Sandy Run adds steeple, symbolizing the coming together of the church Daily News (Jacksonville, NC) Mar. 3—Here is the church, here is the steeple, it won't be long now before Sandy Run Missionary Baptist Church welcomes back all the people. Last week, historic Sandy Run received their new steeple to go along with a complete overhaul of the long standing church which has been operating in some capacity on Hargett Street since 1854. According to the church's website, a log church was built across the street to house the congregation in 1864 and the brick building that houses the congregation now was constructed in 1953.