered on January 15, 2007, at Union Baptist Church by Mukhtar Raqib, NCCU Student and Elliott Wolf, Duke Student Government President