St. Peter's Episcopal Church

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1. 1882

   In 1882, Jane Renwick Smedberg Wilkes — who had earlier helped found St. Peter's (Charlotte's first general) Hospital — began a fundraising campaign, together with the parishioners of St. Peter's Episcopal Church, to establish a second Charlotte hospital dedicated to the city's Black residents.

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   Mecklenburg PresbyteryFirst United Presbyterian ChurchFirst Baptist Church WestPresbyterian HospitalGood Samaritan HospitalMercy HospitalPeterJane Renwick Smedberg WilkesJohn Wilkes

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2. 1888 · 1888-12-18

   The cornerstone of Good Samaritan Hospital, funded by St. Peter's Episcopal Church and its parishioners under Jane Wilkes's leadership, was laid in Charlotte on December 18, 1888, at a ceremony attended by both Black and white Charlotte residents.

   Good Samaritan Hospital siteMecklenburg PresbyteryFirst United Presbyterian ChurchFirst Baptist Church WestPresbyterian HospitalGood Samaritan HospitalMercy HospitalPeterJane Renwick Smedberg WilkesJohn Wilkes

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3. 1891

   The Charlotte Museum of History states Good Samaritan Hospital was built in Charlotte's Third Ward with funds raised by St. Peter's Episcopal Church and its parishioners, describing it as the first private hospital in North Carolina built exclusively for the treatment of Charlotte's Black citizens.

   Good Samaritan Hospital siteMecklenburg PresbyteryFirst United Presbyterian ChurchFirst Baptist Church WestPresbyterian HospitalGood Samaritan HospitalMercy HospitalMint Museum of ArtLevine Museum of the New SouthHarvey B. Gantt CenterNASCAR Hall of FameW.W. WardPeter

   Source · checked 2026-08-13