Church of the Cross Entrance H D R

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Church of the Cross Entrance H D R

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Lisa Wooten

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The Church of the Cross is a historic Episcopal Church on Calhoun Street in Bluffton, South Carolina.[2][3]

It was built in 1857 and added to the National Register in 1975. It is currently in the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina and part of a larger Church of the Cross campus. Formal worship in the Bluffton area traces its roots to the establishment in 1767 of St. Luke�s Parish, where a church was built near Pritchardville in 1787. Service on �The Bluff� of the May River first took place in the early 1830s. The young town of Bluffton was a summer resort for area and inland planters and a stop on the ferry route between Savannah and Beaufort. By 1842, a chapel was built near the current location of The Church of the Cross. The National Register of Historic Places has listed The Church of the Cross since 1975. In keeping with the church�s rapid growth, members built the first rectory in 1986. With continuing growth that the church has experienced in recent years, this building became the church business office in 2001.[4]

In 1997, the Narthex wall was moved back to its original location, expanding nave seating for the growing congregation. Stairs now lead up to the renovated balcony above, which is home to the choir and the beautiful English pipe organ installed in 1999. Wikipedia

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August 7th, 2015