Near Florence in Florence County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Pisgah Methodist Church
Photographed by Cindy Bullard, November 8, 2010
1. Pisgah Methodist Church Marker - Side A
This church, founded in 1806 in what was Darlington District until Florence County was founded in 1888, grew out of an early Methodist Society. Rev. Thomas Humphries (d. 1820), who served this and other area circuits, conducted the first service. In 1813 Dempsey Russell donated an acre to the congregation, which soon built a frame building here as its first permanent church.
The church, often called Russells Meeting House or Russells Church for Dempsey Russell, changed its name to Pisgah Methodist Church in 1840. It moved to a site a few miles west after the Civil War but soon returned to this site and built a larger frame church in 1878-79. The present church, built in 1914, is a fine example of the Carpenter Gothic architectural style.
Erected 2006 by South Carolina State Historic Preservation Office, sponsored by the Congregation. (Marker Number 21-23.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the South Carolina Historical Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1806.
Location. 34° 12.686′ N,
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Regionally, this marker is in South Carolina’s Pee Dee. 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 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Snow Hill Baptist Church (approx. one mile away); Gold Star Family Monument (approx. 1.8 miles away); Purple Heart Recipients (approx. 1.8 miles away); Alone With Memories (approx. 1.8 miles away); World War II Tribute (approx. 1.8 miles away); United States Army Monument (approx. 1.8 miles
Photographed by Cindy Bullard, November 8, 2010
2. Pisgah Methodist Church Marker - Side B
Photographed by Cindy Bullard, November 8, 2010
3. Pisgah Methodist Church
Photographed by Cindy Bullard, November 8, 2010
4. Pisgah Methodist Church Cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on January 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2010, by David Bullard of Seneca, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,187 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 16, 2010, by David Bullard of Seneca, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
