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The
Lutheran Church
ORANGEBURG
The Orangeburg Lutheran Church is a while, frame
structure, with arched windows. Its central tower is
surmounted with a belfry and shingled spire. The church was organized
in 1853, with a congregation of twenty-two members. The
present building, erected in 1855 cost $2,250.00. Tlie Reverend
Jacob Hawkins was called as its first pastor.
After the
close of the Confederate War, the church was used as a
temporary Federal army hospital, and later on was rented as a
court house. It was thus used
and abused for several years.
The members signing the
contract for the building were: H. A. Haigler, Henry L.
Rickenbaker, L. Adden, Thomas Oliver, and I. Peter
Haigler.
BY
HAZEL CROWSON SELLERS
South Carolina Churches
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