Old St. Andrew's Parish Church

Old St. Andrew's Parish Church is a historic church in Charleston, South Carolina.[2][3] It is the oldest surviving church building in South Carolina.[4]

St. Andrew's Parish Church in Charleston, S.C., in 2013.
Old St. Andrew's Parish Church
Old St. Andrew's Parish Church is located in South Carolina
Old St. Andrew's Parish Church
Old St. Andrew's Parish Church is located in the United States
Old St. Andrew's Parish Church
Nearest cityCharleston, South Carolina
Coordinates32°50′18″N 80°2′59″W
Area12.9 acres (5.2 ha)
Built1706
Architectural styleColonial
NRHP reference No.73001694[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1973

The parish was one of ten Anglican churches established by South Carolina's Church Act of 1706, and the original church was built the same year. It was expanded to its current cruciform plan in 1723. The church was disused from 1891 to 1948, since which it has undergone steady restoration. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

The church in 1858

In 2013, the parish left the Episcopal Church and joined what subsequently became the Anglican Diocese of South Carolina, but in 2022 the church building was ordered to be returned to the Episcopal Church by the Supreme Court of South Carolina.[5][6] On 17 August 2022, the South Carolina Supreme Court affirmed the property rights of six parishes, including Old St. Andrew's, of the Anglican Diocese of South Carolina, who will be able to keep them because of this decision.[7]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places-Nomination and Inventory: Saint Andrews Episcopal Church" (pdf). National Park Service. 15 October 1973. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
  3. "Saint Andrews Episcopal Church, Charleston County (S.C. Hwy. 61, Charleston vicinity)". South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
  4. "Brief History of Saint Andrew's Parish Church". St. Andrew's Parish Church. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
  5. "Historic Walterboro church must hand over property to Episcopal Church in S.C. Supreme Court ruling". Walterboro Live. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  6. "US court ruling returns 14 churches in South Carolina to the Episcopal Church". www.churchtimes.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  7. "SC Supreme Court Approves Petition for Rehearing Sought by Six Parishes of the Anglican Diocese of South Carolina". /virtueonline.org. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
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