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Methodist Churches,
Districts & Conferences Compiled by: Paul M. Kankula NN8NN (non-copyrighted) |
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Methodist Churches,
Districts & Conferences Compiled by: Paul M. Kankula NN8NN (non-copyrighted) |
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09 Jan 2015
General Information
African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME): http://www.ame-church.com/
Seventh Episcopal District, 110 Pisgah Church Road, Columbia, SC 29203, 803-935-0500, fax 935-0830, Carmen Thomas (Executive Assistant to the Bishop) at carment@amec7thdist.org, Marcia Fugh (AMEC Online Support) at carment@amec7thdist.org
The AMEC grew out of the Free African Society (FAS) which Richard Allen, Absalom Jones, and others established in Philadelphia in 1787. When officials at St. George’s MEC pulled blacks off their knees while praying, FAS members discovered just how far American Methodists would go to enforce racial discrimination against African Americans. Hence, these members of St. George’s made plans to transform their mutual aid society into an African congregation. Although most wanted to affiliate with the Protestant Episcopal Church, Allen led a small group who resolved to remain Methodists. In 1794 Bethel AME was dedicated with Allen as pastor. To establish Bethel’s independence from interfering white Methodists, Allen, a former Delaware slave, successfully sued in the Pennsylvania courts in 1807 and 1815 for the right of his congregation to exist as an independent institution. Because black Methodists in other middle Atlantic communities encountered racism and desired religious autonomy, Allen called them to meet in Philadelphia to form a new Wesleyan denomination, the AME.
The geographical spread of the AMEC prior to the Civil War was mainly restricted to the Northeast and Midwest. Major congregations were established in Philadelphia, New York, Boston, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Washington, DC, Cincinnati, Chicago, Detroit, and other large Blacksmith's Shop cities. Numerous northern communities also gained a substantial AME presence. Remarkably, the slave states of Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri, Louisiana, and, for a few years, South Carolina, became additional locations for AME congregations. The denomination reached the Pacific Coast in the early 1850’s with churches in Mother Bethel Church Stockton, Sacramento, San Francisco, and other places in California. Moreover, Bishop Morris Brown established the Canada Annual Conference.
The most significant era of denominational development occurred during the Civil War and Reconstruction. Oftentimes, with the permission of Union army officials AME clergy moved into the states of the collapsing Confederacy to pull newly freed slaves into their denomination. “I Seek My Brethren,” the title of an often repeated sermon that Theophilus G. Steward preached in South Carolina, became a clarion call to evangelize fellow blacks in Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Texas, and many other parts of the south. Hence, in 1880 AME membership reached 400,000 because of its rapid spread below the Mason-Dixon line . When Bishop Henry M. Turner pushed African Methodism across the Atlantic into Liberia and Sierra Leone in 1891 and into South Africa in 1896, the AME now laid claim to adherents on two continents.
While the AME is doctrinally Methodist, clergy, scholars, and lay persons have written important works which demonstrate the distinctive theology and praxis which have defined this Wesleyan body. Bishop Benjamin W. Arnett, in an address to the 1893 World’s Parliament of Religions, reminded the audience of the presence of blacks in the formation of Christianity. Bishop Benjamin T. Tanner wrote in 1895 in The Color of Solomon – What? that biblical scholars wrongly portrayed the son of David as a white man. In the post civil rights era theologians James H. Cone, Cecil W. Cone, and Jacqueline Grant who came out of the AME tradition critiqued Euro-centric Christianity and African American churches for their shortcomings in fully impacting the plight of those oppressed by racism, sexism, and economic disadvantage.
In the 1990s, the AME included over 2,000,000 members, 8000 ministers, and 7000 congregations in more than 30 nations in North and South America , Africa , and Europe . Twenty bishops and 12 general officers comprised the leadership of the denomination.
