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Orangeburg County Church Records

Antioch Baptist Church, 1867-1880 (included in U.S., Southern Baptist Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Centennial address reciting the history of Bull Swamp Baptist Church of Orangeburg County : from its organization, July 6, 1816 to July 6, 1916 LDS Genealogy online

Centennial address reciting the history of Bull Swamp Baptist Church of Orangeburg County : from its organization, July 6, 1816 to July 6, 1916 Internet Archive online

Church minutes and membership rolls, 1867-1880 (Antioch Baptist Church (Orangeburg County, South Carolina)) FamilySearch Library

Church records (microform) 1838-1910, Canaan Baptist Church (Orangeburg County, S.C.). Archive Grid

Church records, 1799-1897 (St. Matthew's Lutheran Church (Orangeburg County, South Carolina)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1838-1910 (Canaan Baptist Church (Orangeburg County, South Carolina)) FamilySearch Library

From a brush arbor to the ROC : a history of St. George Baptist Church, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, 1883-2004 FamilySearch Library

Minutes of meetings and lists of members, 1849-1903 (Four Holes Baptist Church (Orangeburg County, South Carolina)) FamilySearch Library

Minutes of meetings, 1883-1886; treasurer's reports, 1883-1889; financial statement, 1899-1918 (Orangeburg Baptist Association. First Union Division. Executive Board) FamilySearch Library

Minutes of the Womans Missionary Society of Orangeburg, South Carolina, 1883-1888 FamilySearch Library

Records 1874-1927, Santee Baptist Church (Orangeburg County, S.C.). Archive Grid

Records 1880-1944, Dean Swamp Baptist Church (Orangeburg County, S.C.). Archive Grid

Records 1884-1949, Antioch Baptist Church (Orangeburg County, S.C.). Archive Grid

Records, 1805-1827, Willow Swamp Baptist Church (Orangeburg County, S.C.). Archive Grid

Records, 1838-1910, Canaan Baptist Church (Orangeburg County, S.C.). Archive Grid

The church records of Saint Matthew's Lutheran Church, Orangeburg County, South Carolina and The Red Church FamilySearch Library

Branchville Church Records

Branchville Presbyterian Church, Session and Register, 1926-1961 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Elloree Church Records

Records, 1867-1938 (microform), Jerusalem Methodist Church (Elloree, S.C.). Archive Grid

Eutawville Church Records

Epiphany Episcopal Church, Eutawville, registers, 1856-1979 FamilySearch Library

Minutes of meetings and lists of members, 1933-1972 (Eutawville Baptist Church (Eutawville, South Carolina)) FamilySearch Library

Records, 1861-1991, Church of the Epiphany (Eutawville, S.C.). Archive Grid

Orangeburg Church Records

Church of the Redeemer, Orangeburg, register, 1739-1885 WorldCat

Church records, 1739-1885 (Church of the Redeemer (Orangeburg Township, South Carolina : Protestant Episcopal)) FamilySearch Library

Records of Church of the Redeemer, Orangeburg, S.C. 1739-1945 Archive Grid

Register, 1739-1885, Church of the Redeemer (Orangeburg, S.C.); also of the earliest Episcopal Church in Orangeburgh and Amelia Townships. WorldCat

Trinity Methodist Church records, 1872-1966, Orangeburg, S.C. Archive Grid

Springfield Church Records

Minutes of meetings and lists of members, 1889-1972 (Springfield Baptist Church (Springfield, South Carolina)) FamilySearch Library

Churches in Orangeburg County in 1926

In 1926 the federal government took a Census of Religious Bodies. The 194 churches listed here reported from Orangeburg County. For more information, see our article on Using the 1926 Census of Religious Bodies.

Bowman

Antioch – Negro Baptists, Mt. Olive Association. Pastor: H. D. Sharperson

Bowman Baptist – Southern Baptist Convention, Orangeburg Association. Pastor: C. L. Stoney

Mt. Olive – Negro Baptists, Mt. Olive assocation. Pastor: D. M. Mims

Mt. Tabor – Southern Baptist Convention, Orangeburg Association. Pastor: C. L. Stoney

Mt. Zion – Negro Baptists, Orangeburg. Pastor: C. J. Adams

Pineville and Bowman Charge – Methodist Episcopal Church, South Carolina Conference. Pastor: T. C. Wiley

Providence – Negro Baptists, Antioch Orangeburg. Pastor: H. D. Sharperson

Wightman – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, South Carolina Conference. Pastor: W. R. Jones

Bowyers

Jerusalem – Negro Baptists, Orangeburg. Pastor: W. M. Tucker

Branchville

1st Branchville Presbyterian Church – Presbyterian Church in the United States, Charleston Presbytery, Synod of S.C. Pastor: E. A. Dillard

