Shandon in Columbia in Richland County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Shandon Presbyterian Church
October 2018
1. Shandon Presbyterian Church Marker
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Shandon Presbyterian Church began as Shandon Mission, which first met in Oct. 1913. By 1915, the Church had acquired title to a lot at the S.E. corner of Wheat and Maple Sts. and was incorporated the next year. The first sanctuary was completed in Nov. 1916. The Rev. William Sumner Harden was the first minister. By the late 1920s the church had outgrown this building and construction began on a second sanctuary. Columbia firm Lafaye and Lafaye designed the second sanctuary, located at the present site on Woodrow St. It was completed in April 1929. The church building expanded in the 1950s, 1960s and 1990s, evidence of the growth of the congregation. In the 1950s, led by Rev. Dr. Fred V. Poag, the church actively supported racial desegregation. The congregation is still recognized for its local and global outreach.
Shandon Presbyterian Church began as Shandon Mission, which first met in Oct. 1913. By 1915, the Church had acquired title to a lot at the S.E. corner of Wheat and Maple Sts. and was incorporated the next year. The first sanctuary was completed in Nov. 1916. The Rev. William Sumner Harden was the first minister. By the late 1920s the church had outgrown this building and construction began on a second sanctuary. Columbia firm Lafaye and Lafaye designed the second sanctuary, located at the present site on Woodrow St. It was completed in April 1929. The church building expanded in the 1950s, 1960s and 1990s, evidence of the growth of the congregation. In the 1950s, led by Rev. Dr. Fred V. Poag, the church actively supported racial desegregation. The congregation is still recognized for its local and global outreach.
Erected 2016 by Shandon Presbyterian Church, PCUSA. (Marker Number 40-194.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Churches & Religion.
Location. 33° 59.843′ N, 81° 0.345′ W. Marker is in Columbia, South Carolina, in Richland County. It is in Shandon. Marker is at the intersection of Woodrow Street and Blossom Street, on the right when traveling south on Woodrow Street
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. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 607 Woodrow Street, Columbia SC 29205, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 19, 2018. This page has been viewed 201 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on October 5, 2018. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
