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SC S0864
Resolution
Status
Passed
1/29/2026
Primary Sponsor
Margie Matthews
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AI Summary
- South Carolina Senate resolution congratulating St. James the Greater Catholic Mission on its 200th anniversary, with origins dating to 1826 in Colleton County
- Recognized as a rare example of a rural, southern, African American Roman Catholic parish in continuous existence from antebellum origins, featuring a historically intact campus with church, school, and cemetery
- Originally constructed by Irish plantation owners to worship with enslaved African Americans, the first church was dedicated in 1833 by Bishop John England; after the Civil War, formerly enslaved catechist Vincent de Paul Davis led the community in faith without a priest for forty years
- A schoolhouse built in 1901 educated over one hundred African American students regardless of religious affiliation until school integration in the 1960s
- The current church structure was built in 1935 after a tornado destroyed the 1909 building, and a copy of the resolution is to be presented to Reverend Bruce C. Barnett
Legislative Description
St. James the Greater Catholic Church
Last Action
Introduced and adopted
1/29/2026
Full Bill Text
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