Branchville – Disciples of Christ. Pastor: L. W. Buckley

Branchville Baptist Church – Southern Baptist Convention, Orangeburg, Association. Pastor: P. H. Cowherd

Canaan – Negro Baptists, Bethlehem Baptist. Pastor: T. F. Owens

Cattle Creek – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Orangeburg. Pastor: Paul T. Wood

Mt. Branch – Negro Baptists, Lovely Hill Baptist Association. Pastor: S. D. Rickenbacker

Mt. Pisgah – Negro Baptists, Mt. Olive Baptist Association. Pastor: S. D. Rickenbacker

Pleasant Hill Chapel – Church of God, Gospel Trumpet Co. Anderson Ind. Pastor: S. T. Ross

Cameron

Cameron – Southern Baptist Convention, Orangeburg. Pastor: E. M. Lightfoot

Charleston

Macedonia – Reformed Episcopal Church, Missionary Jurisdiction of the South. Pastor: S. P. Nesbit

Mt. Pisgah – Reformed Episcopal Church, Missionary Jurisdiction of the South. Pastor: S. P. Nesbit

Cope

Bethel Baptist Church – Negro Baptists, The Mt. Olive Association. Pastor: B. C. Friday

Good Hope and Macedonia – African Methodist Episcopal Church. Pastor: S. J. McFadden

Mt. Pisgah Church – Negro Baptists, Mt. Olive Association. Pastor: L. A. Autley

Mt. Zion – Negro Baptists, Mt. Olive. Pastor: A. M. Steavenson

Oak Grove – Negro Baptists, Mt. Olive Association. Pastor: L. D. Sharperson

Sawyer Memorial – Southern Baptist Convention, Orangeburg Association. Pastor: A. D. O'Kelley

Spiers Chapel – Negro Baptists, Mt. Olive. Pastor: W. M. Tucker

Union – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, S.C. Conf. Pastor: J. F. Phillips

Cordova

Ebenezer – Southern Baptist Convention, Orangeburg. Pastor: M. O. Owens

Gethsemane – Negro Baptists, Mt. Olive. Pastor: A. M. Steavenson

Piney Grove – Negro Baptists, Mt. Olive Association. Pastor: L. C. Rivers

Cowcastel

Mt. Zion – Negro Baptists. Pastor: C. J. Adam

Edisto

Edisto – Southern Baptist Convention, Orangeburg. Pastor: J. M. Smoak

Elloree

Beaver Creek – Southern Baptist Convention, Orangeburg. Pastor: Paul W. Hughes

Elloree – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, South Carolina Conf. Pastor: L. E. Peeler

Felder's Chapel – Negro Baptists, Orangeburg. Pastor: J. M. Felder

Feldersville Mt. Olive – African Methodist Episcopal Church, Diocese

Granges – Negro Baptists, Orangeburg. Pastor: Edward Davis

Nazareth – Negro Baptists, Orangeburg. Pastor: Morris Wright

Red Hill – Negro Baptists, Orangeburg. Pastor: A. W. Middleton

Santee – Southern Baptist Convention, Charleston Association. Pastor: James T. Going

Shiloh Central Conference – African Methodist Episcopal Church, 7th Episcopal Diocese Central Conference. Pastor: M. T. Tolbert

St. Paul – Negro Baptists, Lovely Hill Association. Pastor: W. B. Bryant

Trinity – United Lutheran Church in America, SOUTH CAROLINA Synod. Pastor: H. S. Petrea

Eutawville

Eutawville – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, South Carolina, Orangeburg District. Pastor: E. O. Shealy

Eutawville – Southern Baptist Convention, Charleston Assn. Pastor: A. F. Guyton

Mt. Pisgah – Baptist. Pastor: J. R. Wigfall

Piney Hill – Negro Baptists, Ashley. Pastor: W. J. Glover

Shiloh – African Methodist Episcopal Church, S. Carolina Conference. Pastor: W. F. McBrown

Silas – Methodist Protestant Church, South Carolina Colored Conference. Pastor: S. B. Nesbit

Tabernacle Baptist Church – Baptis, Antioch association. Pastor: F. P. Haskell

Unity – Negro Baptists, Old Ashley. Pastor: J. S. Ravenel

Fort Motte

Jerusalem – Negro Baptists, Orangeburg. Pastor: Gus Howell

Hebron

Bethel, Macedonia, Shady Grove, Cherry Hill – Methodist Episcopal Church, South Carolina Conference. Pastor: L. A. Thomas

