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Hannah Clayton
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Hannah
Clayton Beard
(Retired Organsit for Mt.
Pleasant)
On Oct. 23, 1994, the
Organ Fund was established in honor of Mrs. Hannah Beard
in grateful appreciation for 40 years of continuous service to
the Music Ministry of Mt. Pleasant Lutheran
Church.
Mrs. Hannah always has a smile for everyone,
and is a former Ms. Bamberg County!
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The
Church Altar |
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I remember looking at the stained glass window
above when I was just a little girl about 8 years old.
Because of this rendition of the Garden of Gethsemane, to this
day, I keep a print of the Garden of Gethsemane on my office
wall, because it reminds me of just how deep the roots of my
faith run.
Marty Clayton
Banfield
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Nadine
Thompson,
organist |
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Nadine Thompson, wife of former Mt. Pleasant
Pastor, Robert H. Thompson, is still the church's
pianist/organist. She is a very talented and dedicated
servant of the Lord, and gives freely of her time & talent
to Mt. Pleasant Lutheran Church, of Ehrhardt,
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Mt.
Pleasant Lutheran Church
Pastor Tim
& Thelma Bryson
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The Old Church
Organ
This organ was donated to the
church for historical value, by Mr & Mrs. Wofford G.
Clayton, in honor of his mother and father, Mr. & Mrs. B.
Ryan Clayton. "Aunt Minnie" played the organ for the
church for many years!
Well, now you know a whole lot
of the history of the church organists, some who have devoted
whole lifetimes in serving the Lord.
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The Annie
Rentz Clayton Family |
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Mt. Pleasant
Lutheran Church
of
Ehrhardt, SC
Historical Sketch
The organization of
this church dates back to 1750, and an earlier date may well be
assumed. Ramsay, in his history of South Carolina, mentions
Lutheran churches in Barnwell District prior to that date, and these
must have been St. Bartholomew and St. Nicholas'
Churches.
St. Bartholomew is the present Mt. Pleasant
Church. It was located about one mile south of the present
site. When the second church was built in 1835, the name and
location were both changed.
The St. Bartholomew Church ground
and cemetary have no markers and have been all but forgotten.
The second church was built and dedicated in 1835 at the present
location under the pastoral are of Rev. Robet Cloy.
The
third building on the same grounds was constructed and dedicated in
1873 during the pastoral care of Rev. C. P. Boozer. The
forty-ninth convention of the Synod of S. C. was held here in
October of the same year.
Under the pastoral care of Rev. A.
W. Ballantine, plans were made to remodel the third church
building. The work was done in the later part of the year
1924. Electric ights were installed in 1947 and gas heaters in
1948.
The membership as of the year 2000 was 143. The
church school enrollment is 99. The organizations of the
church are the Children of the Church, Luther League, and Women's
Missionary Society.
On Oct. 23, 1988, in an
afternoon service, a State Historic Marker, located at the front of
the church property was dedicated.
NOTE: Reprinted from the publication "Mt. Pleasant Lutheran Church, Celebrating Chirst for
250 Years! 1750-2000" compiled by Editor/Historian/Writer Betty Jane
Miller, copyright 2000, Mt. Pleasant Lutheran Church, Ehrhardt,
SC.
Editor/Writer/Historian
Betty Jane
Barker Miller
Matthew 5:16: "In the same
way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good
deeds and praise your Father in
heaven."
We will be supporting music and the arts, with
many local artists, artisans, musicians, writers, photographers,
etc. in our magazine, so please send your stories, photos, insights,
etc. to us at :
In Faith Publications
P. O. Box
1044
Bamberg, SC
29003
marty@thelightofthelowcountry.com
or
Or to
send regular mail to:
In Faith Publications
P.O. Box
1044
Bamberg, SC
29003
John 8:12: "I am the
light of the world; he that followeth me...shall
have the light of life."
Matthew 5:16: "In
the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see
your good deeds and praise your Father in
heaven."
marty@thelightofthelowcountry.com
The Christian Counter
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Olin & Dottie
Bishop |
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Olin Bishop, son of Mrs. Annie Laurie
Bishop, with his wife
Dottie.
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Ms. Annie Laurie Bishop's 95th Birthday
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Annie Laurie Bishop
(left) with her
sister Hannah Beard, (right) of Ehrhardt, SC.
(Click on the link above.) Annie Laurie, retired
organist for Ehrhardt Memorial Lutheran Church,
Ehrhardt, SC & her sister Hannah, also a
retired organist for Mt. Pleasant Lutheran Church of
Ehrhardt, SC. Two sisters with a lifetime of
serving God with their musical talent. For the write
up & photos on the Birthday Bash, click on the Link
above!
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The John G. Chassereau
Family
(Ethel Mae Chassereau)
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Mrs. Ethel Mae Chassereau, with her
little dog. For Marty's write up in the local newspaper
about Mrs. Ethel Mae, click on link
above.
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The Hugo Bishop
Family
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Mrs.
Doris Bishop, recently deceased, leaving Mt. Pleasant Sunday
School with two of her children, Candace Fralix, on left,
& son Bruce Bishop. Mrs. Doris was known for her
delectable cakes, and visited many sick people in Ehrhardt,
bringing baskets to the sick. She was a wonderful
lady who gave much to her community. The Bishops
are descendants of one of the older church families, the Ben
Bishop family. "Uncle Ben Bishop"
was married to my grandmother's sister, "Aunt Willie"
so they are cousins of mine. Actually in tracing the roots of most of these
families, I have found that almost all of us are kinfolks
somewhere down the line!
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The Fred D.Sease Family |
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The
Fred D. Sease Family
Fred Daniel
Sease, a 1951 graduate of Clemson College, has been a member
of Mt. Pleasant Church Council since 1953. He was Sunday
School Supt. for 46 years, and his son Mark Sease is now the
Sunday School Superintendent.
Fred married Helen
Frances Bellamy of Bamberg, and they have 3
children:
Mark Daniel Sease, D.V.M, University of Ga.
1981, Marsha Elaine Sease Patrick, a 1983 graduate of the
School of Pharmacy, USC, and Robert Kevin Sease, a 1985
graduate of Clemson University.
The Sease's
are anohter chuch family whose ancestors
attended Mt. Pleasant and whose church records
date back to the 1700 & 1800's ,when one of the
descendents papers were drawn up at St. Bartholomew
Parish.
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The Wingard
Copeland Family |
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Mary Hightower Copeland,
wife of
Laurie Wingard Copeland III
Laurie Wingard
Copeland III has served on the church council and is
continuing the upkeep of the church cemetary. His wife,
Mary, above, served as Asst. Pianist for several years.
Mary was also one of my Math teachers in Jr. High!
The
Copeland family in the Ehrhardt area have been traced back
to Jacob Copeland (1758-1836). The Copelands are
related to the Bishop and Chassereau familes of Mt. Pleasant
Church.
There are 3 generations of Copeland's
buried in the plot at Mt. Pleasant Church
Cemetary.
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The Lottie Zeigler
Family |
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construction
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