“O” is for the Old Brick Church in Fairfield County

  “O” is for the Old Brick Church in Fairfield County. Ebenezer Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, known commonly as the “Old Brick Church.” is one of only a handful of eighteenth century ecclesiastical buildings remaining in the middle country of South Carolina. Built in 1788, the plain brick masonry building is located on the Little River, about twelve miles from Winnsboro. The interior is austere and features long, straight-backed wooden pews, a dais-style pulpit, and a slave gallery. A granite wall erected in 1852 surrounds the church and adjoining cemetery. On May 9th, 1803, the church was the site of a gathering of ministers and church elders that resulted in the formation of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Synod of the Carolinas. Today, the “Old Brick Church” is revered as the “mother church” of the A.R.P. Faith.