Sumter County · Marker 43-02
Green Swamp Methodist Church
W Liberty St. Ext. (S.C. Hwy. 763), 100 yds. E of its intersection with Alice Dr. (S.C. Hwy. 120), Sumter
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Site of First Methodist Church in vicinity of Sumter. Influenced by Bishop Francis Asbury, Richard Bradford gave land and with others built a wooden chapel in 1787, first called Bradford's Meeting House. Here Santee circuit riders preached until 1827 when church was closed and services held for convenience of the members in growing village of Sumter.