Anderson County · Marker 04-07
St. John's Methodist Church
Corner of St. McDuffie St. and E. River St. (U.S. Hwy. 76)
Front inscription
Organized in 1828, this was the first church in Anderson. A log meeting house built in 1830 on West Benson Street served the church until 1858 when a frame building was erected on this site. A brick church replaced it in 1888. The present sanctuary was completed in 1912, the Education Building in 1928, and the activities building in 1956. The church was named St. John's in 1897.