by: Dennis C. Dickerson, Executive Director of Research & Scholarship
2006 Members (For Anderson-Oconee-Pickens County Churches)
Bethel AME, 810 S Fant St, Anderson, SC 29624, 803-224-2609
A021 Bethlehem AME, 211 Washington St, Belton, SC 29627, 864-338-3959
A334 Fairview AME, 2115 Watkins, Anderson, SC 29625, 864-260-0241
A129 Jefferson Chapel AME,1501 Airline Rd, Anderson, SC 29624, 864-296-2559
African Methodist Zion Church (Zion AME): established in 1796
2006 Members (For Anderson-Oconee-Pickens County Churches)
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Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (CME): http://www.c-m-e.org/
2006 Members (For Anderson-Oconee-Pickens County Churches)
No member churches
Early Religious Effort in Old Pendleton District 1785-1970 - H54 by Annie Lee Boggs
Keowee 1833 Conference Records:
Anderson Courthouse
Asbury Chapel
Bethel
Bethesda
Cooper's Chapel
Ebenezer
Lynn's
Mount Zion
Pendleton
Providence
Rhuhama
Sandy Springs
Sharon
Shiloh
Silver's
Smith's Chapel
Snow Hill
Sward's
Providence
Wesley Chapel
Methodism History:
1736: Church of England sent missionaries John & Charles Wesley to start the Methodist movement in the US.
1766: Methodism begins in the United States
1785: The Methodist Episcopal Church is established
1800: The (UBC) Church of the United Brethren in Christ is established
1803: The Evangelical Association is established
1806: The Independent Methodist Church is established
1816: The (AME) African Methodist Episcopal Church (Negro) is established (Denomination still exist in 2006)
1821: The (AME-Zion) African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (Negro) is established (Denomination still exist in 2006)
1830: The Methodist Protestant Church is established
1842: The John Wesley Chapel Methodist Church is established (Denomination still exist in 2006)
1844: The (MES) Methodist Episcopal-South Church is established (1845?)
1860: The Free Methodist Church of North America is established
1870: The (CME) Colored Methodist Episcopal Church in America (Negro) is formed from uniting the African Methodist Episcopal & African Methodist Episcopal Zion churches (Denomination still exist in 2006)
1939: The Methodist Church is formed from uniting the Methodist Episcopal, Methodist Protestant & The Methodist Episcopal-South churches
1946: The (EUB) Evangelical United Brethren Church is formed from uniting the Evangelical Association & United Brethren churches
1949: The Church of the United Brethren in Christ & The Evangelical Association churches unite
1954: The Christian Methodist Episcopal Church in America (Negro) new name of The Colored Methodist Episcopal Church
1968: The (UMC) United Methodist Church is formed from uniting the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, Evangelical Association & Methodist churches (Evangelical Association no longer exist)
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A religious movement which was originated in 1739 by John Wesley in the Anglican Church, and subsequently gave rise to numerous separate denominations.
The history of Methodism in the United States does not date back to the visit of John and Charles Wesley to Georgia, but begins only in 1766. In that year Philip Embury, a local preacher, at the request of Mrs. Barbara Heck, delivered his first sermon in his own house at New York. They had both come to America in 1760 from Ireland, whither their Palatine ancestors had fled from the devastating wars of Louis XIV. Only four persons were present at the first sermon, but the number soon increased, especially after the arrival of Captain Thomas Webb, another local preacher. The latter displayed a stirring zeal, and in 1768 the first Methodist chapel in America was dedicated. Almost simultaneous with this introduction of Methodism into New York was its planting in Maryland. Webb introduced it in Philadelphia, and it spread to New Jersey and Virginia. In 1769 Wesley, in response to repeated appeals for helpers, sent over two preachers, Joseph Pilmoor and Richard Boardman; others followed, among them Francis Asbury (1771) and Thomas Rankin (1772). The first conference convened at Philadelphia in 1773, recognized the authority of John Wesley, and prohibited the administration of the sacraments by Methodist preachers. The total membership reported was 1160. An increase was recorded in the two succeeding conferences, also held at Philadelphia, in 1774 and 1775 respectively. But the Revolution impeded the progress of Methodism. Owing to the nationality of most of its preachers and to the publication of Wesley's pamphlet against the independence of the colonies, it was looked upon as an English product and treated accordingly. When peace was restored, the need of a separate church organization made itself felt. Wesley now heeded Asbury's appeal for an independent ecclesiastical government and the administration of the sacraments by Methodist ministers. In 1784 he ordained the preachers Whatcoat and Vasey as elders, and Dr. Thomas Coke as superintendent for America.
