Asbury Methodist Church is an exemplary example of a rural church built in Robeson County during the antebellum period. The church has not been structurally altered in over 147 years and remains in excellent physical condition. Simple classical elements incorporated into the frame, gable-front building includes a prostyle portico with a prominent pedimented gable supported by flared posts with simple capitals. The porch is notable in that the wood columns are positioned on brick plinths that rest at ground level, excluding a raised porch floor at door height. Two original double-leaf entrance doors on the facade, accessed by several steps, allowed for men and women to enter the church separately, as was customary at the time the church was built. Large windows on all four elevations flood the sanctuary with light.

The interior retains all the original woodwork and furnishings. Three columns of hand-planed pews remain intact as does the original semi-circular communion rail. Wood floor boards, partially covered with carpet, and hand-planed paneled wainscoting, along with plaster walls and tongue-and-groove board ceiling provide the church with an elegant simplicity. The church sits well back from the road in a peaceful, pastoral setting. Many of the original members of the congregation are buried in the church cemetery located immediately across the highway from the church. Asbury Methodist Church, along with the associated cemetery, retains excellent historic integrity of design, materials, workmanship, location, feeling, and association. - NRHP Statement of Significance, 2008