White Rock Baptist Church
| White Rock Baptist Church | |
|---|---|
White Rock in 2025 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Baptist |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 3400 Fayetteville Street Durham, North Carolina, United States |
Interactive map of White Rock Baptist Church | |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | 1977 |
| Website | |
| whiterockbaptistchurch.org | |
White Rock Baptist Church is a historic African-American church in Durham, North Carolina. The congredationw as established in 1866 in the Hayti District. In 1960, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered a speech titled "A Creative Protest" before a crowd of around 1,200 people at the church. The original building was demolished to make way for the Durham Freeway and a new building was constructed further south, on Fayetteville Street, in 1977.