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Last week’s mystery, “Wrapped,” showed the current state of historic St. Philip’s Church in Charleston, which is undergoing some exterior renovations.
“Funding for the project was collected from a charitable fundraising campaign called ‘Shine the Light’ that was initiated in April 2023,” veteran photo sleuth Allan Peel writes from San Antonio, Texas. “Based on studies conducted between 2020 and 2023, an estimated $18 million dollar fund would be required to complete the essential repairs needed for the sanctuary, parish hall, ministries hall, chapel, State Street property, tea garden, and a new columbarium.”
Daniel Prohaska of Summerville added, “St. Philip’s is the oldest congregation in the United States south of Virginia. It is the spiritual home of many leading patriots who signed the Declaration of Independence and Constitution of the United States with names like Edward Rutledge, Charles Pinckney, Christopher Gadsden, and John C. Calhoun in the cemetery. It is known as the ‘Westminster Abbey of South Carolina’ for its influential role in the Anglican Church of North America.”
Others correctly identifying the photo were: Bill Segars of Hartsville; Frank Bouknight of Summerville; George Graf of Palmyra, Va.; David Lupo of Mount Pleasant; and Elizabeth Jones of Columbia.
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