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ST. PHILIP'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH
St. Philip's Evangelical Lutheran Church was organized in August 1881. The congregation first worshiped in Capt. Philip Sigh's yard. About the first of September of the same year they began their church building near the seventh mile stone on the road leading from Newberry to Hughes's ferry on Broad River. The church was built by Mr. Romeo Halfacre who completed the work with the exception of ceiling the walls. The congregation then numbered about thirty. The first officers were Rev. H. L. Wingard pastor; Adam Kibler, W. G. Metts and G. L. Sease, Elders; and Melvin Dickert, Monroe M. Dickert, and Melvin Wicker, Deacons
The first sermon was preached in the building, yet unfinished, November 6, 1881. Little by little the work progressed until November 5, 1882 when the church was dedicated to God by the pastor, assisted by Rev. Steck?, D.D. who preached the dedication sermon. Rev H. L. Wingard served the congregation until October 7, 1883.
Rev. S, T. Hallman, being regularly called, from Concord, N. C., assumed the pastoral call of St. Philip's church on November 29, 1883. He continued his labors until May 1888 when the Joint Council of the Pastorate accepted his resignation that he might respond to an urgent call from the English Lutheran Church of Augusta, GA, and the Executive committee are the missions of the South Carolina Synod.
During his ministry here 51 members were enrolled at St. Philip's church, 93 in the pastorate; there were 14 funerals; 33 baptisms of infants; and the salary was raised from $90 to $120. The church was improved by the addition of the pulpit, robe-room, chairs in chancel and pulpit, blinds to windows, stove in church, the house painted, $41.80 raised towards the purchase of the organ.
Some of the early pastors who served St. Philip's from 1881 until 1916 were: Rev. H. L. Wingard, Rev. S. T. Hallman, Prof. J. B. Fox from Newberry College, Mr. H. F. Sheehy? of the Theological Seminary, Rev. John H. Wyse, Rev. J. A. Sigh, D.D., Rev. J. D. Bowles, Rev. J. J. Long, Rev. S. T. Hellman, D.D., Rev. H. P. Counts, Rev. P. H. E. Derrick, Rev. J. C. Wessinger, Rev. John J. Long, Rev. Y. V. A. Riser, Rev. A. J. Bowers and Rev. S. P. Koon
This history of St. Philip's Evangelical Lutheran Church was abstracted from the "Dutch Fork Digest". For a more complete history see the 1989 and 1990 Dutch Fork Digest which includes the Infant Baptism records (227) for the years 1881 through until January 1917. These church records also includes the 69 deaths from the year 1883 until October 1915
We are including the Marriage Records from 1884 until June 1915 beginning on the following page.
ST. PHILIP'S LUTHERAN CHURCH RECORDS
MARRIAGES
DATE - NAME OF GENTLEMAN - NAME OF LADY
- 11 Dec 1884 W. B. Lominick Mary E. Swittenburg
- 24 Dec 1884 Drayton T. Wicker Martha E. Lominick
- 05 Jan 1887 W. P. Metis Bulah C. Swittenberg
- 16 Mar 1887 Col. D. A. Ruff Lizzie Halfacre
- 24 Nov 1887 W. P. Lominick Luvinia Ruff
- 30 Nov 1887 R. C. Sligh Fannie Kinard
- 11 Jan 1888 John M. Cannon Carrie Hentz
