Trinity Methodist Church Original Site/William Hammet
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TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH ORIGINAL SITE (Front) The first Trinity Church building was erected on this site in 1792. By 1813, Trinity had joined the S. C. Conference, and in 1874 it merged with Cumberland Church, the oldest Methodist church in Charleston, founded in 1786. In 1926, Trinity moved to its present location at 273 * † Marker attached to building façade instead of post.
Marker attached to church façade instead of post. Meeting Street where the church and cemetery records are now located. WILLIAM HAMMET (Reverse) An Irishman from Belfast who was ordained by John Wesley, William Hammet was a missionary sent to America by the British Conference. He came to Charleston in 1791 from Jamaica and founded Trinity Methodist Church after a schism occurred within Cumberland Church between his followers and those of Bishop Francis Asbury.
Hammet called his church the "Primitive Methodist Church" and was pastor of Trinity until his death in 1803. Erected by Trinity United Methodist Church, 2005, replacing a marker erected in 1970 by the Pee Dee Chapter, Colonial Dames of the XVII Century
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