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Photographer: Mike Stroud
Taken: September 29, 2009
Caption: The St. John's Baptist Church
Additional Description: Constitutued June 15, 1851 with eight members transferred from Goose Creek and Mt. Olivet Churches. The first location was about one-fourth mile from present site, on a lot donated by William Cain. The first pastor was Reverend D.M. Breaker.
On December 1, 1884, A.D. Hare conveyed a one acre lot on which the present building now stands and the church was relocated there. September 26, 1926, the members of St. John's Church transferred their membership to Moncks Corner Church and St. John's Church lay dormant until April 5, 1970, at which time the building was renovated and services were resumed. The building and grounds are now in the custody of The First Baptist Church of Moncks Corner, South Carolina.
This plaque is erected to the Glory of God and in the Memory of Rev. Joe W. Metts by his family and friends.
Submitted: October 31, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
Database Locator Identification Number: p83059
File Size: 0.239 Megabytes

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