▁▁ ▁While ▁the ▁con greg ation ▁has ▁constructed ▁several ▁church ▁buildings , ▁the ▁ar bor ▁has ▁remained ▁in ▁continuous ▁use . ▁ ▁P erman ent , ▁open - s ided ▁wood ▁ar b ors ▁were ▁an ▁out g row th ▁of ▁br ush ▁ar b ors . ▁ ▁They ▁were ▁used ▁as ▁places ▁of ▁worship ▁before ▁permanent ▁churches ▁could ▁be ▁built ▁and ▁as ▁sites ▁for ▁camp ▁meet ings ▁or ▁rev ival ▁meet ings . ▁ ▁Ar b ors ▁were ▁common ▁in ▁the ▁P ied mont ▁region ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁These ▁meet ings ▁were ▁tradition ally ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁and ▁the ▁open - s ided ▁ar bor ▁was ▁a ▁more ▁comfortable ▁location ▁than ▁the ▁interior ▁of ▁a ▁church . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁See ▁also : ▁▁▁ ▁Category : B apt ist ▁churches ▁in ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Category : Ch urch es ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Category : Ch urch es ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 5 ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁Bapt ist ▁churches ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Ch urch es ▁in ▁I red ell ▁County , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Category : National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁I red ell ▁County , ▁North ▁Carolina <0x0A> </s> ▁L inds ay ▁and ▁Cr ouse ▁was ▁the ▁writing ▁team ▁of ▁Howard ▁L inds ay ▁and ▁Russ el ▁Cr ouse , ▁who ▁collabor ated ▁fam ously ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁on ▁a ▁succession ▁of ▁Broadway ▁com