Historic South Carolina Churches and Synagogues

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Historic Churches Charleston, South Carolina

Nowhere are the events, faith and lives of South Carolina families better documented than in historic South Carolina churches, synagogues and cemeteries. 

Visit such remarkable South Carolina churches and synagogues as the first separate African-American congregation established in the Palmetto State after the Civil War, the second oldest synagogue in the country, and the site of the “Mother Church of the Province” established in 1670 - known as the Lighthouse Church for the light that was placed in its steeple to help guide ships to port.

Use the search below to discover everything from historic 16th century churches in Charleston to the burial site of a captain during the War of 1812 in Jacksonboro.
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Gethsemane Baptist
Founded 1852, cemetery, first African-American congregation in the county.
Grace Episcopal Church
By the mid-19th century, the Anglican Church in South Carolina had evolved into a strong Episcopal Diocese. By 1846, with four Episcopal churches in the city, the growth of the...
Greenville Presbyterian Church and Cemetery
This congregation began meeting on this site in 1773. Completed in 1852 the present church is constructed of brick basically in the Greek/Classical Revival style in the meeting house form....
Herbert Dent Burial Site
The burial site of Captain John Herbert Dent is located at the old Bethel Presbyterian Church off Hwy. 64. Captain Dent served as acting Captain of the frigate "Constitution" in...
Hermon Presbyterian Church
First organized in 1869, this congregation began with 41 African Americans who wanted to establish a church of their own. By the 1890s, the congregation had grown enough to construct...
Isaac Hayne Tomb & House Site
This is the ancestral home, Hayne Hall, and burial ground of Colonel Isaac Hayne (1745-1781), a wealthy rice planter who fought for independence during the American Revolution. Hayne was forced...
John Wesley United Methodist Church
Organized in 1866 by the Rev. James R. Rosewood, a former slave, the church was one of the first separate African-American congregations established in South Carolina after the Civil War....
Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Reform Temple
The first Jews began to settle in Charleston soon after 1670, attracted by the civil and religious freedom of South Carolina and its economic opportunities. A large and handsome synagogue...
Ladson Presbyterian Church
The First Presbyterian Church organized a Sabbath School for African-Americans in 1838, which led to the establishment of a separate congregation for African-American members. The Sunday school built for this...
Lawtonville Baptist Church
This church boasts pictures, brochures and interesting artifacts of Hampton County\'s past. View remains of a masonry staircase and a baptistry of one of the oldest Baptist churches in South...
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