Oxford English Dictionary

By 1847, three churches existed in Greenville: the Episcopal, the Baptist, and the Methodist churches and they were all located on land donated to them by Vardry McBee. In the 1840s, a group of women headed by Mrs. Sarah E. Stone persuaded Dr. Benjamin M. Palmer Sr. to spend a summer in Greenville preaching and this inspired the Presbyterians to establish a church of their own. In 1848, it was decided to organize the church formally. Between 1849 and 1851, services were held in the Lyceum Building of the Greenville Woman's College. Finally, on July 24, 1850, Vardry McBee deeded to the Presbyterians some land on Richardson Street where, at that time, Washington Street ended. A two-story church with a basement was dedicated in June of 1851. In time, the original building was razed, and the present building was built in 1883.

Directions:
Depart from Heritage Green Place. Turn left onto Buncombe Street. Turn right onto Richardson Street. Go one block and the church will be on the right on the corner of Washington St. and Richardson St.

• McKoy, Henry. "Church Built by Presbyterians in 1851." The Greenville News 26 October, 1970: 11E.