16-15 Macedonia Church
N 34° 17.867 W 079° 52.045
17S E 604228 N 3795755
Church history in Darlington, SC.
Waymark Code: WM6XDC
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 08/01/2009
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MACEDONIA CHURCH
Tradition says first meetings of this Baptist Church were held in the home of Laura Brown. A house of worship was constructed on the N.E. corner of present S. Main and Hampton streets on land purchased during 1866-1874. The present site was acquired in 1922 and the building occupied Feb. 3, 1935. This Baptist Church was constituted when a group of black members led by Rev. Isaac Brockenton withdrew from the Darlington Baptist Church on Feb. 11, 1866. Brockenton became the first pastor and served until his death in 1908. The first trustees were Evans Bell, Peter Dargan, Lazarus Ervin, Antrum McIver, Samel McIver, Samuel Orr, and Samuel Parnell.
ERECTED BY THE DARLINGTON COUNTY BICENTENNIAL COMMITTEE FOR ETHNIC PARTICIPATION, 1977
Marker Name: Macedonia Church
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Building
Marker number: 16-15
County: Darlington
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