Summerton in Clarendon County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Andrews Chapel Church

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 11, 2009

1. Andrews Chapel Church Marker

Inscription. According to local tradition, this Methodist congregation was organized in 1786 and pioneer American bishop Francis Asbury later visited the area a number of times. The church stands today on land given by Ellis R. and Mary A. Richbourg in 1880. Bessie B. Parker, first woman to be ordained a Methodist minister in S.C., served here 1959-1962 and is buried in the cemetery.

Erected 1986 by The Congregation. (Marker Number 14-9.)

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 1786.

Location. 33° 39.281′ N, 80° 23.067′ W. Marker is in Summerton, South Carolina, in Clarendon County. It is on H.T. Everetts Road (State Highway 14-306) near Pulitzer Road , Richbourg Lane (State Highway 14-258), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pinewood SC 29125, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

and in Santee Cooper Country.

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: "Together Let Us Sweetly Live" (approx. 3½ miles away); Rev. J.A. De Laine (approx. 3½ miles away); Harry Briggs (approx. 3½ miles away); Levi Pearson Sr.

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(approx. 3½ miles away); Scott’s Branch School/Briggs V. Elliot (approx. 3½ miles away); Briggs Family House/Briggs V. Elliott (approx. 3.6 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.6 miles away); St. Mark A.M.E. (approx. 3.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Summerton.

Andrews Chapel Church Marker, seen along State Road 14-306 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 11, 2009

2. Andrews Chapel Church Marker, seen along State Road 14-306

Andrews Chapel Church seen along Pulitzer Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 11, 2009

3. Andrews Chapel Church seen along Pulitzer Road

Andrews Chapel Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 11, 2009

4. Andrews Chapel Church

Bessie B. Parker, first woman to be ordained a Methodist minister in S.C., image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 11, 2009

5. Bessie B. Parker, first woman to be ordained a Methodist minister in S.C.,

served here 1959-1962 and is burried in the cemetery.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 13, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,770 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 13, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.