Midtown - Downtown in Columbia in Richland County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Church of the Good Shepard

Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2010

1. Church of the Good Shepard Marker

Inscription. Beginning in 1883 with services held in nearby private homes by Trinity Church, this Episcopal church then constructed a building on Barnwell Street, was organized into a mission, and became a separate parish in 1886. Rt. Rev. Albert S. Thomas, 9th Bishop of S. C., was lay reader of Good Shepherd, 1893-1900. The church moved to this site after the present building was completed in 1901.

Erected 1980 by The Women of the Church. (Marker Number 40-88.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Churches & Religion. A significant historical year for this entry is 1883.

Location. 34° 0.576′ N, 81° 1.865′ W. Marker is in Columbia, South Carolina, in Richland County. It is in Midtown - Downtown. Marker is on Blanding Street, on the right when traveling east. Located between Bull Street and Pickens Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbia SC 29201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Columbia Bible College, 1937-1960 / Westervelt Home, 1930 - 1937 (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hampton - Preston House (about 600 feet away); Former Site of Columbia Theological Seminary (about 600 feet away); Columbia Civil Rights Sit-Ins/Barr v. City of Columbia (1964) (about 600 feet

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away); Site of Columbia Male Academy (about 700 feet away); Beth Shalom Synagogue (about 700 feet away); Site of Blanding House (about 800 feet away); Centennial Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church World War II Honor Roll (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.

Church of the Good Shepard Marker, looking east along Blanding Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, February 21, 2010

2. Church of the Good Shepard Marker, looking east along Blanding Street

Church of the Good Shepard image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, February 21, 2010

3. Church of the Good Shepard

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 7, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 618 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 7, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.