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1851 - 1934 (83 years)| Name | Benjamin Peter “Ben” CUTTINO [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] | |
| Suffix | Sr. | |
| Birth | 26 Jun 1851 [5] | |
| Gender | Male | |
| HIST | Sumter church celebrates 100 years of influencing community Share Create a hardcopy of this page Font Size: Default font size Larger font size Previous Next JADE ANDERSON / THE ITEM Sumter church celebrates 100 years of influencing community Bobby June, chairman of the New Salem Baptist Church's 100 year committee, talks about prior pastors. Dale Broadway will return to the Sumter pulpit this Sunday. BY JADE ANDERSON janderson@theitem.com New Salem Baptist Church will soon celebrate 100 years of reaching out to the community. On Sunday, the Sumter fellowship will host a 10:30 a.m. homecoming service. Dale Broadway, former pastor of the church, will serve as the guest speaker, and Connie Hodge Cuthbertson, former music director, will present the musical selection. "He (Broadway) did a revival here once, and I was coming back from seeing my son in Saudi Arabia," said Leah Pinkerton, assistant publicity chairwoman. "I'd traveled for 24 hours, but I wanted to hear him on his last day." Broadway is now a preacher at Edwards Chapel Baptist out of Patrick. Tours of the church will be given, and memorabilia will be on display. A covered-dish meal will follow the service. SUNDAY SCHOOL In 1912, First Baptist Church saw a need in southwestern Sumter and started a Sunday school on Salem Avenue, said Bobby June, chairman of the anniversary committee. The program quickly grew, and in 1913, Salem Avenue Baptist Church was established on the corner of Salem Avenue and Bartlette Street. Years later, Bettie Ridley, publicity chairwoman, recalls the men attending Sunday school in a separate unattached garage. "My dad was a member, and I remember walking up those steps and thinking they'd never end," she said. She has attended the church since she was in "cradle row," which today is called nursery. "I love my church," Ridley said. "I have always loved the people in it. It's part of my social life." June, who has also attended the church since infancy, has similar feelings. "I love everything about my church," he said. "It's my whole social life. It's an extension of my family. It also gives me an opportunity to serve." June teaches Sunday school and leads a mission team. The group has traveled to the coal mining area of Virginia and West Virginia to work with a food and clothing ministry for eight years. NEW LOCATION In March 1978, the church purchased land off West Oakland Extension, where it currently sits. The groundbreaking took place in May of that year, and the first service in what is now New Salem Baptist Church was held in October of 1978, according to church history. Since then, the congregation has made additions and renovations. They even turned the sanctuary around. But the drive of the people has not changed. Community events such as a back-to-school bash are held on the grounds. Sunday school classes give regularly to United Ministries and the Fireside Fund. The youth are active in a drama team and recently started a puppet team. "We have a good senior adult group, too," Ridley said. "The Young at Heart. We have activities and speakers, and we take trips." A church leader even started a retreat for senior adults more than 20 years ago that has spread throughout the Santee Baptist Association. Last year, the retreat took more than 200 senior adults to Springmaid Beach. Members of this church also make monthly visits to a local assisted living facility for music and a devotion once a month. And two other churches, New Calvary Church and Crosswell Baptist, were formed out of this church. LOOKING AHEAD As they move into the next 100 years, members of the congregation have a few goals. "One of our biggest challenges is getting young people in the church," Pinkerton said. "They grow up in the church, but then they go off to college and don't bother to come back. They get out of the habit, (and to them) there are so many more attractive things than coming to church." Ridley agrees that like all churches, they'd like more members. But it goes beyond that. "We want to be a mission-minded church," she said. June agreed. "We want to become more community-oriented," he said. "We want to take care of our own." For more information, call the church at (803) 481-4505. Posted in Local news, News on Friday, November 1, 2013 [6] | |
| Religion | received by letter 25 June 1871 from Home Branch Church, dismissed by letter 29 Dec 1878 to Beaufort, South Carolina, received by letter 22 Jan 1899 from Allendale, South Caroliina [7] | |
| _UID | 0B31CD91EF20497189BBF9ED62AB3C21F787 | |
| Death | 16 Aug 1934 [8] | |
| Person ID | I14948 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 3 Nov 2013 | |
| Father | David William CUTTINO, II, b. 17 Nov 1819, Clarendon County, South Carolina  d. 29 May 1886, South Carolina (Age 66 years) | |
| Mother | Lois Elizabeth HOLMES, b. South Carolina | |
| Marriage | 1840 [9, 10] | |
| _UID | 3BCBB87394B846C8A782A4D8D4AC5AD2DCC8 | |
| _UID | 3BCBB87394B846C8A782A4D8D4AC5AD2DCC8 | |
| Family ID | F9841 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Mary Ellen WALSH, b. 13 Jun 1856, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 1 Feb 1923, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 66 years) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Marriage | 15 Oct 1873 [11] | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Family ID | F9720 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||||||||||||||||
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