Gaston in Calhoun County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Sandy Run Lutheran Church

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2010

1. Sandy Run Lutheran Church Marker

Inscription.
Lutheran and Reformed (Calvinistic) Congregations were worshiping in a church three miles north of this site prior to the year 1751. The church was incorporated in 1788 under the name German Lutheran Church of Salem on Sandy Run but later came to be known as Sandy Run Lutheran Church. The present building was erected in 1919.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1751.

Location. 33° 48.02′ N, 80° 57.869′ W. Marker is in Gaston, South Carolina, in Calhoun County. It is on Old State Road (U.S. 176) near Old Swamp Road (State Highway 9-353), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1927 Old State Road, Gaston SC 29053, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Carolina’s Lowcountry,

in Congaree Country,

and specifically in Santee Cooper Country.

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

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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 10 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sandy Run Church / Christian Theus (here, next to this marker); Herman Geiger (approx. 5.3 miles away); In Memory of Emily Geiger (approx. 5.3 miles away); Greater St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 7.7 miles away); Harriet Barber House (approx. 8.2 miles away); First Baptist Church of Gaston (approx. 8.2 miles away); a different marker also named Harriet Barber House (approx. 8.3 miles away); A Story to Tell (approx. 8.4 miles away); Hopkins (approx. 8.8 miles away); Mount Olive A.M.E. Church (approx. 9.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gaston.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Savany Hunt (was approx. 5.1 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Regarding Sandy Run Lutheran Church. This Lutheran church, one of the oldest in the state, is thought

Sandy Run Lutheran Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 21, 2010

2. Sandy Run Lutheran Church

to have been organized ca.1765. By 1774, the Rev. Lewis Hochheimer was minister here. Located at the present site by 1806. The SC Synod has met here several times. (The Congregation)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 9, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,280 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 9, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.