Coke arrived in New York on 3 November, 1784, and that same year what has become known as the Christmas conference was convened at Baltimore. From it dates the organization of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Wesley's plans and instructions were laid before this assembly, and his articles of faith and his liturgy adopted. As Asbury refused to be ordained without previous election he was unanimously chosen superintendent, a title for which, against Wesley's will, that of bishop was substituted in 1788. The rapid increase of the denomination about this time is indicated by the membership of 66,000 reported to the conference of 1792. The growth of the Church continued with the increase in population; but questions of expediency, race, and government caused secessions. The slavery agitation especially resulted in momentous consequences for the denomination. It began at a very early date, but reached a crisis only towards the middle of the nineteenth century. At the general conference held in New York in 1844, Bishop J. O. Andrew was suspended from the exercise of his office owing to his ownership of slaves. This decision met with the uncompromising opposition of the Southern delegates, but was just as staunchly upheld by its supporters. The withdrawal of the slave-holding states from the general body now appeared unavoidable, and a "Plan of Separation" was elaborated and accepted. The Southern delegates held a convention at Louisville, Kentucky, in 1845, at which the "Methodist Episcopal Church, South" was formed. The new organization, after a period of progress, suffered heavily during the Civil War. Since then the relations between the Northern and Southern branches of Episcopal Methodism have assumed a very friendly character. There is a large measure of co-operation particularly in the foreign mission field. A joint commission on federation is in existence and in May, 1910, it recommended the creation of a federal council (i.e., a joint court of last resort) to the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. by: ?
The United Methodist Church is a member of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America and of the World Council of Churches. It also participates in Churches Uniting in Christ (formerly the Consultation on Church Union), where nine U.S. denominations are discussing steps to greater union. Combined membership of CUIC churches is about 20 million in 82,000 congregations.
The United Methodist Church and three historically black Methodist denominations (the African Methodist Episcopal, African Methodist Zion and Christian Methodist Episcopal churches) have been exploring union since 1985. All four churches share a common heritage in the Methodist movement, and have a combined membership of 12 million.
SC United Methodist Conference (SCUMC): 4908 Columbia Drive, Columbia, SC 29203-6070, 803-786-9486, http://www.umcsc.org/
SCUMC - Anderson SC District Office: 1530 N. Fant St. Suite D, Anderson, SC 29621, 864-226-6649, no webpage, Medina (clerk), andist@umcsc.org, established in 1905.
In the Methodist Church, districts are administrative units led by district superintendents – and the borders can change if the bishop and conference think they need to. If a district gets too big – has too many churches for the DS to keep tabs on, they can shift churches into a smaller neighboring district. That happened in the late 1980s when Columbia district got too large – they shifted some churches into the neighboring districts, though that can have a ripple effect. Until around 1905, the churches that are in the Anderson District were part of Greenville and (*) Cokesbury (Greenwood) districts. Districts aren’t like associations in the Baptist church – churches do not join them, they are assigned to them. by: Dr. Phillip R. Stone, Sandor Teszler Library, Wofford College, 429 North Church St., Spartanburg, SC 29303-3663, 864-597-4309, fax 864-597-4329, stonerp@wofford.edu
