Mission of St. John the Evangelist Church, Waynesville
Mission of St. John the Evangelist Church, Waynesville42 Newfound St., Canton
https://stjohnrcc.com/immaculate-conception-mission/
Mass: 8 a.m. Sunday
During the gasoline-rationed World War II years, a school bus transported Canton Catholics through the mountains to Waynesville for Mass. The local Catholic population increased when veterans, Catholics among them, returned home after the war. Retirees now make up a significant percentage of today’s parish and Mass attendance goes up each summer as Catholic visitors flock to the area to take in Haywood County’s cool mountain air and slow-paced lifestyle.
Mission of St. Philip the Apostle Church, Statesville
Mission of St. Philip the Apostle Church, Statesville1039 N.C. Hwy. 90 West, Taylorsville
Mass: 8:30 a.m. Sunday (English), 10 a.m. (Spanish)
Holy Trinity’s current church, which seats 180 people, is located behind the farmhouse that the parish originally used for Mass, and was dedicated March 22, 1992. It features a striking stained glass window – three feet in diameter – on the wall behind the altar, made by parishioner Jack Brett.
