By ST. CLAIRE DONAGHY Index-Journal Oct 24, 2019 ABBEVILLE — Trinity Episcopal Church is set to be awarded a national preservation grant that will help in restoring the Trinity Street landmark. The National Fund for Sacred Places is awarding preservation grants to 10 historic congregations in the country — totaling $1.9 million — and the gothic […]

October 4, 2019 Check out Preservation South Carolina’s Executive Director, Michael Bedenbaugh, as he speaks with Megan on WSPA’s Your Carolina with Jack & Megan about how PSC is preserving sacred places in South Carolina and has been for years. Mike is giving an update on Preservation South Carolina’s latest projects. Watch the Interview Here

The State: September 17, 2019 • By Charles Duncan “Mosquito Beach began to lose its popularity with African-Americans following the desegregation of more popular beaches nearby. Hurricane Hugo damaged the hotel in 1989 and it was closed for repairs, but without customers, it never reopened,” according to Preservation South Carolina. “Today, the Pine Tree Hotel […]

Thank you SC Public Radio for featuring Trinity of Abbeville! Read or Listen now to learn about Trinity’s restoration journey and our goals for the future. South Carolina is famous for many of its structures, especially the houses of worship that dot the varied landscape of the Palmetto State. The existence of many of these […]

An important and historical discovery has been made! Several pages from the Church Register from the 1840s that document the names of the enslaved communicants who were baptized, married and confirmed as members of Trinity of Abbeville. As we sift through the documents, we will release more pages as we find them.  This is an […]

Preservation South Carolina is proud to announce success in finding the future caretakers of the Wyche Derrick House, located in Prosperity, SC. Tom and Janis Lewis signed a contract to purchase the historic property this week and will commence the process of restoration this spring. They, along with their daughter Bonnie, will make this their […]

As the fundraising efforts continue and the restoration of Trinity Episcopal Church begins in earnest, Charleston’s Post and Courier has put together a beautiful video to help share the story of this amazing piece of sacred history. Watch as Preservation South Carolina’s Executive Director, Michael Bedenbaugh, talks about the affect this church has had on […]

If you missed Preservation SC’s Executive Director, Michael Bedenbaugh, on WISTV’s Talk of the Town with Dawndy Mercer Plank, no worries! Mike Bedenbaugh, the executive director of Preservation South Carolina, appeared on WIS TV to share the concern for preserving an integral part of South Carolina’s history. One that, if left untouched, could just go […]

By Emily Williams Nov 25, 2018 (Updated Nov 26, 2018) Far from the growing list of Charleston-area construction projects and grumblings about more Holy City hotels sits a three-story brick structure on Edgefield’s town square. Built in 1919, the Plantation House Hotel has sat vacant for many years. But Preservation South Carolina, a nonprofit that works […]