THE FACE OF DEATH
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Kingston Presbyterian Church
Documentation dating from the 1700s indicates that a Kingston Presbyterian congregation was in existence by 1756 and possibly before. Its small, brick, colonial sanctuary faced west, up present-day Third Avenue. It was the first church building of record in the village of Kingston (later renamed Conway) and was built in a grove of Live Oaks situated on the bank of Kingston Lake, a tributary of the Waccamaw River. The congregation seems to have disbanded by 1795. The building eventually fell into disrepair and was finally destroyed during a “great storm” around 1813.
In 1855, local Presbyterians began to re-organize and in 1858, the present sanctuary, built in the "Greek Revival" style, was completed adjacent to the ruins of the colonial Presbyterian meetinghouse. On May 30, 1858, the first religious service was held in the existing sanctuary and on the same day the present Kingston Presbyterian Church was officially organized.
"Shall we gather at the river,
Where bright angel feet have trod;
With its crystal tide forever
Flowing by the throne of God?"
"Yes, we'll gather at the river,
The beautiful, the beautiful river;
Gather with the saints at the river
That flows by the throne of God."
HYMN : Shall We Gather At The River