Hopkins in Richland County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

New Light Beulah Baptist Church

Photographed by Nancy Stone-Collum, 2018

1. New Light Beulah Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. New Light Beulah Baptist Church was organized in 1867 when 565 African American members withdrew from Beulah Baptist Church. Before the Civil War enslaved people composed the majority of the Beulah congregation. After emancipation they left to form an independent congregation, with Rev. William W. Williams the first pastor. New Light Beulah shared the sanctuary with the white members, but in 1871 they were forcibly expelled and moved to a brush arbor until a new church was built. The congregation persisted and the year 1876 saw a record number of conversions. New Light Beulah has been mother church to many other congregations in its first 150 years.

Erected 2017 by New Light Beulah Baptist Church. (Marker Number 40-197.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures.

Location. 33° 56.087′ N, 80° 49.57′ W. Marker is in Hopkins, South Carolina, in Richland County. It is on Congaree Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1330 Congaree Road, Hopkins SC 29061, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Carolina’s Midlands,

in the Greater Columbia Area,

and in Congaree Country.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Barnie Jordan Jr. Memorial Highway (approx. 1.3 miles away); Horrell Hill (approx.

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1½ miles away); James H. Adams (approx. 2.1 miles away); Robert H. Morrell Road (approx. 2.2 miles away); Minervaville (approx. 2½ miles away); Hopkins (approx. 3½ miles away); Harriet Barber House (approx. 4 miles away); a different marker also named Harriet Barber House (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hopkins.

Photographed by Nancy Stone-Collum, 2018

2. New Light Beulah Baptist Church Marker

Photographed by Nancy Stone-Collum, 2018

3. New Light Beulah Baptist Church Marker

Photographed by Nancy Stone-Collum, 2018

4. New Light Beulah Baptist Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 19, 2018. This page has been viewed 456 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 31, 2018. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.