Near Georgetown in Georgetown County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Oak Grove Methodist Church

Photographed by Kent C Hermes, July 14, 2022

1. Oak Grove Methodist Church Marker

Inscription.
(front)
Bishop Francis Asbury first arrived in Georgetown in Feb. 1785 and would return in 1786, at which time he established a slave mission at Boone Plantation on the Sampit River. Asbury would return many times over the years and his efforts would help lead to the establishment of Sampit Methodist Church in 1839. Oak Grove Methodist, which descended from Sampit, would follow in 1890. (Continued on other side) (back) (Continued from other side) C.C. Mercer donated the land on which Oak Grove Methodist Church was built. The first church was lost to fire in 1932, though the pulpit survived and remains in use. Services were held in Oak Grove School while a new building was constructed. The present sanctuary began as a simple frame structure, but grew over time. The stained glass windows were added in 1977, the steeple and bell in 1988.

Erected 2016 by Oak Grove United Methodist Church. (Marker Number 22-62.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Francis Asbury, Traveling Methodist Preacher series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.

Location.

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33° 23.037′ N, 79° 28.324′ W. Marker is near Georgetown, South Carolina, in Georgetown County. It is at the intersection of Kent Road and Porter Road, on the right when traveling west on Kent Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1676 Kent Road, Georgetown SC 29440, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Carolina’s Pee Dee

and on Waccamaw Neck.

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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Skirmish at Sampit Bridge (approx. 1.6 miles away); Sampit Methodist Church (approx. 1.6 miles away); Georgetown County National Guard Memorial (approx. 7.3 miles away); Early Settlers / Potatoe Ferry (approx. 8.6 miles away); General Arthur M. Manigault (approx. 9 miles away); Gabriel Marion (approx. 9.3 miles away); 1st Battalion 178th Field Artillery (approx. 9.8 miles away); St. Stephen A.M.E. Church (approx. 10.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Georgetown.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Dissenter Meeting House and Cemetery (was approx. 6.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Kent C Hermes, July 14, 2022

2. Oak Grove Methodist Church Marker

Photographed by Kent C Hermes, July 14, 2022

3. Oak Grove Methodist Church Marker

Photographed by Kent C Hermes, July 14, 2022

4. Oak Grove Methodist Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 15, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 14, 2022, by Kent C Hermes of Georgetown, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 882 times since then and 63 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 14, 2022, by Kent C Hermes of Georgetown, South Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.