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Pee Dee Missionary Baptist Church

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This simple church in Blenheim was built in 1834 as Great Pee Dee Presbyterian Church, founded by Archibald McQueen. It is considered one of the oldest – if not the oldest – remaining church buildings in Marlboro County. Two local Presbyterian churches later formed from this congregation – Bennettsville Presbyterian and Blenheim Presbyterian churches.

Pee Dee Baptist

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The church building was sold to an African-American congregation in 1891 and called Pee Dee Union Baptist Church and later, Pee Dee Missionary Baptist Church. The church’s first pastor, the Reverend Furman Peterkin, served Pee Dee Missionary Baptist until 1927.

Pee Dee Baptist

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The church was restored in 1945, and a new church building was completed on the same site as the historic sanctuary in 2008. Called the New Pee Dee Missionary Baptist Church, the modern church building sits in front of the original building. The churchyard contains the graves of members from both Great Pee Dee Presbyterian and Pee Dee Missionary Baptist churches.

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Pee Dee Missionary Detail

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Pee Dee Missionary Front

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Pee Dee Missionary Window

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Plan Your Trip: Pee Dee Missionary Baptist Church

Where is Pee Dee Missionary Baptist Church located?
Address: 1908 South Carolina Highway 38 S, Blenheim, SC 29516
GPS Coordinates: 34.542616,-79.653879
What else should I see?
Zion Methodist Church 4.7 miles
Hebron Methodist Church 6.7 miles
First Presbyterian Church of Bennettsville 8.5 miles
Jennings-Brown House 8.6 miles
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    1. Judy Belin says

      October 27, 2021 at 6:20 PM

      Does anyone know of the Belin family who were members of the Pee Dee Baptist Church?

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    2. Lindsay Blair says

      December 7, 2020 at 4:28 PM

      My great-grandparents are buried here, Rev. Thomas Blair and Annie Blair. I am doing research on my father’s family tree, and I think my great-grandfather may have been a reverend here at some point in the early to mid-1900s.

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    3. Jo says

      October 5, 2020 at 10:27 PM

      Hi all! My great-great-great-grandfather was named Handy Peterkin, and my great-grandfather’s name was John Peterkin, and my grandmother’s name was Riley Peterkin.

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    4. Cynthia Tomlin says

      May 24, 2019 at 2:57 PM

      My mom is a Peterkin and a Dupree. She is the last living and youngest of her siblings. I would like to give pictures to her of her family that she remembers and knows from growing up as a child. Handy Peterkin was her great-grandfater. I would love her to have this gifts. Is there somewhere I could get these pictures? If so let me know. I am planning a trip to the church.

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    5. Lisa Jay Miller says

      February 20, 2019 at 10:39 PM

      I had many great memories in this church.

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    6. Stephanie Hundley says

      June 20, 2018 at 6:09 AM

      My family is descended from the Peterkins and we are looking for the graves of my Great Great Grandparents,Jim Pete and Rachel Peterkin. I wonder if they are buried here?

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    7. Faith Talley says

      March 7, 2018 at 1:28 PM

      Rev Furman Peterkin was my grandmother’s grandfather.

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      • SCIWAY says

        March 7, 2018 at 1:51 PM

        That’s so cool, Faith! Do you have any stories about him you can share? Even just basic life details? We’d love to be able to add more about him, and the church especially if you know anything. Thank you!

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        • Faith Talley says

          March 7, 2018 at 2:09 PM

          Actually he was my grandmother’s uncle. My family did some research on the family a couple of years ago. I will get more info for you.

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    8. Curtis Little says

      March 7, 2018 at 8:31 AM

      Had some good times in that church.

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    9. Marcus Williams says

      January 8, 2018 at 4:27 PM

      My Great Grandfather was a former pastor; Rev. James Arthur Williams.

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    10. Elder Michael Smith says

      January 8, 2018 at 3:34 PM

      My great-great father Deacon Gray Peterkin was on the first Deacon Board of this church and many PETERKIN relatives are buried here too.

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      • Tammy Wicks says

        June 20, 2018 at 6:13 AM

        Does anyone know if there is a list of people who were buried there? I was looking for my Great Great Grandparents, ”Jim Pete” (James Peterkin) & Rachel Thomas Peterkin?

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      • Tammy Wicks says

        June 20, 2018 at 6:17 AM

        Ancestry.com indicates that a Furman Peterkin was the son of ”Jim Pete” (James Peterkin) & Rachel Thomas Peterkin? I do notice that the name was used multiple times though.

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