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

Bethlehem Church

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2011

1. Bethlehem Church Marker

Inscription. The organization date of this Lutheran church is unknown. In 1788, however, Bethlehem and fourteen other churches signed the articles of the "Corpus Evangelicum," an early church supervising body. By 1815, Bethlehem's first known building had been built about ca. 5 mi. N. of here. The church moved near Hollinshead Creek, it is said, in 1847, and by 1897 the congregation was located here.

Erected 1988 by Bethlehem's Bicentennial Committee. (Marker Number 40-109.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1788.

Location. 34° 6.588′ N, 81° 11.473′ W. Marker is in Irmo, South Carolina, in Richland County. It is on Broad River Road (U.S. 176) near Sease Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Irmo SC 29063, 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Richlex School Site (approx. 0.4 miles away); Town of Irmo (approx. 1.9 miles away); St. Paul Church / Oak Grove (approx. 2 miles away); Harold Boulware House (approx. 3 miles away); World War II Bombing Ranges (approx. 3.7 miles away); Lake Murray

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(approx. 3.7 miles away); St. Michael Lutheran Church (approx. 3.8 miles away); a different marker also named Bethlehem Church (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Irmo.

Also see . . . History of the German Settlements and of the Lutheran Church in North and ... By Gotthardt Bernheim, pages 304-306 - "Corpus Evangelicum" (Submitted on May 7, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

Bethlehem Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, May 3, 2011

2. Bethlehem Church and Marker

Bethlehem Church Marker along Broad River Road (US 176) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, May 3, 2011

3. Bethlehem Church Marker along Broad River Road (US 176)

Bethlehem Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bethlehem's Brief History

4. Bethlehem Church

The White Church was built at our present location in 1899

Bethlehem Church Marker, looking northward along Broad River Road (US 176) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2011

5. Bethlehem Church Marker, looking northward along Broad River Road (US 176)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 18, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 7, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,055 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 8, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.