Bethel United Methodist Church in Chester was founded in 1837 and moved to its present-day location in 1897. According to Tally Johnson in the Ghosts of the South Carolina Upcountry on pages 22 and 23, The Old Lady in the Nursery has been told by generations of Sunday schoolers at Bethel. According to the details…
Elizabeth Gently Weeps at this Abbeville Church
Abbeville, S.C.- Trinity Episcopal Church in Abbeville is an architectural wonder nestled in Upstate South Carolina. The church is an example of Gothic Revival architecture that remains essentially unchanged from its original construction, featuring handmade interior woodwork. Thomas Parker, Thomas Jackson, and Thomas Walter organized the church in 1842. Bishop Thomas F. Davis consecrated the…