First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church is a South Carolina historical marker in Edgefield, Edgefield County, dedicated 1967.

Edgefield County · dedicated 1967 · 212 Church St., Edgefield

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Front: Founded in 1823 as Edgefield Village Baptist Church with Basil Manly, Sr., Pastor, Matthew Mims, Clerk, and Arthur Simkins, Moderator, this church led in the establishment here in 1826 of Furman Academy and Theological Institution. William Bullein Johnson, pastor here 1830-52, served as president of the Southern Baptist Convention 1845-51; Robert G. Lee, a former pastor, served in 1948-51. Reverse: Burial place of three S.C. Governors/F. W. Pickens, 1807-1869/J. C. Sheppard, 1850-1931/John G. Evans, 1863-1942/and the families of/Gov. Pierce H. Butler/and Gov. M. L. Bonham./Also buried here are/Francis H. Wardlaw/1800-1861/Preston S. Brooks/1818-1857/Matthew C. Butler/1836-1909/John Lake, 1870-1949,/Missionary to China.

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
Sponsored by First Baptist Church, Edgefield, S.C.

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