Early postcard image courtesy of the AFLLC Collection – 2017. One of over 300 historic addresses – sites in the area, available to explore and enjoy, on the pages of Roots and Recall!
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Image courtesy of the Segars Collection – 2004
The first notice of Hopewell Church appears in the Minutes of the Presbytery of South Carolina, October 13, 1789: “A people of Seneca apply to be taken under our care and receive supplies.” One account says that the church was organized in 1788-89 by the spirited exertions of a few men who removed from Abbeville. (Brief manuscript account of the congregations at Hopewell and Carmel by Thomas Reese, September 15, 1793.) first appears on the records of Presbytery on April 14, 1789: “A congregation of Little Generostee, to be known by the name Good Hope.” Another account states that it was formed after the Revolution in union with nearby Carmel Church, the congregation being augmented by the gradual immigration of Presbyterian families who moved in from different quarters. (Manuscript History of Chinches of the Second Presbytery of South Carolina.) The church is located a few miles north of the village of Pendleton. Its first house of worship, built according to the Rev. Hugh Dickson in 1791, was made of logs but this gave place in 1802 to stone. The church has since been known as the Stone Meeting House or the Old Stone Church. (Information from: Names in South Carolina by C.H. Neuffer, Published by the S.C. Dept. of English, USC)
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Image courtesy of the Segars Collection – 2007
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