Ridgeland in Jasper County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Photographed By Mike Stroud, March 2008
1. St. Paul's Methodist Church Marker
This church, organized on 1890, is the oldest in Ridgland, with its origins in several area Methodist congregations before the Civil War. When Julius G. Sipple of Grahamville encouraged Methodists in Ridgeland to organize a separate congregation, Rev. J.R. Buchanan led the formal organization of the new church. Its first sanctuary , a frame building, was built nearby in 1891.
In 1927 the Gillisonville Methodist Church , organized in 1886, merged with St. Paul's. The sanctuary, across the street from the original church site, was built in 1949 as a gift from Mr. and Mrs. William J. Ellis and was renovated in 1990. Six members of St.Paul's later became Methodist ministers: Revs. Robert Drew, Leroy Dyches, Elton Hendricks, Carolyn Malphrus, James Thompson, and Robert Way
Erected 2003 by Members and Friends of St. Paul's Methodist Church. (Marker Number 27-23.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Churches & Religion. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.
Location. 32° 28.925′ N, 80° 59.107′ W. Marker is in Ridgeland, South Carolina, in Jasper County. Marker is on West Main Street (State Highway 336), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Jasper County / Jasper County Courthouse (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ridgeland (about 800 feet away); Gopher Tortoise Square (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ridgeland Baptist Church (approx. 0.8 miles away); Church of the Holy Trinity (approx. 1.4 miles away); Grahamville (approx. 1.4 miles away); Euhaw Baptist Church (approx. 1.4 miles away); Great Swamp Baptist Church (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ridgeland.
Photographed By Mike Stroud, March 2008
2. Reverse side
Photographed By Mike Stroud, March 2008
3. St. Pauls Church
Credits. This page was last revised on October 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 19, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,429 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 19, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
