Charleston County, SC Churches
Springfield Baptist Church
The Springfield Baptist Church is one of the first, if not the oldest, remaining freely organized Black Baptist churches in the area. The Springfield Baptist Church was established as St. Andrew'
Second Presbyterian Church - Charleston
This building is the oldest edifice of this faith in the historic section of Charleston. Built in 1809 by James and John Gordon and dedicated on April 3, 1811
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
The second Lutheran congregation organized in Charleston in 1840, primarily for German speaking settlers. The present Gothic building, with its 297-foot steeple, was erected in 1872
Mt. Zion AME Church
The first brick church building owned by African Americans in Charleston was purchased in 1882 by members of Emanuel AME Church to alleviate its overcrowded conditions. The 54th & 55
St. Johannes Lutheran Church
Built in 1841, this church is known for its simplistic beauty and stained glass. It'
Grace Episcopal Church
By the mid-19th century, the Anglican Church in South Carolina had evolved into a strong Episcopal Diocese. By 1846
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church & Graveyard
It was established in 1789
French Huguenot Church
The French Protestant Church of Charleston was founded in approximately 1681 by Huguenot refugees from the Protestant persecutions in France. About 450 Huguenots had settled in South Carolina'
First (Scots) Presbyterian Church
Founded by Caledonian immigrants in 1731. The first congregation was made up of 12 Scottish families who left the Independent Church of Charles Towne in 1731. The present church, built in 1813
Emanuel Ame Church
This brick Gothic Revival-style church with its tall steeple replaced an earlier 1872 church badly damaged by the 1886 earthquake. Built in 1891
Central Baptist Church
Thought to be one of the first churches founded and built solely by African Americans in Charleston, Central was designed by black architect John P. Hutchinson and completed in 1893
Old Bethel United Methodist Church
Old Bethel is the third oldest church building surviving in Charleston. Built 1797-1807
Bethel United Methodist Church
Charleston's first Methodist congregation purchased this parcel of land in 1795 and erected the church here in 1797. Black and white congregations worshiped here until 1851
St. Michael's Episcopal Church
In 1751 St. Michael’s Parish was created and the cornerstone laid for the new church the next year opening in 1761
Circular Congregation Church & Cemetery
Built about 1806, this small Greek Revival temple with graceful twin stairways and notable wrought-iron railings is a good example of Robert Mills'
First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church originated in Kittery, Maine, in 1682. Under the leadership of William Screven, the church moved to Charleston in 1696. An earlier meeting house (c. 1701)
St. John's Lutheran Church
St. John's Lutheran Church, established in 1742, is the "mother church" of Lutheranism in South Carolina. Located in Charleston's Historic District, the present church edifice'
Unitarian Church
The building, begun in 1722 and interrupted by the Revolution, was completed in 1787. In 1852
Old St. Andrew's Parish Church
Established in 1706
St. Philip's Episcopal Church
Established in 1670, this "mother church" of the Province originally stood on the site where St. Michael's stands today. The present building (c. 1835-1838)
Church Street Inn
Located near Dock Street Theatre, Lowcountry Legends Music Hall and other attractions; Convenient access to Charleston'