2006 Members (For Anderson-Oconee County Churches)
Ann Hope UMC, 702 Goddard Ave, Seneca, SC 29678, 864-882-5502, pastor Harry Gindhart
Arial UMC, 829 Gentry Memorial Hwy, Easley, SC 29640, pastor Roger Gwinn at rmg1998@aol.com
Bells UMC, 2540 Flat Rock Rd, Abbeville, SC 29620-3426, 864-446-2751, pastor Fred Buchanan Jr
Bethel (Anderson) UMC, 800 Bleckley St, Anderson, SC 29625, 864-352-6377, pastor Jack Ray
Bethel (Pendleton) UMC, 331 North Mechanic St, Pendleton, SC 29670, 864-646-7863/8892, fax 646-8892, pastor Augustus Rodgers
A155 Bethel (Williamston) UMC, 208 Greenville Dr, Williamston, SC 29697, no phone, pastor Brenda Washington at 864-224-7258
Bethesda UMC, 516 Piedmont Rd, Easley, SC 29642, 864-269-1139, fax 269-7776, http://www.bethesdaumc.org, pastor Cyrus Rogers at cyrusr999@aol.com
Bethlehem UMC, pastor Henry Ravenel Sr at 403 Centerville, Anderson, SC 29624, 864-226-4707
A024 Beulah UMC, pastor Charlie Summey Jr at 8 Hale St, Pelzer, SC 29669, 864-947-9475
Calhoun Falls, 351 Jackson St, Calhoun Falls, SC 28628, 864-447-8171, pastor Richard Smith
Central UMC, 722 West Main St, Central, SC 29630, 864-639-2902, pastor Augustus Rodgers at Box 86, Pendleton, SC 29670
Central Mount Zion UMC, 310 Church St, Central, SC 29630, 864-639-2101, Renee Garrison at liven2tell@juno.com
Chicopee UMC, pastor Edward Mainous at 405 La-Z Acres Rd, Westminster, SC 29693, 864-647-5226
Chiquola UMC, 405 Chiquola, Honea Path, SC 29654, 864-369-2109, pastor Jones Brewer at jonseybandc@netzero.com
Clemson UMC,300 Frontage Rd, Clemson, SC 29631, 864-654-5547, fax 654-6540, http://www.clemsonumc.org, pastor Paul Hutchison at hutch616@charter.net
C056 Dickerson Memorial UMC, 13676 West Oak Highway, Townville, SC 29689, 864-287-4063, pastor Paul Mitchell
Donald's UMC, pastor Jones Brewer at 3 Virginia Ave, Honea Path, SC 29654, 864-369-2109, jonseybandc@netzero.com
C060 Double Springs UMC, 112 Rufus Land Rd, Westminster, SC 29693, 864-647-5226 pastor Ron Massey at umcpastor@hotmail.com
Easley 1st UMC, 115 West 1st Ave, Easley, SC 29640, 864-859-4584, fax 859-8057, http://www.gbgm-umc.org/fumc-easley, pastor Mac Kinnett at mackinnett@hotmail.com
Easley Chapel UMC, 215 North 2nd St, Easley, SC 29640, pastor Jimelvia Martin
A063 Ebenezer UMC, Highway 185 & 413, no phone, pastor Chris Arries at 135 Riley St, Anderson, SC 29624, fax 296-6498, cearries@aol.com
Emmanuel UMC, 4006/2901 Dobbins Bridge Road, Anderson, SC 29626, 864-261-3780, pastor Shawn Bell at shawnvbell@aol.com
Fairfield (Williamston) UMC, 2201 Firetower Rd, Piedmont, SC 29673, 864-855-5075, pastor Calvin Quarles
Fairview UMC, 200 East Church Rd, Easley, SC 29640, 864-859-2001, pastor Pat Kelley
Friendship UMC, pastor Harry Gindhart Jr at 246 Friendship Valley Rd, Seneca, SC 29678, 864-882-5502
Gilgal UMC, Gilgal Church Rd, Lowndesville, SC 29659, no phone, pastor Leslie Shattuck Sr at 864-225-7959
Golden Grove UMC, Old Bessie Rd, Greenville, SC 29605, no phone, pastor Hal Johnson at 864-228-0050
Grace (Abbeville) UMC, 100 E Greenwood St, Abbeville, SC 29620-2324, 864-366-4166, http://www.gbgm-umc.org/grace-abbelille, graceumcabb@wctel.net, pastor Darren Hook
Grace (Pickens) UMC, 309 East Cedar Rock St, Pickens, SC 29671, 864-878-2161, fax 878-2580, http://www.graceumcinpickens.org, pastor Stephen Holler
Grace (Williamston) UMC, 42 East Main St, Williamston, SC 29679, 864-847-9006, fax 847-9016, pastor Kempie Shepard at mkshepard@umcsc.org
A113 Hebron UMC, pastor Ed Marsh at Box 8, Starr, SC 29684, 864-352-6252
