Records Available at Wofford Conference Agency Records Records of the Annual Conference
Records of the Council on Ministries
Records of the Board of Education
Records of the Board of Camps and Retreats
Records of the Board of Christian Social Concerns
Records of the Board of Higher Education and Campus Ministry
Records of the Commission on Archives and History
Records of the Commission on the Status and Role of Women
Records of the Conference United Methodist Women
Records of the Conference Historical Society (Newsletters)
Records of Epworth Children's Home (Newsletters)
Records of United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (Newsletters)
District Records Florence District Records, 1974-1996
Florence-Kingstree District Records, 1943-48
Lake City District Records, 1956-1974
Marion District Records, 1939-2004
Spartanburg District Records, 1870-1991
Local Church Records Duncan Memorial United Methodist Church, Spartanburg
Saxon United Methodist Church, Spartanburg Most local church record collections do not have detailed finding aids.
They will be added as they are created.
Check the United Methodist Archives Connection for more information, or contact the archives.
Manuscript Collections Charleston Methodist Materials
Papers of Mary Belle Winn
Papers of the Walker-Wightman-Kirkland Families
Papers of Melvin K. Medlock (in process)
Papers of A. C. Holler (in process)
Papers of Allan R. Broome (in process)
Digital Collections The William Wynn Mood Photo Album *(NEW)
This album contains 131 photos of late 19th century Methodist bishops, ministers in South Carolina, and some lay individuals who were connected with the Mood family. Researchers may find the photograph of a minister who served their church, and they are able to be downloaded. (Link will open in a new window)
Twentieth Century Sketches photos (1901) *(NEW)
These photos come from the first pictorial directory of Methodist ministers in South Carolina. This album contains 179 images. Local church historians may want to search through the directory for photos of their ministers. The images are available for viewing or downloading. (Link will open in a new window)
Twentieth Century Sketches, Revised photos (1914) *(NEW)
These photos come from the second pictorial directory of Methodist ministers in South Carolina. The album contains 167 images. These photographs are available for viewing or downloading. (Link will open in new window.)
Local Indexes The Advocate Obituary Index (online) Appointment Index (available in the archives)
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Methodist History Links Historic Sites in South Carolina A South Carolina Methodist History Timeline The Herbert Hucks Award
Internet Sources for Methodist Research General Commission on Archives and History United Methodist Archives Connection
An online catalog of conference and church records, including South Carolina.
Guidelines for Arranging and Preserving Church Records Local Church Retention Guidelines
Offers advice on documents and records local churches should keep.
Care of Photographs
Offers advice on the steps individuals can take to care for their photographs.
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| Books A. M. Chreitzberg, Early Methodism in the Carolinas, 1897 - indexed by Google Books A. M. Shipp, History of South Carolina Methodism, 1883 - in the archives Albert D. Betts, History of Methodism in South Carolina, 1951 - in the archives Warren M. Jenkins, Steps along the Way: The Origin and Development of the South Carolina Conference of the Central Jurisdiction of the Methodist Church, 1967 Biographical directories of ministers in the South Carolina Conference - 1901, 1914, 1932, 1942, 1952, 1961, 1975, 1985, 1991, 2001 |
Periodicals The Southern Christian Advocate, published from 1837 to 1948, available in print or microfilm The South Carolina Methodist Advocate, published from 1948 to 1968, available in print The South Carolina United Methodist Advocate, published since 1968, available in print Wesleyan Journal, 1825-1827, available in microfilm Conference Journals, South Carolina Annual Conference Conference Journals, Upper South Carolina Annual Conference, 1915-1947 Conference Journals, South Carolina Conference (1866) on microfilm, 1869-1962 |