Richland County · Marker 40-87
Richland Presbyterian Church
Fork Church Rd. (S.C. Sec. Rd. 40-1314), just W of its junction with Poultry Ln. (S.C. Sec. Rd. 40-56), Gadsden vicinity
Front inscription
This church building was dedicated in May 1884 by Dr. John L. Girardeau. The congregation of 11 members, including 2 elders and 1 deacon, was organized on the Sabbath Day, November 16, 1883 by the Charleston Presbytery. In 1914, the church became a charter member of Congaree Presbytery, moving to Eastover in August 1922.
Reverse inscription
The eleven charter members of this church were Thomas and Lula B. Auld, Augusta H. Bates, Joseph and Clair H. Bates, Elise M. Dwight, Peter and Isabel H. Garick, Glenn and Hattie H. Kaminer, and Belton A. Williams.