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Bethel AME Church, McClellanville

Bethel AME Church, McClellanville

Bethel AME Church was one of numerous churches established by the AME denomination in Reconstruction-era South Carolina.  It was the first church established for African Americans in McClellanville.  Likely built by Samuel Drayton, a formerly enslaved carpenter, the...

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Bethel Baptist Church

Bethel Baptist Church

Black members of Sandy Level Baptist Church founded Bethel Baptist Church in 1884. Slaves attended Sandy Level but departed when they wanted to organize their own church. The first meeting took place at a brush arbor. In 1892, the members built a frame sanctuary. For...

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