Sellers in Marion County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Antioch Baptist Church

Photographed by Dave W, May 14, 2023

1. Antioch Baptist Church Marker, Side One

Inscription.
(side 1)
Antioch Baptist Church was organized in 1829. The original membership was composed of 36 members dismissed from Catfish Baptist Church. In the first year 31 baptisms were recorded and membership rose to 83. Antioch was a member of the Charleston Baptist Association until 1832. In that year 17 churches, including Antioch, organized the Welsh Neck Baptist Association. (Continued on other side) (side 1) (Continued from other side) In 1876 Antioch helped form the Pee Dee Baptist Association. The current building is the third church on this site and was built in 1882. The original baptistry was added the next year. It burned in 1991 and was rebuilt in 1998. A Sunday School was in operation by at least 1891. The church remained in active use until 1935, when Antioch’s last members left for other congregations.

Erected 2017 by Isham and Mary Watson Descendants Association. (Marker Number 34-20.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1829.

Location. 34° 17.001′ N, 79° 26.891′ W. Marker is in Sellers, South

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Carolina, in Marion County. It is on Antioch Church Road east of Proctor Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1929 Antioch Church Rd, Sellers SC 29592, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in 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: Ebenezer Church (approx. 2.1 miles away); Moody Cemetery (approx. 2.7 miles away); Bowling Green (approx. 3.4 miles away); The Edwards House (approx. 3.8 miles away); Latta's Railroad Story (approx. 3.9 miles away); Dillon County Museum (approx. 3.9 miles away); Robert Earl Atkinson, Sr. (approx. 3.9 miles away); Post Office and General Store

Antioch Baptist Church Marker, Side Two image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dave W, May 14, 2023

2. Antioch Baptist Church Marker, Side Two

(approx. 3.9 miles away).

Antioch Baptist Church Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dave W, May 14, 2023

3. Antioch Baptist Church Marker

Photographed by Dave W, May 14, 2023

4. Antioch Baptist Church Marker

The rebuilt baptistry.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 15, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 597 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 15, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.