Darlington County · Marker 16-17
Lower Fork of Lynches Creek Baptist Church
1504 Clyde Rd. (S.C. Sec. Rd. 16-53), near its intersection with S. C. Sec. Rd. 16-23, Clyde community, about 5 mi. NW of Hartsville
Front inscription
This church, which probably evolved from a branch meeting house built nearby in 1770 by First Lynches Creek Church, was constituted in 1789; Joshua Palmer became minister in the same year. The church held early meetings at Lower Fork of Lynches Creek, Boggy Swamp and Witherinton's Mill. By 1798, the church was located here.
Gum Branch Church
In 1797, David Kelly was deacon and Cornelius Keith was clerk of Lower Fork of Lynches Creek Church. Originally in the Charleston Association and later the Moriah Association, the church joined the Welsh Neck Association in 1837. The name was changed to Gum Branch in 1844, and the present sanctuary was completed in 1955.