William Screven
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| William Screven | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1629 England |
| Died | 1713 Georgetown, South Carolina |
William Screven (c. 1629 – 1713) was a 17th-century Baptist preacher from England who founded the first Baptist church in the South.
William Screven was born in England, in 1629 and immigrated to New England in the 1640s.[1] He was ordained in January of 1682 by the First Baptist Church of Boston, so that he might establish a church in Kittery, Maine, which he did on September 25 of that year.[2] In 1696, the new church moved to Charleston, South Carolina at least partly because of disagreements between Rev. Screven and the New England Baptist authorities.[3] The relocated congregation became the First Baptist Church of Charleston, South Carolina, the oldest Baptist church in the South. Rev. Screven died in 1713 and was buried on his personal property. The inscription on his grave reads as follows:
"A pioneer Baptist Preacher of Sommerton, England, immigrated to Kittery, Maine, forced to leave that state for preaching the gospel, came south with a group of Baptists, organized the First Baptist Church in the South 1693, at Charleston, and served First Baptist there until 1706. Died in 1713 and buried in private yard at Georgetown, S.C. A servant of Christ, Pure in Morals, Sound in Doctrine, Abundant in Labors."
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[edit] Notes
- ^ The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine p.93, (South Carolina Historical Society, 1915); Google Books digitized version
- ^ First Baptist Church of Charleston, South Carolina Website - Church History
- ^ Tom Nettles 'The Rise & Demise of Calvinism Among Southern Baptists' in Founders Journal, ed. Thomas K. Ascol, PhD [1]
- ^ Rev. David J. Wells 'The Name We Bear', p.4 [2]
[edit] External links
- A History of the Baptists. Chapter 6: The Baptists of Maine and South Carolina
- Google Book Search: The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine
- Historical Marker Database Cemetery Inscription (Not Rev. Screven's grave marker)
- First Baptist Church of Charleston, South Carolina
- The Screven Baptist Association (Named for Rev. William Screven)
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