Manning in Clarendon County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Trinity A.M.E. Church

Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2009

1. Trinity A.M.E. Church Marker

Inscription. This church was founded soon after the Civil War by 50 freedmen and woman who held their first services in a stable donated to them by S.A. Rigby. In 1869 the church trustees bought a half-acre lot for a school, and in 1870 they bought a one-acre lot for "the African Methodist Episcopal Church of Manning" on what is now Rigby Street, named for Rigby. The first church here, a frame building, was completed in 1874.
(Reverse text)
The congregation, first called simply "Our Church" by its members, was renamed Trinty A.M.E. Church when its first building was completed in 1874. That building was replaced by a larger frame church, which burned in 1895. The present church, also a frame building, was built that year and covered in brick veneer in 1914. The Central S.C. Conference of the A.M.E. Church was organized here in 1921.

Erected 2008 by The Congregation. (Marker Number 14-17.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Churches & Religion. In addition, it is included in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1869.

Location. 33° 41.796′ N, 80° 12.746′ W. Marker is in Manning, South Carolina, in Clarendon County. Marker

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is on West Rigby Street near North Mill Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Manning SC 29102, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Francis Marion Reflections (within shouting distance of this marker); The Swamp Fox (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ambush at Half-Way Swamp (about 500 feet away); Fuel 24 (about 500 feet away); Murray's Ferry - Santee River (about 600 feet away); Swamp Fox at Ox Swamp (about 600 feet away); Clarendon County / Manning (about 600 feet away); Clarendon County Confederate Monument (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manning.

Trinity A.M.E. Church reverse text image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, October 23, 2009

2. Trinity A.M.E. Church reverse text

Trinity A.M.E. Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, October 23, 2009

3. Trinity A.M.E. Church and Marker

Trinity A.M.E. Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, October 23, 2009

4. Trinity A.M.E. Church

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 17, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,314 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 17, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.