Sumter in Sumter County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

First Presbyterian Church Sumter

Photographed by Dave W, May 28, 2023

1. First Presbyterian Church Sumter Marker, Side One

Inscription.
(side 1)
First Presbyterian Church of Sumter organized in 1823 with five charter members. It was originally part of Harmony Presbytery and was an offshoot of Concord Presbyterian Church. The church’s founding preacher was Rev. Isaac R. Barbour. Congregants met at the local Baptist church and county courthouse until the first church was built near here in 1830, in what was then the outskirts of Sumterville. (Continued on other side) (side 2) (Continued from other side) First Presbyterian Church had a second wood frame church built in 1850. At that time the congregation had around fifty members. The third church was built in 1907 on the corner of Main and Calhoun Sts., just south of the 1850 structure. A fine example of Georgian Revival design, its exposed red-brick exterior was later painted white. An education building and chapel, both of similar design, were added in 1957-58.

Erected 2022 by The Session of First Presbyterian Church Sumter. (Marker Number 43-57.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1823.

Location. 33° 55.464′ N, 80° 20.499′ W. Marker is in Sumter, South Carolina, in Sumter County. It is at the intersection of West Calhoun Street (U.S. 401) and North Main Street, on the right when traveling west on West Calhoun Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 302 N Main St, Sumter SC 29150, 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

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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: General Thomas Sumter 1734 -1832 (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sumter World War II Monument (about 700 feet away); Potter's Headquarters / Federal Order Of Battle (about 700 feet away); Sumter's Court Houses (about 700 feet away); The Tuomey Hospital (approx. 0.2 miles away); 8 Law Range (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sumter Institute (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sumter Vietnam Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sumter.

First Presbyterian Church Sumter Marker, Side Two image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dave W, May 28, 2023

2. First Presbyterian Church Sumter Marker, Side Two

First Presbyterian Church Sumter Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dave W, May 28, 2023

3. First Presbyterian Church Sumter Marker

Photographed by Dave W, May 28, 2023

4. First Presbyterian Church Sumter Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 385 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 28, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.