3. May 12, 2011 - “Seven to Save” is an annual
outreach program of the Preservation Society
of Charleston designed to focus the work of the
organization in a proactive and constructive
way, delivering intellectual and financial
resources to raise awareness and support for
key preservation projects in Charleston and the
region.
Seven sites, representative of seven broader
issues, will be announced each year during
National Historic Preservation Month in May as
“Seven to Save.” Associated with each site will
be specific programmatic activity, which can
include:
·protective ordinances
· historic resource surveys
· National Register nominations
· preservation and stabilization plans
· adaptive use plans
· historic markers
· community workshops and training
· hands-on clean-up/fix-up efforts
· historical research
· fundraising and special events
· public awareness campaigns
“The scope and aim of the Society should be
very far reaching, ramifying
into all parts of the city and all branches of the
work of preservation.”
-Minutes, Society for the Preservation of Old Dwellings, May 5,
1920
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-2013 Preservation Society of Charleston
4. NEW TABERNACLE FOURTH BAPTIST
CHURCH
Francis D. Lee’s circa 1860
Gothic Revival church at 22 Elizabeth
Street, originally known as St. Luke’s
Episcopal Church, requires extensive
preservation work.
Many downtown historic churches are
suffering from deferred maintenance as
congregations dwindle in size and
financial resources for repairs become
scarce.
1-Survey needs of historic downtown
churches
2-Host a workshop to discuss church
preservation issues
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3-Adaptive use plans for 22 Elizabeth
11. The Ethical Gothic
fervor inevitably
faded, but interest in
the Gothic
continued.
The later Gothic Revival
drew inspiration from
periods other than the
"Middle Pointed" promoted
by Pugin and the
Ecclesiologists as the
ideal.
When Francis D. Lee Gothicized
the late 18th century structure
of the Unitarian Church in 1852-
54, he employed the late Gothic
of the Tudor period, which the
Ethicists had considered
debased.
Lee gave the church a
handsome perpendicular
tower, and a magnificent
fan-vaulted ceiling, the
latter inspired perhaps by
ceilings of the Henry VII
Chapel at Westminster and
https://www.facebook.com/pages/New-Tabernacle-Fourth-Baptist-Church the cloisters at Gloucester.
Lee designed a similar
ceiling for St. Luke's
http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/charleston/architecture.
htmChurch (now the Fourth
12. Auxiliaries/Ministries/Committees:
About Deacon Minsitry
Trustee Ministry
...the fourth church of the Baptist Deaconess Ministry
denomination to be founded in Senior Missionary Ministry
Charleston, SC. We have served the Pastor's Aide Ministry
Lowcountry and surrounding areas since Pulpit Aide Ministry
1875. Mission Young Women's Auxiliary (YWA)
F.C. Praise Dance Ministry
Our mission is to promote a holistic Brotherhood Association
ministry to people throughout the world Ushers' Ministry
by providing spiritual, educational, Transportantion Ministry
financial, physical and emotional support Health and Wellness Ministry
by spreading the Gospel of Christ Education Committee
through proclamation and precepts. Christian Women in Service and Unity Committee
General Information Choirs:
Reverend Dr. Francis Covington, Pastor Mass Choir
Young Adult
Schedule of Services: Intergenerational Male Choir
Young People Choir
Church School - Sundays at 9:30 a.m.
Worship Service - Sundays at 11:00 a.m.
Annual Events:
... Bible Study - Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.
Pastor's Anniversary - Second Sunday in January
Baptism - First Sundays at 8:30 a.m.
Family Day - Fourth Sunday in April
The Lord's Supper - First Sundays at
https://www.facebook.com/pages/New-Tabernacle-Fourth-
Baptist-Church/ Men's Day - Third Sunday in June
11:00 a.m.
Women's Day - Third Sunday in August
Church Anniversary - Third Sunday in September
Youth Day - Fourth Sunday in October
Tea - First Sunday in November
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Baptist-Church/
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19. Unable to maintain building, church puts it on Faced with similar challenges, other local churches have been sold and
adapted for other uses over the years. The trend has diminished some of
market as single-family home the Holy City's charm and character, said Cynthia Jenkins, executive
director of the Preservation Society.
"To lose the churches within the neighborhoods is a tragic loss to the
At Elizabeth and Charlotte streets on the peninsula, a historic house way of life that existed in Charleston for centuries," Jenkins said. "The
of worship that can seat 1,200 people is on the block as an ordinary impact of losing a corner building and a use like that would be pretty
house. significant."
The New Tabernacle congregation thought it found a solution to its
dilemma last year, when a local company offered to buy its building and
The New Tabernacle Fourth Baptist Church is up for sale as a $3.9 convert it into a 400-seat theater for the Charleston Stage Co. The
million single-family home, a last-ditch move by its dwindling proposal was opposed by some nearby residents who said a theater
congregation to sell the downtown property. would disrupt the quiet neighborhood.
Vangie Rainsford, president of the Mazyck-Wraggborough Garden
District Neighborhood Association, cited a traffic study that found theater-
The listing comes nearly 18 months after a city board voted against related traffic would clog the streets before and after performances.
a proposal that would have converted the 19th-century church into a Buses trying to navigate the narrow streets were another concern, she
theater, a controversial idea that still evokes strong feelings in the said.
surrounding Mazyck-Wraggborough neighborhood. "There's very little area for school buses to maneuver," Rainsford said.
Neighbors also were worried about noise.
