Everything began at Reedy Fork Baptist Church in 1868, only 3 years after the end of the Civil War. It all began under a brush arbor built almost in the exact spot where the main campus is today. We were named for a small stream that flows southwa…
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Damage at historic site in Gray Court
In Gray Court we have the historic Culbertson Back Country Settlement. It is like walking through History with two log cabins that date back to 1800, a block house, Ora Presbyterian Church, one room African American School, black smith shop and other out buildings.
In the fall, we have Pion…
New Pastor leads Easter Service at Happy Trails Cowboy Church
There was a biting chill in the pre-dawn hours the first Sunday of April, as trucks, cars, and a tour bus pulled onto the property of Happy Trails Cowboy Church for a special Easter SonRise service. Working quickly, volunteers set up a flat bed trailer at the arena shelter for The Redeemers of Fa…
Greenville County Historical Society When history is worth repeating
When the winter meeting of the Greenville County Historical Society was held in February 1963, State Archives Director Dr. Charles Lee discussed the “Genealogy of South Carolina Public Records” with Society members in the Parish Hall of Christ Church. He described “the increasin…
Francis Thompson of Mauldin receives Order of the Palmetto
Amidst the October 1, 2017 morning worship service at First Baptist Church of Mauldin, Garry Smith, a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, presented Mr. Francis David Thompson with the Order of the Palmetto, the highest civilian honor in South Carolina, awarded for extraordinary…
