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==Importance of Prospect United Methodist Church== The pillar of Prospect community is Prospect United Methodist Church, or as it's been known since it first appeared in the [[Wilmington Star]] in 1871, '''Prospect Church'''.<ref>Joseph Michael Smith, ''The Lumbee Methodists: Getting to Know Them--A Folk History''(Commission of Archives and History Press, Raleigh, North Carolina: 1990), 30. Print</ref> The importance of Prospect Church to the community is best told through the vast assembly of its buildings, spanning a distance of 150 yards along W.L. Moore Road; this series of buildings, known as the "Temple" serves the largest congregation of Native Americans in the United States.<ref>Smith, ''Lumbee Methodists'', 30.</ref> The construction of the church, which would become the basis for the founding of Prospect Community, was due in large part to the efforts of local farmers in the area, allowing them to come together relative to their shared space. Over the course of the years major construction projects leading to new buildings were completed in 1865, 1876, 1895, 1946, 1961, 1970, 1976, 1987 and 1989.<ref>Smith, ''Lumbee Methodists'', 31.</ref> Though no longer standing, the original structure built in 1865 and the second structure built in 1876, were both made of logs and pegs, with the 1865 structure also serving as a single-room schoolhouse. The 1895 assembly, the last structure to be made out of timber, still stands today behind '''Moore's Chainsaw'''.<ref>"Prospect United Methodist Church: Church History", accessed April 17, 2015, http://www.prospectumc.net/about-church-history.php.</ref> The church is now the main producer of spokespeople for Lumbee Methodist, with members attending national conferences as representatives and delegates for the American Indian-Methodist community.<ref name="Smith, Lumbee Methodists, 32">Smith, ''Lumbee Methodists'', 32.</ref> The church also has had an active role in the community's schools and education, with a daily worship service offered by the church to local high school students, and the establishment of the '''Anderson Scholarship Fund''' to help benefit those who pursue church vocations as a result of being a part of the youth services.<ref name="Smith, Lumbee Methodists, 32"/>
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