In May, 1866, the first effort towards the erection of a church at Weldon was made by the ladies of the vicinity, under the special direction of Mrs. C. J. Gee and Miss Mary A. Long, the result amounting to $376.06, which was the nucleus of the church fund here.
(Source: The Rev. W. Lawton Millinchampe (sic), “Grace Church, Weldon, N. C.,” The Churchman, February 28, 1891, 324, Parish Files, Diocesan Archives)