O'Kelly Chapel

35.8656437, -78.9445589

9245
NC-751
Durham
NC
Year built
1900-1910
Architectural style
Gothic Revival
Construction type
Wood Frame
Neighborhood
Southern Durham
Use
Church
Building Type
Church
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O'Kelly Chapel is a historic wood-frame chapel on NC-751 in southern Durham, near the Durham/Chatham county line. The congregation was organized in 1794 by Rev. James O'Kelly (c. 1735–1826), an early American minister who broke with the Methodist Episcopal Church and helped found the Christian Church movement. Per the state historical marker at the site, the present building is the fourth church to stand here.

The current Carpenter Gothic building dates to the early 1900s, with pointed-arch windows and original heart-pine floors, and served for generations as O'Kelly Chapel Christian Church.

In recent years it was restored by Scott and Marsha Pearce of For Garden's Sake, the garden center and nursery that shares the 20-acre property. Today O'Kelly Chapel operates as an intimate wedding and events venue, hosting ceremonies and small gatherings while preserving the building's historic character.

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