Clover Presbyterian Church

The Yorkville Enquirer reported on Dec. 22, 1881 – “The carpentry work on the new Pres. Church is completed, and it now remains to plaster the walls.”

The Rock Hill Herald on May 11, 1882 reported – “The new Presbyterian Church at Clover was dedicated last Friday.  The membership of the church now numbers 99.”

The Rock Hill Herald reported on Jan. 26, 1916 – “The Pres. Church in Clover will build a new church, the matter being decided at a congregational meeting on Sunday.  A committee to raise funds includes: Lucis Jackson, J.M. Smith, R.A. Jackson, S.N. Stacy, Clyde Ford, and Sam Jackson. The present structure is a wooden church erected in 1881 and will be likely torn down to make room for the new building which will cost between $12-15,000.  The church now has more than 300 members.”

City Directories and History: In 1881 a committee of leading Presbyterians in the Town of Clover consisting of; Rev. J. Lowrie Wilson, Rev. Samuel L. Watson, Rev. T.R. English, A.P. Campbell, and S. LeRoy Adams meet to begin working on a new church. This new church was to replace the old Center Presbyterian Church which was south of the town.

Images courtesy of photographer Bill Segars – 2011

Mr. W.T. Beamguard constructed the first church on this site in 1881 and the Rev. H. J. Mills began preaching here. By 1908  (another source suggests the correct date of construction is 1923), the congregation wanted a new church and it was then that the current structure was erected at a sum of $45,000. This Neoclassical style of architecture is one of the few of its style in the region.

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