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Circular Congregation Church
– 150 Meeting Street / Charleston, SC / 843-577-6400
The first independent church of Charleston, it was
founded in 1681. A circular church was built in 1806,
designed by Robert Mills, the current structure was
built in 1891 with bricks from a previous sanctuary
that was burned in the 1886 earthquake.
Congregation Beth Elohim
– 90 Hasell Street / Charleston, SC / 843-723-1090
Second oldest synagogue in the country, the oldest
still in use. Present structure was built in 1840.
Emanuel A.M.E. Church
– 110 Calhoun Street / Charleston, SC
Free blacks and slaves organized this church in 1791
and constructed their first church in 1818. The current
structure was erected in 1891.
First Baptist Church
– 48 Meeting Street / Charleston, SC / 843-722-3896
The oldest baptist congregation in the south, founded
in 1682, the present church was designed by Robert
Mills and was built in 1822.
First (Scots) Presbyterian
Church – 53 Meeting Street / Charleston,
SC / 843-722-8882
The present sanctuary was built in 1814, the church
was organized in 1731.
The French Protestant (Huguenot)
Church – 136 Church Street / Charleston,
SC / 843-722-4385
Services date back to 1687 on this site, the present
sanctuary was designed by Edward B. White and built
in 1845.
Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church
– 5 Glebe Street / Charleston, SC
The first brick church building owned by blacks in
the city, it was purchased in 1882 by members of
Emanuel AME Church.
The Old St. Andrews Parish
Church – 2604 Ashley River Road /
Charleston, SC / 843-766-1541
The oldest surviving church in the Carolinas, built
in 1706.
St. John's Lutheran Church
– Clifford and Archdale Streets / Charleston,
SC / 843-723-2426
South Carolina’s Lutheran mother church, with
services dating back to 1734, the current sanctuary
was built in 1817.
St. Mary's Roman Catholic
Church – 89 Hasell Street / Charleston,
SC / 843-722-7696
Oldest Roman Catholic Church in South Carolina and
mother church for Dioceses of North and South Carolina
and Georgia. Present structure was built in 1839.
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
– 405 King Street / Charleston, SC / 843-723-1611
Second oldest Lutheran church in the city, established
in 1840.
St. Michael’s Episcopal
Church - Meeting at Broad / Charleston,
SC / 843-723-0603
Completed in 1761, St. Michael’s the oldest
church building in the city and is a rare example
of Colonial period church construction. The clock
bell tower has chimed out the hours for over 200
years.
St. Phillip's Episcopal Church
– 146 Church Street / Charleston, SC / 843-722-7734
The lighthouse church so called because of it’s
light in the steeple that led ships to port, the
congregation is the oldest in the state founded in
1670. Current structure was built in 1838. Cemetery
holds the graves of prominent patriots and citizens.
The Second Presbyterian Church
– Meeting at Charlotte Streets / Charleston,
SC / 843-723-9237
The oldest church structure in the Charleston historic
district, built in 1809, modifications were made
in 1833 to correct acoustics.
The Unitarian Church
– 4 Archdale Street / Charleston, SC / 843-723-4617
The church structure was begun in 1722 but not finished
until 1787, a remodeling occurred in 1852 with plans
drawn by Francis D. Lee, inspired by Westminster
Abbey. Unique interior features fan tracery.
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