About St. Anne · Scotland Neck, North Carolina
The Mission of St. Anne was a small Roman Catholic mission church located at 1715 Main Street in Scotland Neck, North Carolina, within the Diocese of Raleigh. It served the Catholic faithful of Halifax County and was, for its final years, a mission of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in nearby Ahoskie. After decades of pastoral presence sustained largely by the Sisters of St. Louis (S.S.L.) and visiting area priests, the mission was formally closed in early 2023 by Bishop Luis Zarama and relegated from sacred use; the building was sold to an Anglican priest who intended to preserve it as a house of prayer.
- Patron
- St. Anne (Saint Anne, mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
- Diocese
- Diocese of Raleigh
Why belong here
St. Anne Catholic Mission is no longer an active parish — its weekly Masses ceased in the fall of 2022 and the mission was formally closed by the Diocese of Raleigh on March 30, 2023. Catholics from the Scotland Neck area are now served by St. Charles Borromeo in Ahoskie (122 NC Hwy 561 West), St. Catherine of Siena in Tarboro, and St. John the Baptist in Roanoke Rapids. Families and individuals who formerly belonged to St. Anne's have already transitioned into one of those parishes, where Spanish-language and weekend Masses continue to be offered.
Mass times at St. Anne
Weekly Mass schedule
Status of the Parish
As of early 2023, the Mission of St. Anne in Scotland Neck is no longer an active Catholic parish. The Diocese of Raleigh announced its closure on March 30, 2023, following a period in which weekly Masses had already been suspended. Pastor Father Rob Schmid, who oversaw the mission as part of his care for St. Charles Borromeo in Ahoskie, confirmed the decision was made after consultation with the Council of Priests and with the approval of Bishop Luis Zarama.
- Mission formally closed: March 30, 2023
- Weekly Masses had ceased the previous fall
- Closure confirmed by Diocese of Raleigh
- Pastoral oversight transitioned to neighboring parishes
Where St. Anne's Families Have Gone
After the mission's closure, families who previously attended St. Anne's were welcomed into surrounding Catholic parishes in the Diocese of Raleigh. The diocese specifically named St. Charles Borromeo in Ahoskie as the parish that received many of St. Anne's families. St. Catherine of Siena in Tarboro and St. John the Baptist in Roanoke Rapids were also identified as welcoming communities for former St. Anne parishioners.
- St. Charles Borromeo, Ahoskie (122 NC Hwy 561 West) — primary receiving parish
- St. Catherine of Siena, Tarboro
- St. John the Baptist, Roanoke Rapids
History and Community Life
For decades the small Catholic community in Scotland Neck was sustained by the Sisters of St. Louis (S.S.L.), whose departure in recent years left a gap that successive area pastors tried to fill while also serving their own larger parishes. Father Rob Schmid noted that "years ago, while it was never a large community, there was a presence," but the original and long-time supporters had grown old, passed away, or moved away, and the broader population of the area had been declining. The sisters and priests who served St. Anne's worked hard, in his words, "to keep people engaged and living out their faith."
- Longtime pastoral care provided by the Sisters of St. Louis (S.S.L.)
- Recent decline in local population contributed to closure decision
- Multiple area pastors shared oversight before formal closure
The Mission's Building
The mission occupied a church building at 1715 Main Street in Scotland Neck. After the mission's closure, the structure was formally relegated from sacred use by the Diocese of Raleigh and permission was given for it to be sold. The purchaser was an Anglican priest from the local area, who stated his intention to preserve the building and maintain its status as a place of prayer.
- Address: 1715 Main St., Scotland Neck, NC 27874
- Building relegated and sold after closure
- Buyer: local Anglican priest preserving it as a place of prayer
Contact Information (Historical)
Listed contact details for the mission (now closed) included a postal address on Main Street in Scotland Neck and a phone number that connected through St. Charles Borromeo parish in Ahoskie.
- Address: 1715 Main St., Scotland Neck, NC 27874
- Phone: (252) 332-2939
- Parent parish: St. Charles Borromeo, 122 NC Hwy 561 West, Ahoskie, NC 27910
Diocese and Juridical Status
St. Anne Catholic Mission fell under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Raleigh. GCatholic catalogued it as a mission church (ID 25378) belonging to the Diocese of Raleigh, attached to the Church of St. Charles Borromeo in Ahoskie.
- Diocese: Raleigh
- GCatholic ID: 25378
- Attached to: St. Charles Borromeo, Ahoskie