Mt. Canaan Baptist Church Marker

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Trenton in Edgefield County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Mt. Canaan Baptist Church

By Brian Scott, October 10, 2008

1. Mt. Canaan Baptist Church Marker - Front

Inscription. [Front]:
This church, founded in 1868, was one of the first black Baptist churches in this area. Alexander Bettis (1836-1895), a former slave, established this church with the assistance of three white ministers after the local Baptist association refused to ordain him. Mt. Canaan grew from seventeen charter members to more than 2,000 members in only three years.

[Reverse]:
This was the first of forty churches Rev. Alexander Bettis organized in Edgefield and Aiken Counties. He also founded Bettis academy in 1881. He served Mt. Canaan and three other area churches until his death in 1895, and is buried here. early services were held in a brush arbor. The original frame sanctuary was replaced by the present brick sanctuary in 1961.

Erected 2004 by Mt. Canaan Baptist Church Congregation. (Marker Number 19-16.)

Location. 33° 40.117′ N, 81° 52.717′ W. Marker is in Trenton, South Carolina, in Edgefield County. Marker is on Edgefield Road (U.S. 25). Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2451 Edgefield Road, Trenton SC 29847, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 10 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Bettis Academy (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Bettis Academy (approx. 1.3 miles away); 12 Stone Monument (approx. 1.3 miles away); Horn's Creek Church (approx. 4.9 miles away); Horns Creek Baptist Church / Revolutionary Skirmish at Horns Creek (approx. 4.9 miles away); Benjamin R. Tillman House (approx. 5.7 miles away); Marie Cromer Seigler House (approx. 6.8 miles away); John Gary Evans (approx. 8 miles away); Benjamin Ryan Tillman (approx. 8.1 miles away); John Calhoun Sheppard (approx. 8.1 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Trenton.

Mt. Canaan Baptist Church Marker - Reverse Photo, Click for full size

By Brian Scott, October 10, 2008

2. Mt. Canaan Baptist Church Marker - Reverse

Also see . . . Mt. Canaan Baptist Church. (Submitted on October 21, 2008, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.)

By Brian Scott, October 10, 2008

3. Mt. Canaan Baptist Church Marker - Front

Mt. Canaan Baptist Church Marker, seen looking north along Edgefield Road (U.S. 25). Photo, Click for full size

By Mike Stroud, 2011

4. Mt. Canaan Baptist Church Marker, seen looking north along Edgefield Road (U.S. 25).

Mt. Canaan Baptist Church Marker, looking south along Edgefield Road (U.S. 25). Photo, Click for full size

By Mike Stroud, 2011

5. Mt. Canaan Baptist Church Marker, looking south along Edgefield Road (U.S. 25).

Credits. This page originally submitted on October 21, 2008, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 924 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 21, 2008, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. 4, 5. submitted on September 26, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.