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Christ Episcopal
Church
NEAR MOUNT PLEASANT
About six miles from Mount Pleasant on the
Georgetown highway stands Christ Church, a little square brick
and stucco structure with a low tower placed in the center of
the building. The Parish of Christ Church was established in
1706 and the foundation of the original building was started
the" following year, 1707. Accidentally destroyed by tire
February 13, 1724-5, it was soon rebuilt. It was again burned,
by the British, in 1782. The walls remained standing and the
congregation incorporated March 27, 1787.
The present
church was built about 1800, so there are many graves
antedating the church building. During the Confederate War the
building was badly damaged except for its walls. It was
rebuilt and was consecrated for the first time by Bishop W. B.
W. Howe on Sunday, December 27, 1874. In the summer of 1924 a
descendant of the first warden of the church, with the
grateful consent of the vestry, had, under his direction, the
church placed in first-class condition, and a lasting metal
fence was erected around its hallowed burying ground. A fund
was also created for its perpetual care.
The tombstone
of Colonel Charles Pinckney has been recently placed in this
cemetery, having been removed from an obscure spot on Snee
Farm.
In 1753 Jacob Motte presented to Christ Church
the communion plate, a chalice and a paten, which are still
used.
BY
HAZEL CROWSON SELLERS
South Carolina
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