The South Carolina Baptist Historical Collection at Furman University is a comprehensive archives that documents individuals, churches, and associations in South Carolina Baptist history.  Located in Greenville, SC, it is housed in the Special Collections and Archives Department of the James B. Duke Library.

Although Furman University and the South Carolina Baptist Convention separated in 1992, the South Carolina Baptist Historical Collection was still considered the official repository of the convention.  This status changed a decade later.  In 2002, the Convention decided to maintain its own organizational records and Furman continued to house records pertaining to individual churches, associations and individuals.  Currently, the collection contains the records of over 500 individual Baptist churches, numerous published books as well as church histories, congregational records, associational minutes, biographical materials, newsletters, hymnals, and sermons.

Church records can be borrowed through our InterLibrary Loan department. Simply locate the microfilm you want to borrow and contact your local, public library. Inform the library of the church records that you would like to borrow from Furman University's Special Collections & Archives. The whole process usually takes a few business days to process.

By Church Name

By County Name

South Carolina Baptist Biographies

Joe King's book, History of South Carolina Baptists, contains historical tables of South Carolina Baptist Churches that provide information about the history of the churches and their associations. Click on the bold, underlined text to view the tables. *Note: This is a large PDF document consisting of ninty-three pages. It may take a minute to fully load.