Herbern

Beulah – P. Holiness Church, Lower S.C. Conference. Pastor: Henry H. Lemmon

Holly Hill

Bethany – Disciples of Christ. Pastor: L. W. Buckley

Bethel – African Methodist Episcopal Church, S Car. Pastor: P. C. Lisbon

Bethlehem – Negro Baptists, Cooper River. Pastor: M. Nesbit

Briner – Disciples of Christ, Under national united Christian Convention. Pastor: S. G. McBray

Ebenezer – African Methodist Episcopal Church, S. Carolina Conference. Pastor: L. White

Galilee – Disciples of Christ. Pastor: C. R. Greene

Holly Hill – Southern Baptist Convention, Charleston Assn. Pastor: A. F. Guyton

Holly Hill Charge – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Orangeburg District S. C. Conf. Pastor: S. D. Colyer

Target – African Methodist Episcopal Church, S. Carolina Conference. Pastor: P. C. Lisbon

Unity – African Methodist Episcopal Church, S. Carolina Conference. Pastor: W. F. McBrown

Jamison

Jones Chapel – Negro Baptists, Orangeburg. Pastor: Elijah Smith

Mt. Carmel – Southern Baptist Convention, Orangeburg. Pastor: J. M. Sullivan

Prospect – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Orangeburg. Pastor: Paul T. Wood

Liberty

Bethany – Southern Baptist Convention, Orangeburg. Pastor: Paul A. Bolen

Double Branch Baptist Church – Southern Baptist Convention, Orangeburg association. Pastor: J. W. Blanton

St. George – Southern Baptist Convention, Orangeburg Asso. Pastor: Paul A. Bolen

Middle

Walnut Grove – Southern Baptist Convention, Orangeburg Association. Pastor: C. L. Stoney

Neeses

Antioch – Negro Baptists, Beaver Creek. Pastor: H. B. Coleman

Gospel Temple – Negro Baptists, Beaver Creek. Pastor: L. W. Tyler

Hickory Hill – Negro Baptists, Beaver Creek. Pastor: J. W. Wright

Neeses – Southern Baptist Convention, Orangeburg Asso. Pastor: Paul A. Bolen

North

Antioch – Negro Baptists, Beaver Creek Association. Pastor: H. Coleman

Butler's Chapel – African Methodist Episcopal Church, Central - S.C. Pastor: J. J. Jackson

Ebenezer – Negro Baptists, Orangeburg. Pastor: T. C. Crumpton

Flora Branch – Negro Baptists, Beaver Creek. Pastor: O. C. Parker

Gethsemane – Negro Baptists, St. Matthews. Pastor: C. F. Freeman

Jerusalem – Negro Baptists, Orangeburg. Pastor: E. H. Davis

Maloney – Negro Baptists, Mt. Hebron Association. Pastor: E. M. Miles

Mt. Pisgah – African Methodist Episcopal Church, Central - S.C. Pastor: J. J. Jackson

Mt. Zion – African Methodist Episcopal Church, Central-S.C. Pastor: J. D. Hamilton

North – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, S.C. Conference. Pastor: Hamlin Etheredge

North Baptist Church – Southern Baptist Convention, Orangeburg. Pastor: J. G. Johnson

St. Dorcas – Negro Baptists, Orangeburg Colored Baptist Association. Pastor: H. Coleman

Norway

Busky Pond – Negro Baptists, Beaver Creek. Pastor: R. W. Baylor

Cedar Grove – Negro Baptists, Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Association. Pastor: W. B. Coleman

Lovely Hill – Negro Baptists, Beaver Creek. Pastor: W. W. Wilson

Norway Baptist – Southern Baptist Convention, Orangeburg Baptist Association. Pastor: Paul A. Bolen

Saulters chappell – African Methodist Episcopal Church. Pastor: P. S. Poindexter

Orangeburg

Bethel and Emanuel – African Methodist Episcopal Church, Central Conference. Pastor: T. G. McRae

Bulswamp – Negro Baptists, Orangeburg Association. Pastor: C. Griffin

Christians – Disciples of Christ, Under national united Christian Convention

Edisto Fork Charge, Canaan Church – Methodist Episcopal Church, South Car. Pastor: J. R. Gilliard

Edisto Fork Church, Calvary Church – Methodist Episcopal Church, South Carolina. Pastor: J. R. Gilliard

Edisto Fork Church, Jerusalem Church – Methodist Episcopal Church, South Carolina. Pastor: J. R. Gilliard

Elliott Street – Congregational Churches, Conference of Congregational Churches of the Carolinas

