Beaufort Community: Worship
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Beaufort Historic Churches!
The Beaufort Baptist Church, (843) 524-3197. 600 Charles St., Beaufort, SC.
Built in 1844, this church is an excellent example of Greek Revival architecture. By 1857, the membership was 182 white and 3,317 slaves. During the Civil War and subsequent Occupation, the church was used as Union Army Hospital Number 14.
The Brick Baptist Church, Land's End Rd., St. Helena Island, SC. Originally built in 1855 by Baptist planters, it was used during reconstruction times as a church, meeting hall, school and as the community center for freed slaves and Northern abolitionists. It is now part of the Penn Center National Historic Landmark District.
The Chapel of Ease, Land's End Rd., St. Helena Island, SC. This church was built between 1742 and 1747 to serve the planters on St. Helena Island. In 1886 a forest fire destroyed part of this brick and tabby chapel. The ruins and a small graveyard remain.
The First African Baptist Church, 601 New St., Beaufort, SC. This church was built in 1865 and given to freed slaves, it has many unique architectural features
The Ruins of the Prince William's Parish Church, (Old Sheldon Church) Secondary Rd., 21 Church Rd., Beaufort, SC. Best experienced by parking off the road and walking into the church area. This first attempt at Greek Revival architecture in the area was burned twice, once by British General Augustine Prevost in the Revolutionary War, and once by Sherman in the Civil War.
FEATURED Photo & Website: St. Helena's Episcopal Church, (843) 522-1712. Newcastle St., Beaufort, SC. Part of St. Helena Parish that was formed in 1712. Construction on the brick and stucco church began in 1724. Colonial John "Tuscarora Jack" Barnwell, the famous Indian fighter and a founder of Beaufort Town, is buried beneath the dome vault. During the Civil War and subsequent occupation, the church was used as a Union Army Hospital.
Tabernacle Baptist Church, (843) 524-0376/1893. 911 Craven St., Beaufort, SC. Built in the 1800's, 500 black members purchased the church from the Beaufort Baptist Church. A lecture room and meeting house were used in "the Tabernacle." The gravesite and bust of Robert Smalls, a former slave and the first black U.S. Congressman from South Carolina, can be found in the churchyard. Visit Website
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