"My bedroom window is 35 feet from the church, the part where the
Yet almost no one wants the church property to be turned into a stage was going to be," said Judy Murphy, who lives on Charlotte Street.
home — not the congregation, not historic preservationists, not "With performances getting out at 11 o'clock, I just thought it was terribly
nearby residents. Not even real estate agent Chad Drayton, who inappropriate."
was hired to market the property to prospective buyers. "It's Murphy said she'd rather not see the church sold as a single- family
residence, but she noted that a home would be a better neighbor than a
blasphemy to think of this as a residence," Drayton said. working theater.
The New Tabernacle structure dates back nearly 150 years. The Gothic
But the cost of maintaining the aging church, where worship building's first cornerstone was laid in 1859. Local architect Francis D.
services are held on Wednesdays and Sundays, is too much for the Lee considered the church to be his masterpiece.
shrinking congregation of about 300, said the Rev. Francis Inside, 55-foot columns support the sanctuary's spacious ceiling, and its
walls and windows feature ornate decorations and details.
Covington, pastor of New Tabernacle. Drayton, who is marketing the property, estimates that it would cost
about $2 million to transform the church into a residence. Architects who
"The structure itself is just a mammoth responsibility, and with our have toured the building told him that some of its features, such as the
small membership, it's very difficult to keep it up in the condition that large stained-glass windows, would make it an attractive house. The
property also includes offices in a converted Charleston single house
the building deserves," he said. attached to the main structure.
Selling an old church for use as another church is not easy, Drayton plans to promote New Tabernacle nationally to find a buyer.
especially in a place like downtown Charleston, where land for Over the years, he said he has placed dozens of calls to local churches
expansion is limited. For example, most congregations want that might be interested in moving downtown but found little interest.
spacious parking lots, large kitchens and lots of extra rooms where Before the theater proposal was shot down by the city in May 2006, local
physician Gene Phillips announced at a public meeting that he had plans
youth groups and bible study groups can gather. In fact, Covington to buy New Tabernacle, restore it and keep it as a church.
said he wants to move New Tabernacle to West http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20070926/PC05/309269946 said Phillips "has not come through on what he
Ashley for those Since then, Covington
very reasons. said he would do at the meeting." Phillips said Tuesday that he still would
like to buy the church, a move that would be contingent on the sale of
20. Overview
New Tabernacle Fourth Baptist Church emphasizes on the
three 'W's—word, worship and works which can help the
community men face the challenges of the ever-changing
world.
The church conducts regular services, services, baptism
and community programs for the benefit of the masses.
Besides this, the church also is a popular venue for
concerts and diverse events. Piccolo Spoleto Spotlight
Concert Series and South Carolina Jazz Diaspora are
some of the memorable events held here.
All in all, a must-visit place for spiritual awareness and
good entertainment.
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21. 22 Elizabeth St. c.1862
-- New Tabernacle Fourth Baptist Church was built for St. Luke's Episcopal church. The
Gothic Revival structure was begun in 1859 and was consecrated in 1862 when not fully
completed, construction having been halted by the Civil War.
The original design by architect Francis D. Lee called for a steeple in the northwest corner,
which was never built. It was planned to be stuccoed but patriotism intervened and the lime
was donated to the confederacy. Built in the shape of a Greek cross , the building has on
each side single Gothic windows 37 feet high.
The center of the vaulted ceiling is 55 feet above the floor. Patrick O'Donnell , who built his
own fine residence at 21 King street, was the building contractor. St. Luke's congregation,
which was organized in 1858, was united with St. Paul's (Radcliffeboro) in 1949.
New Tabernacle Fourth Baptist church, which purchased the building in 1950, was founded
in 1875.
The congregation moved here from a building on the site of the Medical University Hospital.
The Rev. Daniel J. Jenkins founder of the Jenkins Orphanage, was once a pastor of New
Tabernacle.
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(Legerton, Historic Churches,p.6-7 ; Ravenel, Architects , p.224-227 )
22. Rev. Daniel Joseph
Jenkins
1862-1937 –
Born in Barnwell County, South Carolina;
minister of the New Tabernacle Fourth
Baptist Church in Charleston; founded
Charleston’s Jenkins Orphanage in 1891;
established the famed Jenkins Orphanage
Bands in 1894
Charleston Jazz Initiative
http://www.charlestonjazz.net/cji-history/
23. Our History:
The Charleston Jazz
Initiative (CJI)
Throughout jazz historical commentary,
writers and observers concede the was established in March 2003 by
pervasive influence of Louis Armstrong and native Charlestonian Jack McCray,
the “New Orleans Clarinet Sound”…in the
Jenkins Orphanage bands, there are
jazz journalist and long-time
archetypes, most notably a “Charleston researcher of Charleston’s jazz
Trumpet Style”…a virtuosic trumpet style tradition, and Dr. Karen Chandler,
that extended the range of the horn. Associate Professor of Arts
Management, School of the Arts at
If the sheer number of Jenkins-spawned the College of Charleston and
trumpet players whose high-note fluency former director of the Avery
brought them acclaim were tallied, the
existence of a “Jenkins Orphanage School
Research Center for African
of Trumpet Playing,” must be American History and Culture.
acknowledged… the trumpet tradition
attracted the attention of band leaders like Founded at the Avery Research
Lionel Hampton and Duke Ellington, who Center, CJI operates out of the
looked to the Jenkins’ ranks for talented Arts Management Program,
and professionally competent trumpeters. School of the Arts and in
partnership with Avery.
Alvin Batiste, ―Charleston: Another Cradle of Jazz?‖
CJI’s oral histories and archival
collections are housed at Avery as
http://www.charlestonjazz.net/cji-
Charleston Jazz Initiative The Charleston history/ Initiative
Jazz
Collection.
