Ridgeland in Jasper County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Ridgeland Baptist Church
Photographed By Mike Stroud
1. Ridgeland Baptist Church Marker
This church was organized February 28,1892, by Revs. W.H.Dowling and J.T. Morrison with nine charter members. It was admitted to the Savannah River Baptist Association with Rev.Dowling as its first minister. The congregation held services in the Masonic hall until 1894, when it built its first sanctuary, a frame building, on Main St. in Ridgeland.
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Ridgeland Baptist Church, originally on Main St. in Ridgeland, moved to a brick sanctuary on the corner of Third Ave. and U.S. Hwy. 17 in 1925. A third sanctuary, built there in 1950, was enlarged and remodeled in 1963 and 1992. The church and all buildings except fellowship hall burned in 1995. The congregation then moved to this site, dedicating this new sanctuary in 1998.
Erected 2001 by The Congregation. (Marker Number 27-17.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Churches & Religion. A significant historical date for this entry is February 28, 1862.
Location. 32° 29.651′ N, 80° 59.24′ W. Marker is in Ridgeland, South Carolina, in Jasper County. Marker is at the intersection of Grays Highway (U.S. 278) and County Route 27-362, on the right when traveling west on Grays Highway. Touch for map. Marker is
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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 (approx. 0.7 miles away); St. Paul's Methodist Church (approx. 0.8 miles away); Ridgeland (approx. 0.9 miles away); Gopher Tortoise Square (approx. 0.9 miles away); Great Swamp Baptist Church (approx. 1.9 miles away); Church of the Holy Trinity (approx. 2.1 miles away); Grahamville (approx. 2.1 miles away); Euhaw Baptist Church (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ridgeland.
Photographed By Mike Stroud, April 2008
2. Ridgeland Baptist Church Marker
Photographed By Mike Stroud
3. Ridgeland Baptist Church Marker, reverse side
Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2008
4. Ridgeland Baptist Church Marker
Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2008
5. Ridgeland Baptist Church along US 278
Credits. This page was last revised on September 18, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,986 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 21, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 2. submitted on April 17, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 3. submitted on April 21, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 4, 5. submitted on April 17, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