- 02 Sep 1888 John D. Nance Mamie Sease
- 30 Dec 1888 W. P. Wicker Amelia Bishop
- 12 Dec 1889 W. G. Metts Francis M. Wicker
- 17 Dec 1889 J. C. Chalmers C. Etta Lominick
- 02 Nov 1890 H. N. Kinard Laura Eckberg
- 04 Dec 1890 A. E. Lominick Lizzie Counts
- 08 Dec 1892 Charlton Livingston Addie Koon
- 25 Dec 1892 Monroe Koon Carrie N. Metts
- 25 Dec 1892 H. S. Metts Biddie Singley
- 01 Jan 1893 Thomas Fellers Maly B. Sease
- 11 May 1893 W. D. Halfacre Bettie E. Maybn
- 20 Jan 1895 Jacob B. Wicker Della Wilson
- 03 May 1896 Dr. Dickert Ida Wicker
- 18 Sep 1896 James Lominick Daisey Nance
- 19 Aug 1896 James Kibler Linnie Bauknight
- 03 Dec 1896 E. M. Sheely Lilla Kibler
- 07 Dec 1896 S. R. Metts Cle(ora or ria) Kinard
- 16 Dec 1896 A. C. Kinard Lilian Canthran ( or in)
- 23 Sep 1897 F. L. Lominick Mollie Sligh
- 24 Dec 1899 Willie Kibler Vinnie Ruff
- 22 Apr 1900 Willie Lominick Lalla Sligh
- 23 Dec 1900 James Ruff Floy Banks
- 24 Aug 1902 Louis Dominick Taloo Sligh
- 29 Dec 1902 Caldwell Ruff Pauline Nance
- 29 Dec 1902 Edwin Halfacre Lola Kibler
- 15 Oct 1903 Sidney Sheely Anna Dehardt
- 11 Nov 1903 W. B. Kinard Bee McFaden
- 15 Dec 1903 George Sheely Nancy Lominack
- 16 Dec 1903 John Wicker Vera Lominick
- 28 Dec 1904 George K. Wicker Lula B. Halfacre
- 26 Jan 1905 T. W. Harmon D. B. Kibler
- 29 Jan 1905 A. P. Ruff Lela Sease
- 04 Jun 1905 James Lominick Birtie B. Sligh
- 02 Jul 1905 Ed Dominick Carrie U. Wicker
- 19 Nov 1905 David L. Halfacre Nora Epting
- 24 Dec 1905 Thomas Wicker Anna Aull
- 24 Dec 1905 A. B. Peaster Elma Halfacre
- 29 Dec 1905 Robt. Sheehy Willie Aull
- 07 Jan 1906 Henry Wicker Audry Livingston
- 11 Jan 1906 William Cromer Mary L. Wicker
- 11 Mar 1906 Charlie Summer Essie Shealy
- 15 Apr 1906 Henry Ringer Fannie Lominick
- 24 Sep 1902? Karl C. Eckberg Ugenia Hair
- 09 Sep 1906 George Koon Emma McCartha
- 28 Oct 1906 M. L. Wicker Alice Long
- 16 Dec 1906 Walter Long Blanchie Ruff
- 31 Mar 1907 Thomas H. Wicker Lilla Maude Sheehy
- 13 Nov 1907 Clifford B. Metts Fannie Sloat
- --- Oct 1907 Olan Lane Miss Whitiker
- 29 Dec 1907 Walter Ringer Rosabelle Allen
- 24 Jan 1909 Brose Kibler Netta Banks
- 25 Apr 1909 Louie Shealy Lida B. Metts
- 03 Oct 1909 Edward Enlow Hattie Banks
- 31 Oct 1909 David Ruff Mamie Lominick
- 12 Dec 1909 Holland Ruff Talue Lominick
- 26 Dec 1909 John Shealy Mary Long
- 29 Dec 1909 B. F. Bedenbaugh Mary E. Eckberg
- 03 Apr 1910 Charles Boland Ola May Shigh (Sigh)
- 13 Nov 1910 Rufash Metts Narvis Shealy
- 18 Dec 1910 John A. Wicker Narvis Livingston
- 21 Dec 1910 Andrew Shealy Rama Metts
- 25 Dec 1910 John Koon Maly Wicker
- 04 Jun 1911 Fred Gallman Chrissie Ruff
- 04 Jun 1911 T. E. McCullough Altha G. Lominick
- 18 Jun 1911 Luther Shealy Lalla Wicker
- 18 Jun 1911 John Ringer Ada Oxner
- 29 Jun 1911 J. J. Kibler Nellie V. Radcliffe
- 17 Jun 1912 Orlanda Felker Annie Lominick
- 24 Dec 1912 Cola Wicker Mattie Crumpton
- 01 Jun 1913 Loa(ma or rna) Ruff Llara Lominick
- 03 Aug 1913 John Taylor Cleo Banks
- 18 Jan 1914 Holmes Kinard Chrisie Shealy
- 26 Jul 1914 Ralph Mills Floy Lominick
- 26 Jul 1914 Bennie Wicker Nellie Livingston
- 06 Jun 1915 Haskel Crumpton Jessie Singley
Posted 8 October 2004