Homeland Park UMC, 319 E Roosevelt Dr, Anderson, SC 29624, no phone, pastor Andy Bullions at 864-243-3594, andyb59@bellsouth.net
Hopewell UMC, pastor Earl Gunsallus at 20 Starboard Tack Dr, Salem, SC 29676, 864-29676
Iva Bethel UMC, 1007 E Front St, Iva, SC 29655, no phone, pastor Amy Dill at 864-348-7588
John Wesley UMC, pastor Phillip Stout at 2119 Karen Ln, Anderson, SC 29626, 864-224-8915, phillipes@mindspring.com
A130 John Wesley UMC, 309 St Paul Rd, Easley, SC 29642, 864-855-3230, pastor Jimelvia Martin at Box 825, Easley, SC 29641, 864-855-0400, fax 855-0475
Latimer Memorial UMC, 200 River St, Belton, SC 29627, 864-338-8315, http://www.gbgm-umc.org/latimer, g_conley@bellsouth.net pastor Susan Culler
Lawrence Chapel UMC, 2101 Six Mile Hwy, Central, SC 29630, 864-653-4461, 653-4660, pastor Jimmy Harper at jharper@prodgy.net
Liberty UMC, 6 E Main St, Liberty, SC 29675, 864-843-9359, pastor Jack Caldwell
Liberty Sharon UMC, 903 S Fifth St, Easley, SC 29640, 864-859-4943, pastor George Pitts, church in current UMC.org Annual Conference Church Directory but not on current Anderson District
Main Street UMC, 300 N Main St, Abbeville, SC 29620-1759, 864-366-2367, http://www.gbgm-umc.org/msumc-abbeville, abbvmsumc@wctel.net, pastor Randy Taylor
Marshall Memorial UMC, 135 Riley St, Anderson, SC 29624, no phone, fax 296-6498, pastor Chris Arries at 864-296-1538, cearries@aol.com
Moore's Chapel UMC, pastor Hal Johnson at 106 Ashley Oaks Dr, Simpsonville, SC 29681
Mount Bethel UMC, Mount Bethel Church Rd, Pickens, SC 29671, 864-898-5005, fax 898-5003, plutoiii@bellsouth.net, pastor Don Alexander Jr at dealexander@umcsc.org
A322 Mount Pleasant UMC, 1422 Slaton Rd, Townville, SC 29689, 864-287-5041, pastor Shawn Bell at shawnvbell@aol.com?
Mount Sinai AME Church(?), 105 Puckett Town Rd, Bradley, SC 29819, 864-746-6188, pastor Shawn Bell at shawnvbell@aol.com
A198 New Harmony UMC, 207 W South 2nd St, Seneca, SC 29678, 864-882-7356, pastor Willie Lawson at revwillielawson@aol.com
A200 New Hope UMC, 233 New Hope Rd, Anderson, SC 29626, 864-224-8915, pastor Phillip Stout at phillipes@mindspring.com
Orrville UMC, 2408 S Main St, Anderson, SC 29624, 864-224-6326, fax 296-6498, pastor Chris Arries cearries@aol.com
Pelzer UMC, 8 Hale St, Pelzer, SC 29669, 864-947-9475, pastor Charlie Summey Jr
A223 Pendleton UMC, Broad St, Pendleton, SC 29670, 864-646-8892, fax 646-9400, http://www.pendletonumc.org, pumcsecretary@bellsouth.net, pastor Lloyd White
Porter's Chapel UMC, 152 East Preston McDaniel Rd, Pickens, SC 29671, 864-878-1664, pastor Don Alexander Jr at 622 Johnson St, Pickens, SC 29671, dealexander@umcsc.org
Robinson Chapel UMC, 6 East Main St, Liberty, SC 29657, 864-843-2474, pastor Clara Gary at cgarypreacher@aol.com
Rock Springs UMC, 241 Richland Rd, Richland, SC 29678, no phone, pastor Ralph Bowling Jr at cbowl97@charter.net
Ruhamah UMC, pastor Amy Dill at Box 535, Iva, SC 29655
Saint Andrew UMC, 309 Pelzer Hwy, Easley, SC 29642, 864-859-0486/1567, fax 859-1388, http://www.standrewum.com, standrewum@bellsouth.net, pastor David Bauknight
Saint James (Belton) UMC, 1500 Abercrombie Rd, Honea Path, SC 29654, 864-299-1710, pastor Charlie Ferguson
Saint John's UMC, 515 S McDuffie St, Anderson, SC 29624, 864-224-6563, fax 224-8330, http://www.carol.net/stjohns pastor Bill Childs at bill@stjohnsanderson.com
Saint Luke UMC, 607 East Main St, Walhalla, SC 29691, 864-638-3628, pastor John Freeman
C174 Saint Mark UMC, 616 Quincy Rd, Seneca, SC 29678, 864-882-2603, fax 882-2281, http://www.saintmarkumcseneca.org, jrosenberg@saintmarkumcseneca.org, pastor Steven Morgan
Saint Paul UMC, pastor Pat Kelley at 213 Hominy Hills Rd, Six Mile, SC 29682, 864-859-2001
C181 Salem UMC, 520 Church St, Salem, SC 29676, 864-944-1726, pastor Shawn Armstrong at shawnarmstrong@access4less.net
