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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Randolph Cemetery
This cemetery was founded in 1871 and named in memory of B.F. Randolph, an African American who served as a senator in the South Carolina Legislature during Reconstruction. Randolph was...
Second Presbyterian Church - Charleston
This building is the oldest edifice of this faith in the historic section of Charleston. Built in 1809 by James and John Gordon and dedicated on April 3, 1811, the...
Smyrna Baptist Church & Cemetery
Tradition holds that the congregation was organized in 1827 and the church built in the same year as Kirkland Church and later changed to Smyrna. The adjacent cemetery is a...
Springfield Baptist Church
The Springfield Baptist Church is one of the first, if not the oldest, remaining freely organized Black Baptist churches in the area. The Springfield Baptist Church was established as St....
Springtown Baptist Church
The congregation was organized in 1803 and tradition states a log structure was built as a place of worship about that same time, three miles from its present site. A...
St. James A.M.E. Church
According to tradition, the church was organized in 1867 in a blacksmith shop on Penney Hill. The present church was constructed in 1899 by builder R.H. Humbert. The brick Gothic...
St. James Church, Goose Creek
The parish church for St. James, Goose Creek is one of the earliest Georgian style churches found in the English colonies. Built between 1713-19 by planters from Barbados this compact...
St. Johannes Lutheran Church
This church, constructed in 1841, is known for its simplistic beauty and stained glass. It\'s been called an architectural gem in the heart of the historic district of Ansonborough in...
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Organized in 1853 by German immigrants who founded the town of Walhalla in 1850. The original building, begun in 1859, still stands today. Many Confederate soldiers and one Union soldier...
St. John's Lutheran Church
St. John\'s Lutheran Church, established in 1742, is the "mother church" of Lutheranism in South Carolina. Located in Charleston\'s Historic District, the present church edifice\'s Greek-Revival style was dedicated in...
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