Member Municipalities

Address:
PO Box 112, 7156 South West Street, Falcon, NC 28342
Telephone:
910-980-1355
Type of Government:
Mayor-Council
Census 2020 Population:
324
Sq. Miles/Acres:
1.38
Board/Council Meetings:
1st Monday @ 7:00pm

Falcon, a town of approximately 300 people in northern Cumberland County, is home to some of the descendants of the original Falcon residents. Falcon is best known as the birthplace of the Pentecostal Holiness Church. In January 1911, at the Octagon Tabernacle in Falcon, a formal agreement was signed merging two denominations to form the Pentecostal Holiness Church. 

The Octagon Tabernacle was built in 1898 by Julius A. Culbreth as a location for prayer meetings. (Culbreth was also the founder of the town of Falcon.) Built with wood uprooted from a tornado, the tabernacle was built with its unique shape because it reminded Culbreth of tents that were used during revivals.

The Octagon Tabernacle stands today on West Street in Falcon. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.