First Baptist – Southern Baptist Convention, Orangeburg. Pastor: Geo. E. Davis

Gethsemane – Negro Baptists, Orangeburg Assoation. Pastor: S. Daniels

Holy Trinity – Roman Catholic Church, Charleston. Pastor: M. J. Riddin

Mt. Calvary Baptist Church – Negro Baptists, Orangeburg Association. Pastor: M. J. Frederick

Mt. Olive – Negro Baptists, Mt. Olive Association. Pastor: A. Rickenbacker

Mt. Olive Andrews Chapel – Negro Baptists, Mt. Olive Association. Pastor: D. K. Rickenbacker

Mt. Olive Beauty Hill – Negro Baptists, Mt. Olive Association. Pastor: D. S. Wells

Mt. Pisgah – Negro Baptists, Orangeburg Association. Pastor: M. C. Mixon

Mt. Sinai – Reformed Methodist Union Episcopal Church, Sumter & Charleston Division. Pastor: S. W. Wright

Mt. Zion – Negro Baptists, Orangeburg Association. Pastor: Wm. Tucker

Olive Grove – Negro Baptists, Orangeburg Association. Pastor: Morris Wright

Orangeburg First – Presbyterian Church in the United States, Synod of S. C., Presbytery of Charleston. Pastor: L. B. McCord

Orangeburg Lutheran – United Lutheran Church in America, S.C. Synod of United Luth. Church in Amer. Pastor: G. H. C. Park

Redeemer – Protestant Episcopal Church, South Carolina. Pastor: Albert S. Cooper

Second Baptist Church – Southern Baptist Convention, Orangeburg. Pastor: J. M. Smoak

St. John – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, South Carolina - Orangeburg Dist. Pastor: Ernest H. Dugan

St. Luke – Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Atlantic. Pastor: T. H. Ayers

St. Michael & Jerusalem C.H. – Methodist Episcopal Church, South Carolina. Pastor: J. W. Henderson

St. Paul – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, S.C. Conference, District Orangeburg. Pastor: Geo. T. Harmon

St. Paul Baptist Church – Negro Baptists, Association Bethlehem. Pastor: C. D. Sulley

St. Paul's Mission – Protestant Episcopal Church, South Carolina. Pastor: Geo. E. Howell

Treadwell St. Church of God – Church of God. Pastor: W. H. DeLaine

Trinity – Methodist Episcopal Church, South Carolina. Pastor: R. F. Freeman

Trinity – Negro Baptists, Orangeburg Association. Pastor: A. M. Middleton

Wearing Chapel – Negro Baptists, Mt. Olive Association. Pastor: W. B. Coleman

William's Chapel – African Methodist Episcopal Church, Central conference. Pastor: L. D. Gamble

Parlers

Chapel Hill – Negro Baptists, Orangeburg. Pastor: W. J. Glover

Oak Grove – Negro Baptists, Orangeburg. Pastor: Jas. Glover

Providence – Negro Baptists, Orangeburg. Pastor: James Glover

Providence

Friendship – African Methodist Episcopal Church, Central conference of S.C. Pastor: W. H. Peterson

Providence – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, S. Carolina. Pastor: D. N. Busbee

Rocky Grove

Dean Swamp – Southern Baptist Convention, Edisto Assn. Pastor: L. S. Shealy

Rowesville

Canaan Baptist Church – Negro Baptists, Mt. Olive association. Pastor: H. W. Holiday

Crosland Memorial – Southern Baptist Convention, Orangeburg Baptist Association. Pastor: J. M. Smoak

Hickory Grove – Negro Baptists, Mt. Olive. Pastor: A. M. Stevenson

New Hope – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Orangeburg. Pastor: Paul T. Wood

St. Luke – Negro Baptists, Mt. Olive. Pastor: B. C. Friday

St. Stephen – Negro Baptists, Mt. Olive. Pastor: L. H. Tyler

So. Goodland Township

Pine Grove – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, South Carolina - Orangeburg Dist. Pastor: E. K. Garrison

South Goodland Township

Rockey Swamp – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, South Carolina - Orangeburg Dist. Pastor: E. K. Garrison

Springfield

Oakey Spring – Negro Baptists, Beaver Creek. Pastor: C. J. Adams

Orange-Chapel – United Lutheran Church in America, South Carolina Synod. Pastor: C. K. Derrick

Pleasant Branch & St. Stephen – Methodist Episcopal Church, So. Ca. Conference. Pastor: N. E. Franklin

Pleasant Hill – Southern Baptist Convention, Edisto Co. Pastor: L. S. Shealy

Samaria – Negro Baptists, Beaver Creek. Pastor: W. M. Watson

Springfield Baptist Church – Southern Baptist Convention, Edisto association. Pastor: J. N. Toler

