Firefighters also responded to a house fire in Willow Spring after the residence was hit by lightning.
More than 600 Duke Energy customers in Raleigh were without power on Friday after a tree took down power lines.
At its peak, about 3,000 customers were without power. Numerous traffic signals remain without power.
According to the Duke Energy outage map, power is expected to be restored by 1 p.m.
The Raleigh facility was built to handle Category 4 hurricane winds, a Duke Energy spokesperson says.
With no power, church members opened the sanctuary curtains to let in sunlight. Some used phone flashlights to help illuminate the room.