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Beech
Island Presbyterian Church
BEECH ISLAND
Beech Island Presbyterian Church, organized in
1829, had as its first pastor, the Reverend Nathan H. Hoyt, a
young minister who came from
Vermont to the South on account of poor health. The
congregation at that time had no building, but worshiped in
the Methodist Church. The
present structure was erected in 1836 by subscription on land
given by a Mrs. Keating.
It is an interesting fact that
the Reverend Edward Axson served as pastor of this church at
one time. His daughter, who became the wife of Presidtnt Woodrow Wilson, was born
in Beech Island and baptized in this church by her
father.
At one time the membership, by death and
removal, was reduced as low as ten persons, but these faithful
few met for services, and for
over a hundred years this church has been opened at regular
intervals for worship.
BY
HAZEL CROWSON SELLERS
South Carolina Churches
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