St. Therese – Roman Catholic Church, Charleston. Pastor: M. Jackson

Vance

Gerizim – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, South Carolina, Orangeburg Dist. Pastor: E. O. Shealy

Liberty Hill – Baptist, Orangeburg. Pastor: F. B. Johnson

Live Oak – African Methodist Episcopal Church, Central South Carolina Conference. Pastor: B. F. Hildebrand

Spring Field – Negro Baptists, Orangeburg. Pastor: J. D. Dinkins

Vance – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, South Carolina, Orangeburg Dist. Pastor: E. O. Shealy

Willow

Bethel – Southern Baptist Convention, Orbg. Association. Pastor: J. M. Smoke

Calvary – Southern Baptist Convention, Orangeburg

Two Mile Swamp – Southern Baptist Convention, Orangeburg. Pastor: M. O. Owens

Willow Swamp – Southern Baptist Convention, Orangeburg Asso. Pastor: Paul A. Bolen

Wolfton

Mt. Pleasant – Negro Baptists, St. Matthews. Pastor: G. H. Walker

Woodford

Bethlehem – Negro Baptists, Beaver Creek. Pastor: W. J. Isaac

Orange Circuit – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, S.C. Annual Conference. Pastor: J. F. Way

Town not stated

Unnamed congregation – Methodist Episcopal Church, S. Carolina

Unnamed congregation – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, South Carolina Conf

Antioch – Southern Baptist Convention, Orangeburg Association. Pastor: J. T. Going

Bethel – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Orangeburg. Pastor: Paul T. Wood

Bull Swamp – Southern Baptist Convention, Orangeburg. Pastor: L. K. Simpson

Canaan – Southern Baptist Convention, Orangeburg Association, Sou. Bap. Conv. Pastor: P. H. Cowherd

Cannon – Methodist Episcopal Church, South Carolina. Pastor: J. S. Miller

Corinth Country Church – Southern Baptist Convention, Charleston Assn. Pastor: A. F. Guyton

Ebenezer – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, South Carolina Conf. Pastor: W. R. Jones

Edisto Fork Charge, St. James Church – Methodist Episcopal Church, So. Car. Pastor: J. R. Gilliard

Four Holes – Southern Baptist Convention, Orangeburg. Pastor: E. M. Lightfoot

Gordon Baptist Church – Negro Baptists. Pastor: Jas. W. Emery

Hopewell – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Upper S. C. Conf. District Columbia. Pastor: M. W. Harvey

Jerusalem – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, S.C. Pastor: L. E. Peeler

Limestone – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, S.C. Conference. Pastor: Hamlin Etheredge

Loudy Hill – Negro Baptists, Orangeburg. Pastor: D. S. Wells

Mars Chappel – Methodist Episcopal Church, South Carolina S.C. Pastor: R. H. Cunningham

Mizpah – Southern Baptist Convention, Orangeburg. Pastor: J. W. Blanton

Mt. Zion and Nazareth Jamison Charge – Methodist Episcopal Church, South Carolina Conference. Pastor: S. J. Cooper

Neeses – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, South Carolina - Orangeburg Dist. Pastor: E. K. Garrison

Norway Circuit – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, S. C. Conference - Orangeburg Dist. Pastor: G. C. Gardner

Parlersville – African Methodist Episcopal Church. Pastor: Jefferson James

Philippi – Disciples of Christ. Pastor: L. W. Buckley

Prospect, Central, Forest, and Cedar Grove – Methodist Episcopal Church, South Carolina. Pastor: M. J. Porter

Salem – Southern Baptist Convention, Orangeburg. Pastor: C. E. Pruett

Shiloh – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, South Carolina. Pastor: W. R. Jones

St. James – Methodist Episcopal Church, South Carolina. Pastor: J. S. Miller

St. James – Negro Baptists, Ashley Association. Pastor: W. J. Glover

St. Phillip – Methodist Episcopal Church, South Carolina S.C. Pastor: R. H. Cunningham

St. Stephen, St. John, Mt. Nebo, Bethlehem – Methodist Episcopal Church, South Carolina Conference. Pastor: L. A. Thomas

Union Hill – Negro Baptists, Orangeburg. Pastor: D. S. Wells

Wesley – Methodist Episcopal Church, South Carolina. Pastor: J. S. Miller

White House – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, S. Car. Pastor: W. R. Jones

Wilson Chappel – Methodist Episcopal Church, South Carolina S.C. Pastor: R. H. Cunningham

Zion Church – Methodist Episcopal Church, South Carolina S.C. Pastor: R. H. Cunningham

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