Johnston in Edgefield County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church

Photographed by Tom Bosse, December 30, 2023

1. Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. (Front)
Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church was organized in 1869 when the African American members of Philippi Baptist Church requested permission to form an independent congregation. Fifty-two African American members, most of them recently emancipated freed people, formed the core of the original congregation. (Continued on other side) (Reverse) (Continued from other side) From the early days the church also supported a school for African American children. In 1939 the Baptist Young People’s Union formed a Johnston chapter in the small two-room schoolhouse that once stood on the property. Rev. E.M. Gordon served the longest tenure of any pastor here, from 1968 to 2014.

Erected 2019 by Sponsored by Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church. (Marker Number 19 23.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1869.

Location. 33° 46.88′ N, 81° 45.932′ W. Marker is in Johnston, South Carolina, in Edgefield County. It is on Steeple Road 0.3 miles west of Old Plank Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 115 Steeple Road, Johnston SC 29832, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Augusta

and 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.

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At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Philippi Baptist Church (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Edwards Building (approx. 4 miles away); Johnston (approx. 4 miles away); William Johnston (approx. 4.1 miles away); Johnston Schools / Johnston Educators (approx. 4.2 miles away); Johnston Civil War Monument (approx. 4.2 miles away); Johnston Presbyterian Church (approx. 4.3 miles away); Lott's Tavern & Post Office (approx. 4½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Johnston.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, December 30, 2023

2. Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Marker

Photographed by Tom Bosse, December 30, 2023

3. Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 2, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 319 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 2, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.