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construction and for appropriate
additions and alterations that have maintained
the building’s architectural integrity.
Organized in 1784 as the Church of Christ on
Tyger River, the church adopted its present name
in 1803. It became a member of the Baptist State
Convention in 1841. In 1844 construction of a
new meeting house began about one mile above the
original and was finally completed by April
1848. It appeared as a plain, rectangular
two-story building over slightly raised brick
supports with an unornamented interior and a
gallery “for use by colored members.” The front
portion including portico dates from 1958 when
it was added to the south side of the original
meeting house style church. There is also a
one-story rear addition. Padgett’s Creek was an
upcountry meeting place for discussion of civil
matters during the Civil War. On August 29,
1851, a secession meeting, possibly the first,
was held at Padgett’s Creek. Speakers were
Senator and later Governor William H. Gist and
Congressman Daniel 
Wallace
who advocated “secession rather than
submission.” The congregation included African
American members as late as 1872 and several of
their graves may be seen in the cemetery. Listed
in the National Register May 6,
1971.