A252 Sandy Springs UMC, pastor Andy Bullions at 140 Loftis Dr, Pelzer, SC 29669, andyb59@bellsouth.net
Sharon UMC, 246 Sharon Church Rd Hwy 184, Abbeville, SC 29620, 864-446-2812, pastor Franklin McCoy at 273metst@bellsouth.net
Sharon UMC, pastor George Pitts at 903 S Fifth St, Easley, SC 29640
A257 Shiloh UMC, 135 Reid Bagwell Rd, Piedmont, SC 29673, 864-845-5058/6828, http://shilohmethodist.com, pastor Lowry Drennen
Shiloh UMC, 198 Highway 184 W, Abbeville, SC 29620, 864-348-6002, pastor Franklin McCoy at 119 Ellis Ave, Abbeville, SC 29620, 273metst@bellsouth.net
Smyrna Methodist Church, 419 Main St, Iva, SC 29655, 864-348-7662, pastor Fred Buchanan Jr at 2526 Flatrock Rd, Abbeville, SC 29620
A167 Starr UMC, 7624 Hwy 81 South, Starr, SC 29684, 864-352-6330, pastor Ed Marsh
Tabor UMC, pastor Roger Gwinn at 119 Biltmore Dr, Pickens, SC 29671, rmg1998@aol.com
Thompson Centennial UMC, 209 West Market St, Anderson, SC 29624, 864-226-4707, pastor Henry Ravenel Sr
Toxaway UMC, 1212 E Whitner St, Anderson, SC 29624, 864-224-0424, pastor Kurt Stutler
A286 Trinity (Anderson) UMC, 1809 N. Main St, Anderson, SC 29621, 864-224-2531, fax 224-9082, pastor Frank Lybrand
Trinity (Honea Path) UMC, 101 South Main St, Honea Path, SC 29654, no phone, pastor Nellie Cloninger at 864-369-7404
Union UMC, pastor Clara Gary at 104 Poplar Dr, Simpsonville, SC 29681, 864-843-2474, cgarypreacher@aol.com
A290 Union Grove UMC, 3332 Highway 29 South, Anderson, SC 29626, 864-226-3550, fax 261-7572, uniongroveumcrev@bellsouth.net, pastor Scott Cloninger
Westminster UMC, 925 East Main St, Westminster, SC 29693, 864-647-5226, pastor Edward Mainous
Zion (Anderson) UMC, 5708 Highway 187 North, Anderson, SC 29625, 864-287-9098, jropp55@aol.com, pastor David Roper
A329 Zion (Easley) 432 Zion Church Rd, Easley, SC 29640, no phone, pastor Russell Elder at 864-878-8231
C261 Zion (Walhalla) UMC, pastor John Freeman at Box 339, Walhalla, SC 29691, 864-638-3628
SCUMC - Greenwood SC District Office: Greenwood District Office, SC Conference, United Methodist Church, 104 Amherst Drive, Greenwood, SC 29649, Office: 864-223-2650, Fax: 864-223-4099, http://www.umcsc.net/greenwood/, gwdist@umcsc.org )
In the Methodist Church, districts are administrative units led by district superintendents – and the borders can change if the bishop and conference think they need to. If a district gets too big – has too many churches for the DS to keep tabs on, they can shift churches into a smaller neighboring district. That happened in the late 1980s when Columbia district got too large – they shifted some churches into the neighboring districts, though that can have a ripple effect. Until around 1905, the churches that are in the Anderson District were part of Greenville and (*) Cokesbury (Greenwood) districts. Districts aren’t like associations in the Baptist church – churches do not join them, they are assigned to them. by: Dr. Phillip R. Stone, Sandor Teszler Library, Wofford College, 429 North Church St., Spartanburg, SC 29303-3663, 864-597-4309, fax 864-597-4329, stonerp@wofford.edu
SCUMC -
Greenville SC
District Office:
1395 S. Church St., Greenville, SC 29605,
864-233-3611,
http://www.greenvilleumc.org/, Rhonda Gilliam
Rhonda@greenvilleumc.org
c.1895 Members (For Anderson-Oconee-Pickens County Churches)
Anderson MC, Anderson County
Ashbury MC, A008, Anderson County
Belton MC, Anderson County
Best MC, Anderson County
Bethesda MC, Anderson County, near A257 Shiloh MC
Bethlehem MC, A326, Anderson County
Bethlehem MC, P014, Pickens County
Beulah MC, A024, Anderson County
Cedar Grove MC, A038, Anderson County
Center MC, C029, Oconee County
Dacusville MC, P040, Pickens County
Double Springs MC, C060, Oconee County
Easley MC, Pickens County, aka P042 Easley Mill MC?
