Estill in Hampton County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Estill Methodist Church
Photographed by Bruce InCharlotte, October 5, 2025
1. Estill Methodist Church Marker, Side One
Members of distant Lebanon Methodist Church held regular prayer meetings in Janie Boyd Rhodes's Estill home from 1902 until this church was built in 1908. Dr. W.M. O'Neal and his daughter Laura O'Neal Johnston donated the land here for a new church. Janie Rhodes's husband, Julia, though a Baptist, milled the lumber at his sawmill, was appointed to the building committee, and became a charter member.
This Carpenter Gothic church was built in 1908 with Rev. W.W. Williams as its pastor and dedicated a few years later during the pastorate of Rev. J.R. Copeland. In 1938 the tower entrance in the north tower was replaced by a window like the one in the south tower and the Gothic arched window between the towers was replaced by a central entrance. The church still retails its essentially Carpenter Gothic style.
Erected 2014 by South Carolina Department of Archives and History; sponsored by The Congregation. (Marker Number 25-20.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1902.
Location. 32° 45.479′ N, 81° 14.625′ W. Marker is in Estill, South Carolina, in Hampton County. It is at the intersection of Keene Avenue and
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Regionally, this marker is in South Carolina’s Lowcountry, in the Ashepoo and Combahee and Edisto Basin. 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 New Spain, 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lucile Ellerbe Godbold (approx. 0.2 miles away); Estill Presbyterian Church (approx. Ό mile away); Lawtonville Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Morrison Academy (approx. 1.7 miles away); Steep Bottom Baptist Church (approx. 4.4 miles away); Beech Branch Baptist Church (approx. 7.1 miles away); a different marker also named Lawtonville Church (approx. 7.2 miles away); Gifford Rosenwald School (approx. 7.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Estill.
Photographed by Bruce InCharlotte, October 5, 2025
2. Estill Methodist Church Marker, Side Two
Credits. This page was last revised on May 31, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 3, 2025, by Bruce InCharlotte of Charlotte, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 43 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 3, 2025, by Bruce InCharlotte of Charlotte, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
