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Bethel United Methodist Church
Hartsville
SC
29550
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Who we are
Bethel United Methodist Church is serving the Hartsville community and engaging and encouraging others through a life-changing journey in Hartsville, South Carolina.
Our mission is to nurture a diverse and welcoming community, committed to following fearlessly wherever God is leading us and make Disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of Hartsville and the world!
Our mission is to nurture a diverse and welcoming community, committed to following fearlessly wherever God is leading us and make Disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of Hartsville and the world!
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Melvin W Flail Jr
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2393 Bethel Road
Hartsville,
SC
29550
United States
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Quote of the Day
Psalms 118:1
O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever.
O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever.
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Hwy 151 toward Darl.,1 mile from Bapt. Assc. Office, Bethel UMC sign on right (Bethel Road), one mile on left.
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Bethel United Methodist Church Hartsville Service Times
Sunday 9:30 morning service
Sunday school 10:30
Service Times last updated on the 13th of December, 2017
Sunday school 10:30
Service Times last updated on the 13th of December, 2017
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Bethel United Methodist Church History
Bethel United Methodist Church - Hartsville, South Carolina
This Carpenter Gothic church has graced the countryside of Hartsville since 1911. Its congregation, however, is much older, having formed a half-century earlier, in 1856.
For years, local Methodists attended services in neighboring Lydia and Darlington, but eventually they decided to organize a nearby church for themselves. Initially calling their church Jerusalem, the charter members built their first house of worship in August of 1856. By then, the congregation had changed its name to Bethel. The church was built by a Darlington County< native, William H. Atkinson.
Four years after the church was founded, the congregation added a building to its grounds for the Sons of Temperance, a civic organization that opposed alcohol consumption. The church again hired Atkinson for the building's construction. A few years later, Atkinson was killed while serving the Confederacy during the Civil War. Bethel merged with another local Methodist congregation, Snow Hill, in 1885.
The consolidated congregation built a larger church building along the present-day South Carolina Highway 151 Bypass and called itself New Bethel; in time, though, it became more commonly referred to as "Bethel". Bethel began to see its membership decline as older members, particularly from the former Snow Hill congregation, died. Around the turn of the twentieth century, the members of Bethel made the decision to relocate to the church's original site and build a new church. In 1911 Bethel replaced its first church building with the current one, which still houses the active congregation. The Sons of Temperance building that once stood near the original church is no longer extant.
From: https://www.sciway.net/sc-photos/darlington-county/bethel-united-methodist-church.html
This Carpenter Gothic church has graced the countryside of Hartsville since 1911. Its congregation, however, is much older, having formed a half-century earlier, in 1856.
For years, local Methodists attended services in neighboring Lydia and Darlington, but eventually they decided to organize a nearby church for themselves. Initially calling their church Jerusalem, the charter members built their first house of worship in August of 1856. By then, the congregation had changed its name to Bethel. The church was built by a Darlington County< native, William H. Atkinson.
Four years after the church was founded, the congregation added a building to its grounds for the Sons of Temperance, a civic organization that opposed alcohol consumption. The church again hired Atkinson for the building's construction. A few years later, Atkinson was killed while serving the Confederacy during the Civil War. Bethel merged with another local Methodist congregation, Snow Hill, in 1885.
The consolidated congregation built a larger church building along the present-day South Carolina Highway 151 Bypass and called itself New Bethel; in time, though, it became more commonly referred to as "Bethel". Bethel began to see its membership decline as older members, particularly from the former Snow Hill congregation, died. Around the turn of the twentieth century, the members of Bethel made the decision to relocate to the church's original site and build a new church. In 1911 Bethel replaced its first church building with the current one, which still houses the active congregation. The Sons of Temperance building that once stood near the original church is no longer extant.
From: https://www.sciway.net/sc-photos/darlington-county/bethel-united-methodist-church.html