Bethel Church

NC-56. Site of Bethel Church, a branch of Welsh Tract Baptist Church at the foot of Iron Hill. Originated about 1780 by Rev. John Boggs at the house of David Morton. Church erected 1786 at instance of Messrs. Porter and Lewden. Land donated by Andrew and Ebenezer Morton. Services discontinued about 1871.    

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Bethel Church

  SC-97: Originally installed in 1993.   During the late 18th century Methodist itinerants traveled throughout the peninsula. Their efforts were well-received in rural areas such as this, described as the “heart of Methodism” in the 1780s. The seeds sown by those early travelers continued to bear fruit as membership increased and congregations multiplied. On […]

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