Beacon Baptist Church of Raleigh, North Carolina was organized on June 4, 1948 with ten charter members. In the beginning, this small group of believers met in the home of J.D. Ballance. Later, as the congregation grew, they began to meet in a building on the corner of Franklin and Bloodworth Streets, then moved to 501 East Lane Street.
In 1966, the church voted to purchase 21 acres of land on...