Murrells Inlet in Georgetown County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Belin Memorial United Methodist Church

Photographed by Charles Wright, February 15, 2026

1. Belin Memorial United Methodist Church Marker (side 1)

Inscription.
Belin Memorial United Methodist Church (U.M.C.) organized in 1925. The first church building was a frame chapel previously used on a local plantation. It was relocated to this site and dedicated in 1926. The Rev. William T. Bedenbaugh was Belin's first minister. The current church was built in 1992. The original chapel was later donated to Joseph B. Bethea U.M.C. and moved to that congregation's site in Myrtle Beach.

Belin Memorial was named in honor of the Rev. James L. Belin (1788-1859), one of the first Methodist preachers in this area. He helped found the Waccamaw Neck Mission in 1836 and worked primarily among local enslaved people. He willed most of his property to the Methodist Church, including his Cedar Hill Plantation where Belin Memorial was founded. His nearby home, later relocated, served as a parsonage until the 1960s.

Erected 2023 by Belin Memorial United Methodist Church. (Marker Number 22 71.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1836.

Location. 33° 33.326′ N, 79° 2.149′ W. Marker is in Murrells

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Inlet, South Carolina, in Georgetown County. It is at the intersection of Business U.S. 17 and Belin Drive, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 17Business . Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4183 US-17 BUS, Murrells Inlet SC 29576, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on South Carolina’s Grand Strand

and in the Pee Dee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Murrells Inlet Boat Captains (approx. 0.2 miles away); War Against Global Terrorism Memorial (approx. half a mile away); In Honor And Remembrance (approx. 1.4 miles away); Hot and Hot Fish Club (approx. 2.9 miles

Belin Memorial United Methodist Church Marker (side 2) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Charles Wright, February 15, 2026

2. Belin Memorial United Methodist Church Marker (side 2)

away); The World is My Oyster (approx. 3½ miles away); An Ancient Tool for a Modern Task (approx. 3.7 miles away); Brookgreen Gardens (approx. 4.1 miles away); Atalaya (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Murrells Inlet.

Belin Memorial United Methodist Church Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Charles Wright, February 15, 2026

3. Belin Memorial United Methodist Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 17, 2026, by Charles Wright of Surfside Beach, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 54 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 17, 2026, by Charles Wright of Surfside Beach, South Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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