Ebenezer MC, A063, Anderson County
Fairfew MC, Pickens County, aka P046 Fairview M/B C?
Fairview MC, C070, Oconee County
Friendship MC, C078, Oconee County
Hebron MC, A113, Anderson County
Hopewell MC, C091, Oconee County
Jocassee MC, Oconee County, historical?
Jones Chapel, Oconee County
Laurel Springs MC, C104, Oconee County
McKinney's MC, P097, Pickens County
Mount Zion MC, Anderson County
Nazareth MC, C131, Oconee County
New Friendship MC, P052, Pickens County
New Hope MC, A200, Anderson County
New Hope MC, P093, Pickens County, aka P005 Antioch MC
Newton MC, Anderson County
Oconee MC, Oconee County, historical?
Old Pickens MC, aka C149 Old Pickens Presbyterian?, Oconee County
Pelzer MC, Anderson County
Pendleton MC, A223, Anderson County
Pickens MC, Pickens County
Porter's Chapel, P124, Pickens County, aka Gap Hill MC?
Providence MC, A232, Anderson County
Richaman MC, Anderson County
Rock Springs MC, C023, Oconee County
Ruhamah MC, Anderson County, near Pickens County border
Sandy Springs MC, A252, Anderson County
Saint Paul MC, A247, Anderson County
Seneca MC, Oconee County
Shiloh MC, A257, Anderson County
Smith Chapel, A268, Anderson County
Smith's Chapel, A083, Anderson County
Tabor MC, P144, Pickens County
Townville MC, Anderson County, union church?
Union Grove MC, A290, Anderson County
Walhalla MC, Oconee County
Wesley Chapel, Anderson County
Westminster MC, Oconee County
Whitmire MC, C214, Oconee County
Williamston MC, Zion MC, Anderson County
Zion MC, C261, Oconee County
2006 Members (For Pickens County Churches)
Antioch UMC, 115 Antioch, Easley, SC 29640, 864-859-0469, pastor James McCoy at northeasley@hypercon.net
Dacusville UMC, 1339 Thomas Mill Rd, Easley, SC 29640, 864-859-0469, pastor James McCoy at northeasley@hypercon.net
Oak Hill UMC, 430 Oak Hill Rd, Belton, SC 29628, 864-862-9818, http://www.gbgm-umc.org/oakhill/, pastor Dan Blair
Upper SC Circuits (Prior to 1834)
In these pioneer days the preacher was compelled to spend a large portion of his time in the saddle in order to meet his appointments, preaching almost every day
in the week. His horse and saddle bags with books in one side and linen in the other were his daily companions. Monday was his rest day wherever this day chanced
to find him. There his wardrobe was freshened and his studying done to prepare him to continue his itinerary which had probably been arranged six months in
advance.
Abbeville
Keowee (1834 name changed to Pendleton, Pastor Rev. James Stacy)
Saluda
Wofford College Library: 429 North Church Street, Spartanburg, SC 29303, 864-597-4000
The records of the South Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church are housed in the Archives. These records, which date from 1785, include the minutes of the sessions of the Annual Conference as well as the conference newspaper, the Southern Christian Advocate. The Methodist Collection also has an index of the obituaries appearing in the Advocate from 1837 to the present. This index is now online in partial form.
The Methodist Collection is the official repository for the records of Conference agencies and holds the records of a number of South Carolina Methodist churches, an index of appointments to churches in the conference from 1785 to 1954, and published histories of the conference and many of its churches.
