St. Stephen's Episcopal Church

St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (HMZYF)

Location: Charleston, SC 29401 Charleston County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 47.096', W 79° 55.862'

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1822????Organized as a place of worship for those
???????????? could not afford to rent pews in existing churches.

1824????Church built on Guingard St. as the first "free"
?????????????Church of the Episcopal Church in the United States.

1835????Church destroyed in the Great Fire of June 6th.

1836????New Church built on this site and consecrated
?????????????????by Bishop Bowen.

1864????Church damaged by Union bombardment.

1880????Church closed.

1911????Church reopened as a Mission of the Episcopal
?????????????Diocese of South Carolina.

1923????A Methodist Congregation merged with St. Stephen's
???????????? to form an all black Episcopal parish.

1987????After 165 years a "free" integrated congregation
?????????????is again in operation - a new chapter in the
?????????????life of St. Stephen's.

2001????Became a Parish Church.
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Date Added Friday, October 24th, 2014 at 3:49pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 600102 N 3627950
Decimal Degrees32.78493333, -79.93103333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 47.096', W 79° 55.862'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 47' 5.76" N, 79° 55' 51.72" W
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Area Code(s)843
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 67 Anson St, Charleston SC 29401, US
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