Sycamore in Allendale County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Bethel Baptist Church
Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 2008
1. Bethel Baptist Church Marker
This church was organized in 1851 by Revs. Lewis Parker and John Hoover, with twelve charter members and Rev. Hoover as its first minister. The congregation has worshipped on this site, on land donated by Mathias Mathis, since it was organized. It first met under a brush arbor, then in a log church built in 1852. The second sanctuary here, a frame church, was built in 1887.
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The present sanctuary here, built in 1949, is attached to the 1887 church; it was remodeled in 1984 and again in 1991. Four members later became Southern Baptist ministers: Revs. W.E. Weekley, W.H. Dowling, G.D. Kinard and W.E. Brant. Pastors with the longest tenures at Bethel were Revs. John Hoover ( 1851 ~ 68 ) and L.S. Shealy ( 1917 ~ 20 and 1934 ~ 47 ).
Erected 2001 by The Congregation. (Marker Number 3-10.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Churches & Religion. A significant historical year for this entry is 1851.
Location. 33° 2.417′ N, 81° 9.613′ W. Marker is in Sycamore, South Carolina, in Allendale County. Marker is at the intersection of Confederate Highway (State Highway 640) and Bethel Church Road (State Highway S-3-106), on the right when traveling east on Confederate
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Old St. Nicholas Cemetery (approx. 1.6 miles away); Harmony Baptist Church (approx. 2.3 miles away); St. Nicholas Church (approx. 2.9 miles away); Battle of Rivers' Bridge (approx. 3˝ miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Rivers' Bridge (approx. 3˝ miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Rivers' Bridge (approx. 3˝ miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Rivers' Bridge (approx. 3˝ miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Rivers' Bridge (approx. 3˝ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sycamore.
Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2008
2. Bethel Baptist Church Marker side 2
3. Artist Concept of a " Brush Arbor ", as mentioned on Marker
Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2008
4. Bethel Baptist Church
Organized January 1851
First Building Erected About 1852
Second Building Erected 1887
Renovated 1949, 1984, 1991
First Building Erected About 1852
Second Building Erected 1887
Renovated 1949, 1984, 1991
Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 2008
5. Bethel Baptist Church
Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2008
6. Bethel Baptist Church Marker
The church has worshipped on this site since it was organized in 1851.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 18, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,436 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on May 18, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
