Near Midway in Lancaster County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Flat Creek Baptist Church
Photographed By Michael Sean Nix, October 28, 2009
1. Flat Creek Baptist Church Marker
Inscription.
Flat Creek Baptist Church. . This church, organized July 4, 1776 by Rev. George Pope, a native of Virginia, held its first meetings in a brush arbor on this site and was known as the Upper Fork of Lynches Creek until it was renamed Flat Creek Baptist Church in 1881. The first permanent sanctuary, a log building, was replaced by a frame sanctuary which burned in 1912; the present sanctuary was built in 1913.
This church, organized July 4, 1776 by Rev. George Pope, a native of Virginia, held its first meetings in a brush arbor on this site and was known as the Upper Fork of Lynches Creek until it was renamed Flat Creek Baptist Church in 1881. The first permanent sanctuary, a log building, was replaced by a frame sanctuary which burned in 1912; the present sanctuary was built in 1913.
Erected 1997 by Lancaster County Historical Commission. (Marker Number 29-20.)
Location. 34° 37.734′ N, 80° 27.984′ W. Marker is near Midway, South Carolina, in Lancaster County. Marker is at the intersection of Old Jefferson Highway and Victory Road, on the right when traveling east on Old Jefferson Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kershaw SC 29067, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Michael Sean Nix, October 28, 2009
4. Flat Creek Baptist Church
Photographed By Michael Sean Nix, October 28, 2009
5. Flat Creek Baptist Church
Photographed By Michael Sean Nix, October 28, 2009
6. Flat Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
Photographed By Anna Inbody, January 18, 2012
7. Flat Creek Baptist Church sign in front the church
Flat Creek Baptist Church 1776 Organized as Upper Fork of Lynches Creek July 4, 1776 Changed to Flat Creek 1881
Photographed By Anna Inbody, January 18, 2012
8. Flat Creek Baptist Church Cornerstone
Flat Creek Baptist Church Organized July 4, 1776
Rebuilt 1943 Pastor L.W. Edwards
Photographed By Anna Inbody, January 18, 2012
9. Flat Creek Baptist Church Cornerstone
Deacons: D.F. Gardner - Chm., L.M Gardner, I.B. Gardner, R.O. Gardner, Robt. Hinson - Trea., L.L. Hilton, S.F. Hilton, Carl Kennington, Van Pressley, Ira Stroud, B.F. Self, O.B. Morgan - Chm. Bldg. Comm.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 31, 2009, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,332 times since then and 84 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on October 31, 2009, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. 2, 3. submitted on January 18, 2012, by Anna Inbody of Columbia, South Carolina. 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 31, 2009, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. 7, 8, 9. submitted on January 18, 2012, by Anna Inbody of Columbia, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.