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

St. Luke's Episcopal Church

Photographed by Dave W, May 13, 2023

1. St. Luke's Episcopal Church Marker, Side One

Inscription.
(side 1)
St. Luke's was the first Episcopal congregation in Columbia established for African Americans. Members began worshipping together in 1871 in a private house. They formally organized in 1873 under the Rev. Benjamin Bosworth Babbitt and were a mission of nearby Trinity Episcopal Church (1 mi. W). They gathered in temporary locations until 1884. When they moved into a frame church at the corner of Lady and Marion Streets. (Continued on other side) (side 2) (Continued from other side) Congregants later sold the lot on Lady Street and used the proceeds to build a Gothic Revival church on Hampton Street, consecrated in 1913. St. Luke's moved to this site in 1958. Members worshipped in the chapel on the N side of the lot until the brick church building was completed and consecrated in 1963. Both were designed by architect James B. Urquhart and built during the tenure of the Rev. William F. O'Neal.

Erected 2021 by St. Luke's Episcopal Church. (Marker Number 40-219.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1871.

Location. 34° 0.491′ N, 81°

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1.093′ W. Marker is in Columbia, South Carolina, in Richland County. It is in Waverly. It is on Pine Street north of Lady Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1309 Pine St, Columbia SC 29204, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Midlands.

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 walking distance of this marker: Matthew J. Perry House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Calvary Baptist Church (about 400 feet away); Columbia Hospital "Negro Unit" / Columbia Hospital "Negro Nurses" (about 700 feet away); Good Samaritan-Waverly Hospital (approx. 0.2 miles away); Visanska-Starks House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cyril O. Spann Medical Office (approx. 0.2 miles away); Waverly (approx. 0.2 miles away); Heidt-Russell House / Edwin R. Russell (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.

St. Luke''s Episcopal Church Marker, Side Two image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dave W, May 13, 2023

2. St. Luke''s Episcopal Church Marker, Side Two

St. Luke's Episcopal Church Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dave W, May 13, 2023

3. St. Luke's Episcopal Church Marker

Photographed by Dave W, May 13, 2023

4. St. Luke's Episcopal Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 14, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 252 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 14, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.