Gaston in Calhoun County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Sandy Run Church
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Christian Theus
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2010
1. Sandy Run Church Marker
Sandy Run Church. This Lutheran church, one of the oldest in the state, is thought to have been organized ca.1765. By 1774, the Rev. Lewis Hochheimer was minister here. The church was incorporated in 1788 as "The German Lutheran Church of Salem, on Sandy Run" and located at the present site by 1806. The SC Synod has met here several times.
Christian Theus. Buried in this cemetery is the Reverend Christian Theus, whose grave was moved here in 1932 from its original location near the Reformed Lutheran Church of the Congarees, once standing about 7 miles northwest in old Saxe-Gotha Township. From 1739 to 1789, Theus was pastor of the Congarees church and also the local school teacher.
Erected 1983 by Congregation of Sandy Run Lutheran Church. (Marker Number 9-7.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the South Carolina Historical Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1765.
Location. 33° 48.02′ N, 80° 57.869′ W. Marker is in Gaston, South Carolina, in Calhoun County. It is at the intersection
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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 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 Lutheran Church (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
Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 21, 2010
2. Christian Theus Marker
Another marker is no longer nearby. Savany Hunt (was approx. 5.1 miles away but has been permanently removed).
Also see . . . Find a Grave: Sandy Run Lutheran Church. 1927 Old State Road, Highway 176, Calhoun County, South Carolina. (Submitted on February 10, 2011, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.)
Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 21, 2010
3. Sandy Run Church / Christian Theus Marker looking west along Old State Rd (US 176)
Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 21, 2010
4. Sandy Run Church
Credits. This page was last revised on January 23, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 14, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,658 times since then and 89 times this year. Last updated on March 20, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 14, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
