Sumter in Sumter County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
St. James Lutheran Church
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2010
1. St. James Lutheran Church Marker
This church, the first Lutheran congregation in Sumter County, was organized in 1890 as a Home Mission, with six charter members and with Rev. F.W.E. Peschau as its first pastor. The congregation met in area churches, public buildings, or homes for several years. Its first church, built 1894-96, was a frame building at the corner of Washington Street and Hampton Avenue.
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The longest-serving pastors of St. James were Revs. J. Emmet Roof, who served 1947-1963, and Alvin H. Haigler, Sr., who served 1972-1992; the present brick sanctuary was built 1977-78 and consecrated during Rev. Haiglers pastorate. Six members of St. James entered the ministry between 1956 and 2002, and three members became missionaries to Africa in 1968 and 2002.
Erected 2006 by The Sumter County Historical Commission. (Marker Number 43-37.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.
Location. 33° 56.683′ N, 80° 23.115′ W. Marker is in Sumter, South Carolina, in Sumter County. It is on Alice Drive (State Highway 120) near Bay Blossom Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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 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.
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Gen. Thomas Sumter Memorial Highway (was approx. 2½ miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 4, 2010
2. St. James Lutheran Church Marker, reverse side
Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 4, 2010
3. St. James Lutheran Church
Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 4, 2010
4. St. James Lutheran Church
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 10, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,380 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 10, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