The purpose of the General Commission on Archives and History is to promote and care for the historical interest of The United Methodist Church. They maintain an archives and library in which historical records and materials relating to The United Methodist Church are preserved. They are made available for public and scholarly use at http://www.gcah.org/.
Their library is also maintained by Drew University and their material along with the university's is listed in their on-line catalog. Wofford College Archivist: Dr. Phillip R. Stone, Sandor Teszler Library, Wofford College, 429 North Church St., Spartanburg, SC 29303-3663, 864-597-4309, fax 864-597-4329, stonerp@wofford.edu
The Wofford Library collections are housed in the Sandor Teszler Library. The building was dedicated in 1971 and named for Sandor Teszler, a well-known textile leader. http://wofford.edu/library
The Library's Archives Department houses the permanently valuable records of the College and the South Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church. The College collection consists of trustee and faculty minutes, student publications, early student registers, books and articles by faculty members and some alumni, and records of some student organizations.
The United Methodist Collection consists of the minutes of the South Carolina Annual Conference, and copies of the conference newspaper, the Southern Christian Advocate. Additionally, there are records from some 75 churches or circuits, published histories of many churches and of the conference, and some books about Methodism. Additionally, there is an index to ministers who have served appointments in the Conference, and an index to obituaries appearing in the Advocate. Part of this obituary index is accessible from the library's web page.
The Archives is open 9-12 and 1-4 Monday-Friday, but it is best to call and make an appointment before coming.
Abbeville County
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Anderson County (See Anderson & Greenville Districts)
Identified Black Churches: (Under Construction)
Bethel AME, 810 S Fant St, Anderson, SC 29624, 803-224-2609
Bethel Methodist - Green Street, have history
Bethel Methodist - Williamston, have history
Bethlehem AME, 211 Washington St, Belton, SC 29627, 864-338-3959, have history
Bethleham CME, have history
Cross Roads Methodist, have history
Deep Creek ME, have history
Evergreen ME, have history
Fairview AME, 2115 Watkins, Anderson, SC 29625, 864-260-0241, have history?
Fairview AME, have history(?)
Fairview CME, have history
Good Will CME, have history
Jefferson Chapel AME,1501 Airline Rd, Anderson, SC 29624, 864-296-2559, have history
King's Chapel AME, have history
Mountain View Methodist
Mt. Olive CM, have history
Mt. Sinai AME, have history
Mt. Sinai Methodist
New Harmony Methodist, have history
Springfield Methodist, have history
St. James ME, have history
St. Paul AME, have history
St. Paul's CME, have history
St. Peter's AME, have history
Thompson Centennial Methodist, have history
Oconee County (See Anderson & Greenville Districts)
Identified Black Churches: (Under Construction)
Bethel CME, Westminster, est. 1876
Pickens County (See Anderson & Greenville Districts)
Identified Black Churches: (Under Construction)
Pickens Mission (1834-1844) (Part of Asheville District of the Holston Annual Conference):
Antioch Methodist Meeting House, was called P093 New Hope Methodist (1800-1830)
Bear Creek Methodist Meeting House, in area S of West Union(?)
Bedford's Methodist Meeting House, dissolved(?)
Beaulie's Methodist Meeting House, dissolved(?)
Bethesda Methodist Meeting House, A020 Bethesda Methodist, 1m S of Powdersville(?)
Capehart's Methodist Meeting House, dissolved(?)
Cheohee Methodist Meeting House, in area NW of Tomassee(?)
Fowler's Methodist Meeting house, became P193 Salem Methodist, in Nine-Times(?)
Hibard's Methodist Meeting House, dissolved(?)
Independence Methodist Meeting House, became P139 Smith's Chapel Methodist, 2m W of Liberty
Keersler's Methodist Meeting House, dissolved(?)
Kerr's Chapel Methodist, dissolved(?)
Liles Chapel Methodist, became C091 Hopewell Methodist, SW of Westminster
Mount Pleasant Methodist Meeting House, A322 Mt Pleasant Methodist, 4m SE of Townville(?)
Providence Methodist Meeting House, A232 Providence Methodist 9m SW of Anderson(?)
Rock Spring Methodist Meeting House, became C023 Rock Springs Methodist in Richland(?)
Wesley's Chapel Methodist, A226 Pickens Chapel, 6m S of Easley(?)