Antioch Christian Church (Allendale, South Carolina)

Antioch Christian Church is a historic Disciples of Christ church located near Allendale, Allendale County, South Carolina. It was built about 1835, and is a one-story, meeting house style clapboard structure with a hipped roof. The church was renovated in 1976. Included within the acreage is a cemetery where many of Allendale's oldest families are buried.[2][3][4]

Antioch Christian Church
The church in 2019
LocationSouthwest of Allendale on South Carolina Highway 3, near Allendale, South Carolina
Coordinates32.94778°N 81.41493°W / 32.94778; -81.41493
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Builtc. 1835
Architectural styleMeeting House Style
NRHP reference No.77001212[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 12, 1977

Dr. William Erwin, the original owner of Erwinton, his wife and sister-in-law were all excommunicated from Kirkland Church in 1833 for their affiliation with other denominations. They then formed the second Christian congregation, the Disciples of Christ, in South Carolina. They held weekly meetings at Erwinton until 1835 when Antioch Christian Church was completed and dedicated.[5]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. McNulty, Kappy; Kirkland, Jr., Mrs. J. E.; Gwinn, Debora L. (February 28, 1977). "Antioch Christian Church" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  3. "Antioch Christian Church, Allendale County (S.C. Hwy. 3, Allendale vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  4. http://www.sciway.net/sc-photos/allendale-county/antioch-christian-church.html
  5. "Erwin House, Allendale County (off U.S. Hwy. 301, Allendale vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 4 March 2014.


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