Gillette United Methodist Church

Gillette United Methodist Church – South Carolina Historic Marker 3-16 Gillette Methodist Church dates to early 19th century, possibly around the time that Reverend James Capers settled on land owned by Dr. Elijah Gillett in early 1813. Capers was born in Charleston in 1788 and became a minister with the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1809. He likely stayed on the Gillett’s land for only a brief time, but may have helped to spread the seed of Methodism here. Early meetings were held under a brush arbor. Elijah Gillett, at the urging of his wife Elizabeth Scarbrough Gillett, donated land and lumber to erect a permanent meeting house, which they deeded to the Methodist Church. The Gilletts are buried 3 1/2 miles north of the church. The meeting house was remodeled in 1910, but retains original floors, wainscoting, and pulpit.