Religious Institutions and Churches

Praise Houses | South Carolina Public Radio

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Grades: 6 7 8

"P" is for Praise Houses. “Praise houses” (sometimes called “prayer houses”) functioned on antebellum South Carolina plantations as both the epitome of slave culture and symbols of resistance to...

The Ruins Of The Circular Congregational Church, 1865 | History Of SC Slide Collection

Episode 5

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The ruins of the Circular Congregational Church, photographed in 1865, show the devastation that fire and war brought on the city of Charleston. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.

McBee Chapel | South Carolina Public Radio

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Grades: 6 7 8

"M" is for the McBee Chapel in Conastee. [Constructed 1841]

St. David’s Church | South Carolina Public Radio

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Grades: 6 7 8

“S” is for St. David's Church in Cheraw. St. David's Parish was established in 1768 and construction on the parish church—known locally as “Old St. David's”—began in the 1770s. Although similar to...

Trinity Episcopal Church in Columbia | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 26

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Trinity Episcopal Church in Columbia, designed by Edward Brickell White (see The Dock Street Theater And St. Philip's Church), built in 1840-1847, in the English Gothic style of architecture. The...

The Dock Street Theater and St. Philip's Church | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 25

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The Dock Street Theater and St. Philip's Church, as they appeared in the 1940s. The parish of St. Philip's, founded in the 1680s on what is now the site of St. Michael's, was the first Anglican parish...

Interior of Old Goose Creek Church | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 24

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Interior of Old Goose Creek Church, showing the British royal arms over the altar. One of the earliest church buildings in South Carolina, its design is said to have been inspired by the stucco...

Lexington County congregation of Pilgrim Lutheran Church | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 23

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The Lexington County congregation of Pilgrim Lutheran Church, posed outside of their building around 1930. Courtesy of the Lexington County Museum.

St. Luke's Evangelical Lutheran Church | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 22

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St. Luke's Evangelical Lutheran Church and School in Spartanburg. This African-American church Sunday School group was photographed by the WPA in the 1930s. Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.

Vestrymen of the Catholic Congregation Of Georgetown | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 21

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The vestrymen of the Catholic congregation of Georgetown pose after the dedication of their new mission church, St. Mary of Mercy, on January 5, 1902. The Right Reverend James F. Northrop, Bishop of...

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