Christ Church and Cemetery, Mt Pleasant, South Carolina

~Christ Church , with Vestry House on the left~

2304 Highway 17 North
Mount Pleasant, SC 29466
Phone: 843-884-9090
E-mail:  frontdesk@christch.org

~~~~~

When you're driving on Highway 17 in Mt Pleasant, South Carolina - at the intersection of Longpoint Road and Highway 17 you'll find Christ Church.  It's a busy intersection, one that seems to be getting busier everyday, but if you pull over and walk through the gate and into the cemetery in front of the church, it's as if the live oaks keep out the noise, and the spot is surprisingly quiet and peaceful.  As one would hope.   

From the Christ Church website:

Christ Church Parish was one of 10 parishes created by the Church Act of 1706. A small wooden building was built on this site in 1708, but was accidentally destroyed by a fire in 1725. Our Historic Church along Hwy. 17 was finished in 1727.

The Church building was then burned by retreating British troops in 1782, and rebuilt six years later. Near the end of the Civil War, it was again reduced to four blackened walls. A company of Union cavalry, from the 21st Massachusetts Colored Regiment bivouacked in our churchyard. They used the building as a stable and burned the pews for firewood in the bitter winter of 1865.

The brick Vestry House, built in 1751 and also burned, was restored by men of the Parish in 1939 and refurbished after Hurricane Hugo in 1989. It has served variously as an office, guardhouse, classroom and meeting place for committees and our teenagers.

Our handsome silver chalice (1680), paten (1763), flagon, and other communion vessels were hidden and preserved during the years of war and occupation. Currently on display at the Charleston Museum, they are used at Christ Church on special occasions.

Another interesting feature of this 26-acre property is the Cemetery, which contains graves dating back to the mid-1700s. A Confederate earthwork zigzags across the site southeast of Highway 17. Built in1862 by field hands from neighboring plantations, it was part of the Palmetto Fort, the picket line guarding the approach to Charleston from the northeast, which originally ran from Boone Hall to the coastal marshes.

Our historic past has set a wonderful foundation on which to build for the future. The new nave and sanctuary, toward the rear of the church property, was dedicated in early 1996 as the first of several new buildings designed to accommodate our growing congregation. A new Parish Hall and Children’s Ministries building were added to our campus in 2003.

~~~~~

 

~Looking through the cemetery towards the front of the church~

~~~~~

~~~~~

 ~~~~~

~~~~~

 

~Tablet on right of the Christ Church front door~

~~~~~

 

~Christ Church Historical Marker~

~~~~~

Comments

[Elaine]

When will you be having your tea room this year?

[US17]

Elaine, this website isn't directly affiliated with Christ Church - but I did check on their webpage (and their calendar link) and didn't see specific in formation about their tea room for this year. It would perhaps be best to call or email them directly and ask: phone 843-884-9090 / email frontdesk@christch.org.

Thanks for stopping by!

[David]

Elaine, the tea room was discontinued several years ago.