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A historic South Carolina church that has existed since the Civil War was recently bestowed the honor of a historical marker recognizing its roots of ministering to freed slaves.
First Zion Missionary Baptist Church of Bluffton, a predominantly African American church that traces its origins to 1862, received the historical marker last Saturday in which elected officials, including U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., and Bluffton Mayor Pro Tempore Dan Wood, were in attendance.
Originally known as First African Baptist Church, the founding pastor was a former slave from Georgia named Abraham Murchison, who also served as the first mayor of Mitchellville, a freed black community on Hilton Head Island.
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First Zion Missionary Baptist Church of Bluffton, a predominantly African American church that traces its origins to 1862, received the historical marker last Saturday in which elected officials, including U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., and Bluffton Mayor Pro Tempore Dan Wood, were in attendance.
Originally known as First African Baptist Church, the founding pastor was a former slave from Georgia named Abraham Murchison, who also served as the first mayor of Mitchellville, a freed black community on Hilton Head Island.
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SC church gets historic marker for Civil War ministry among ex-slaves
A historic South Carolina church that has existed since the Civil War was recently bestowed the honor of a historical marker recognizing its roots of ministering to freed slaves