Near Peak in Richland County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Pine Grove A.M.E. Church

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, May 9, 2026

1. Pine Grove A.M.E. Church Marker

Inscription. This African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) congregation organized in 1868. Tradition holds that members first met under a brush arbor. Church trustees acquired one acre of land at this site in 1875. Their first house of worship was a wood frame building. The current church was built in 1910. partially of wood salvaged from the original. It was later brick-veneered and expanded.

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Pine Grove A.M.E. Church served African American residents of Peak and other nearby communities. The congregation had 150 members in 1938. For a number of years the church was also the site of the wood frame Pine Grove Colored School, a public school for local Black children. Pine Grove was part of the A.M.E. Church's Newberry District until 1995 when it joined the Columbia District.

Erected 2024 by Pine Grove A.M.E. Church, S.C. African American Heritage Commission. (Marker Number 40-228.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1868.

Location. 34° 12.537′ N, 81° 19.359′ W. Marker is near Peak, South Carolina, in Richland County. It is on Broad River Road (U.S. 176) west of Dan Comalander

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Drive, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12420 Broad River Rd, Little Mountain SC 29075, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Midlands

and in the Greater Columbia Area.

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 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Peak (approx. 2.2 miles away); Spring Hill (approx. 3.3 miles away); Nuclear Power (approx. 4 miles away); St. John's Church (approx. 4.1 miles away); Hope Rosenwald School (approx. 4.9 miles away); Site of Mount Vernon Lutheran Church (approx. 5.1 miles away); Bethel Lutheran Church (approx. 5.3 miles away); Pomaria (approx. 6½ miles away).

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, May 9, 2026

2. Pine Grove A.M.E. Church Marker

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, May 9, 2026

3. Pine Grove A.M.E. Church Marker

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, May 9, 2026

4. Pine Grove A.M.E. Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2026, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 19, 2026, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.