United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.The United Presbyterian Church was widely known in South Carolina as the “Northern Presbyterian Church” to distinguish it from the Presbyterian Church in the United States (PCUS), which was known as the “Southern Presbyterian Church.” Long-established black congregations in South Carolina, primarily in the lowcountry, were part of the United Presbyterian Church.
Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community ChurchesAffirming the historic creeds of Protestant Christianity, UFMCC maintains a strong commitment to social action, particularly in areas of discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender, age, and health.
WelshSettlers of Welsh descent played an important role in settling the South Carolina backcountry in the 1730s and 1740s. Many…
West, JosephGovernor. Nothing is known of the birth and parentage of Joseph West, who commanded the fleet that brought the first…
Whitefield, GeorgeClergyman. Whitefield was born on December 16, 1714, in Gloucester, England, the son of Thomas Whitefield and Elizabeth Edwards, innkeepers.…
Woodmason, CharlesClergyman. Little is known about Woodmason before he came to South Carolina. He was born in England and was probably…
Woodrow, JamesScientist, educator, college president. Born in Carlisle, England, on May 30, 1828, James Woodrow, son of Reverend Thomas Woodrow and…
Zubly, John JoachimAlthough Zubly appreciated colonial opposition to British imperial policy, some of which he believed was oppressive, he remained convinced that nothing should sever ties between colonies and mother country.
