Springtown in Colleton County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Green Pond United Methodist Church
Formerly Chapel and Camp Ground
Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2010
1. Green Pond United Methodist Church Marker
Inscription.
Green Pond United Methodist Church. Formerly Chapel and Camp Ground.
December 14, 1808 . Bishop Francis Asbury, Bishop William McKIendree, and Rev. Henry Boehm spoke here.
June, 1820 . Camp meeting was held here from Friday afternoon until Monday morning. There were 125 carriages of all kinds, 50 tents containing 800 persons, 1500 hearers on the Sabbath and 14 preachers. "We recieved sensible displays of the influence of devine grace ... about thirty professed to have recieved a saving change ... there appeared no occasion for one reproof."
December 14, 1808
Bishop Francis Asbury, Bishop William McKIendree,
and Rev. Henry Boehm spoke here.
June, 1820
Camp meeting was held here from Friday afternoon
until Monday morning. There were 125
carriages of all kinds, 50 tents containing
800 persons, 1500 hearers on the Sabbath and
14 preachers. "We recieved sensible displays
of the influence of devine grace ... about
thirty professed to have recieved a saving
change ... there appeared no occasion for
one reproof."
Location. 33° 6.834′ N, 80° 42.11′ W. Marker is in Springtown, South Carolina, in Colleton County. Marker is on Augusta Highway (State Highway 61), on the right when traveling west. Located just south of Sunrise Road (State Road 217). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Smoaks SC 29481, United States of America. Touch for directions.
2. Green Pond United Methodist Church Marker as seen along State Road 61, looking west
Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 30, 2010
3. Green Pond United Methodist Church
Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 30, 2010
4. Green Pond United Methodist Church with Cemetery
Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 30, 2010
5. Green Pond United Methodist Church Marker, looking east aling State Road 61
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,315 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 22, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.