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Greenville was a mission point for Presbyterians as early as 1877. Rev. J.R.H. Summerell began holding Presbyterian services in the Methodist and Baptist churches and Opera House. The First Presbyterian Church was founded on May 11, 1891 with seven charter members. The first Presbyterian Church building was built on Dickinson Ave. in 1895 and was dedicated in 1897, when all debts were paid off. However, this congregation outgrew the first location so a large new brick church was constructed on Pitt and Fifth streets in 1927. After years of continual growth, this church was too small, and in 1961, construction began on the church located on Fourteenth and Elm streets.
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22874
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A landmark of Greenville's religious history, the Memorial Baptist Church has served its members for over one hundred and fifty years. This church was constituted on July 2, 1827. By October of 1827, it had twenty-three members. The church started the Baptist Benevolent Society to raise money for traveling ministers. Thomas D. Mason was this church's first pastor. The church experienced sporadic, irregular growth throughout the 1850s. Later, the Reverend Thomas Carrick became the church's pastor. He helped to construct a new church on Greene Street (the church that residents refer to as the Old Memorial Baptist Church). It was dedicated on October 12, 1890. This building was demolished as a new one was completed in 1973 on Greenville Boulevard.
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