Rehoboth Church Preservation Society's mission: preserve and maintain the church and grounds so that this landmark, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, continues to have an active role in the spiritual and historic/cultural community. Norman sold to the trustees of the church for a small fee. In 1969, the decline in membership forced the church to be closed. Since 1970, various ste
wards have held periodic services to keep the doors open. Rehoboth Church Preservation Society, established as a 501 ( c) 3 in 2008, continues to hold services and other activities at the old church. Several grants made it possible for the Society to have critical preservation and restoration projects completed. The Society, which has no paid employees, depends on donations to fund annual expenses and periodic exterior painting. A book, "The Tie That Binds: Rehoboth Methodist Church and 300 Years of Worship Along the South Shore of the Albemarle Sound," written by Chris Barber and published by the Society in 2020, provides information about the development of worship in the area, beginning in 1701, the building of Rehoboth in 1853, the people who attended the church during its long tenure, and its continuance as a landmark since then. Rehoboth Church is the oldest and only historic property which people can visit, either by appointment or at scheduled events, in Roper, North Carolina.
