The St. Philips Church Complex is comprised of an 1823 Log Church (reconstructed), two graveyards, and the 1861 Brick Church, the oldest standing African American church in North Carolina.

The Log Church, known as the "Negro church," was the first church built for the African and African American congregation.  Today the Log Church houses exhibits interpreting the African American experience in Salem.

There are two graveyards at this site, containing at least 131 burials.  The Strangers' Graveyard was used between 1775 and 1815 for the burial of non-Moravians.  In 1816, as a manifestation of increasing segregation in the Salem community, the Strangers' Graveyard became the "Negro God's Acre."  This graveyard was in use until 1859.

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