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Citadel Square Baptist Church
328 Meeting St, 843.723.9237
Circular Congregational Church
150 Meeting St, 843.577.6400
French Huguenot Church
140 Meeting St, 843.722.4385
Designed by renowned architect Edward Bricknell
Wright, oldest continuously active Huguenot
congregation in US.
First (Scots) Presbyterian Church
53 Meeting St, 843.722.8882
One of the oldest ecclesiastical buildings in the city,
churchyard contains over fifty 18th century
gravestones.
Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim
90 Hasell St, 843.723.1090
Founded in 1749, is the first Reform Jewish
congreation in US in 1841, and fourth oldes Jewish
congregation in US. Described as one of the most
impressive examples of Greek Revival architecture in
America.
Second Presbyterian Church
328 Meeting St, 843.723.9237
St. Mary of the Annunciation
89 Hasell St, 843.722.7696
First Roman Catholic congregation established in the
Carolinas and Georgia.
St. Michael's Church
71 Broad St, 843.723.0603
Considered one of America's most sophisticated
colonial church buildings. Edward Rutledge, signer of
the Declaration of Independence, and Charles
Cotesworth Pinckney, signer of the US Constitution,
are buried in the graveyard.
St. Philip's Church
142 Church St, 843.722.7734
Established in 1680 and is a center of vibrant
worship. The church's steeple is one of the most
recognized Charleston landmarks.
Trinity United Methodist Church
273 Meeting St, 843.722.8449
Perhaps the least altered of Charleston's late Greek
Revival church buildings, this imposing structure
presents a monumental Corinthian columned portico
and massive dual flight of stone steps.
328 Meeting St, 843.723.9237
Circular Congregational Church
150 Meeting St, 843.577.6400
French Huguenot Church
140 Meeting St, 843.722.4385
Designed by renowned architect Edward Bricknell
Wright, oldest continuously active Huguenot
congregation in US.
First (Scots) Presbyterian Church
53 Meeting St, 843.722.8882
One of the oldest ecclesiastical buildings in the city,
churchyard contains over fifty 18th century
gravestones.
Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim
90 Hasell St, 843.723.1090
Founded in 1749, is the first Reform Jewish
congreation in US in 1841, and fourth oldes Jewish
congregation in US. Described as one of the most
impressive examples of Greek Revival architecture in
America.
Second Presbyterian Church
328 Meeting St, 843.723.9237
St. Mary of the Annunciation
89 Hasell St, 843.722.7696
First Roman Catholic congregation established in the
Carolinas and Georgia.
St. Michael's Church
71 Broad St, 843.723.0603
Considered one of America's most sophisticated
colonial church buildings. Edward Rutledge, signer of
the Declaration of Independence, and Charles
Cotesworth Pinckney, signer of the US Constitution,
are buried in the graveyard.
St. Philip's Church
142 Church St, 843.722.7734
Established in 1680 and is a center of vibrant
worship. The church's steeple is one of the most
recognized Charleston landmarks.
Trinity United Methodist Church
273 Meeting St, 843.722.8449
Perhaps the least altered of Charleston's late Greek
Revival church buildings, this imposing structure
presents a monumental Corinthian columned portico
and massive dual flight of stone steps.
| Charleston is know as the "Holy City" not only because of the vast number of Church steeples but also because of religious tolerance in Colonial Days. Most places of worship and churches are beautiful and open to touring if their doors are open |
