Simpsonville in Greenville County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Simpsonville Methodist Church

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, February 22, 2021

1. Simpsonville Methodist Church Marker

Inscription.
Simpsonville UMC was organized in April 1916 as Simpsonville Methodist Church, South. The congregation originally met in the Forum, the community building of the Woodside Mill. The first pastor was J.L. Singleton. In 1917, members pledged to build their own sanctuary and by the end of that year had built a church at the corner of S.E. Main and Crisp Streets on property donated by H.H. Griffin.

A recreational building and Sunday School was added in 1943 and a new parsonage, replacing the original built in 1926, was added in 1959. In 1965 a four-phase project began to expand the campus and build a new sanctuary. This project included educational buildings and a modern A-frame church, completed in 1956. The new sanctuary, the third on the site, replaced both the 1917 building and the 250-seat sanctuary built in 1967.

Erected 2015 by State of South Carolina; sponsored by Simpsonville United Methodist Church. (Marker Number 23-71.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1916.

Location. 34° 44.039′ N, 82° 15.259′ W. Marker is in Simpsonville, South Carolina, in Greenville County. It is on Southeast Main Street (State Highway 14) just north

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of Crisp Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 215 SE Main St, Simpsonville SC 29681, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate

and in the Greater Greenville-Spartanburg Area. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 original Cherokee Nation,

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 walking distance of this marker: Simpsonville Veterans Memorial (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cedar Grove Baptist Church/ Simpsonville Rosenwald School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Old Stage Road / Railroads in Simpsonville (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hendricks' Plaza (approx. ¼ mile away); Simpsonville Clock Tower (approx. ¼ mile away); Simpsonville Cotton Mill / Woodside Mill (approx. ¼ mile away); Simpsonville (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lawrence Lafayette Richardson, M.D. (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Simpsonville.

Also see . . . The Methodist Church of Simpsonville. Website homepage (Submitted on September 14, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Simpsonville Methodist Church Marker (reverse) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, February 22, 2021

2. Simpsonville Methodist Church Marker (reverse)

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, February 22, 2021

3. Simpsonville Methodist Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 9, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 591 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 9, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.