Goucher Baptist Church

Goucher Baptist Church (HM144C)

Location: Gaffney, SC 29340 Cherokee County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 58.313', W 81° 42.548'

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This church, the oldest in the Broad River Association, was founded in 1770 and was first called Thicketty Branch Baptist Church. After meeting in a brush arbor and area houses, it built its first permanent church, a log building, about 1 mi. N. Another log church replaced it on that site shortly after the Revolution, and the congregation was renamed Goshen Baptist Church in 1794.

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The church, renamed Goucher Creek Baptist Church by 1800, acquired this site in 1883. A frame sanctuary here was replaced by a larger frame church in 1902. The congregation was renamed Goucher Baptist Church by 1930. Services were once a month until 1917, then twice a month until Rev. C.C. Alsbrooks became its first full-time pastor in 1949. The present church was built in 1960.
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HM NumberHM144C
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Marker Number11 - 11
Year Placed2011
Placed ByThe Congregation
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, October 20th, 2014 at 2:34am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 435267 N 3870154
Decimal Degrees34.97188333, -81.70913333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 58.313', W 81° 42.548'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 58' 18.78" N, 81° 42' 32.88" W
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Area Code(s)864
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 162-198 Goucher Green Bethel Rd, Gaffney SC 29340, US
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