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Brevard's ChapelDescription
Brevard donated an acre of his land for the construction of a closer house of worship, which became known as Brevard’s Chapel. Brevard Chapel and St. James Church would later share a cemetery, reflecting overlapping congregational and familial networks . This tradition aligns with documentary evidence linking the Brevard, Derr, and Dellinger families and situates Brevard Chapel within a broader landscape of Black Methodist religious life in post-emancipation Lincoln County.
The modest wooden structure is notable for its Carpenter Gothic architectural style, a rare and increasingly endangered form among rural Black churches of the Reconstruction period . For generations, Brevard Chapel hosted worship services, community gatherings, and rites of passage, embodying the central role of the Black church in rebuilding communal life after emancipation.