2305 North Williston Road
City Directories and History: Christ Episcopal Church was constructed in 1859 and is an excellent vernacular example of the “Carpenter Gothic” (Gothic Revival) style of architecture. Cruciform in plan, the church is of board and batten construction and rests upon low brick piers. The roof is steeply pitched with simple wooden brackets supporting the eaves. Windows and doors are pointed-arched and feature simple wooden tracery. The church is exemplary of the small and frequently isolated churches in South Carolina which have played an important part in the religious and social life of their surrounding communities. The history of Christ Episcopal Church began ca. 1843 when Dr. Edward Porcher, formerly of the lower part of the state, was successful in arranging for Episcopal services to be held in the Mars Bluff community. In 1859, Dr. Porcher gave two acres of land on which the present church was erected. Families associated with the church included Greggs, Bacots, Ashbys, Harllees, Rogers, and McCalls. Adjacent to the church and included in the nominated acreage is a cemetery that contains the graves of many of the original parishioners and their descendants. Listed in the National Register November 14, 1978. (Courtesy of South Carolina Department of Archives and History)
R&R NOTE: This is one of some 20 or more churches across the two Carolinas attributed to the Rev. John D. McCollough, an Episcopal minister who designed and helped physically construct houses of worship. (McCollough and His Churches by J.T. Bainbridge, 2001)
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IMAGE GALLERY via photographer Bill Segars – 2005
