Ebenezer has a unique identity as a church . . . For years, I always heard we were that church without a steeple. That is absolutely true, but there is another physical identifier on our campus that is very special to the people of EBC. I am talking, of course, about the columns. (There they are, posing with Pam Gaddy’s car.)
The story of the columns is cool: Upon returning from the Civil War (or the War of Northern Aggression, as it is called in Dillon), the grandfather of Dick Langston HANDMADE those columns and gave them to the church. Apparently he ran a lumber mill. Dick was very proud of those columns. Dick was a great man, and it was a tremendous honor to assist with his funeral a few years back. Dick was a graduate of Clemson who, along with many of the young men of his generation, volunteered to go and fight the Axis in World War II. Dick served under General Patton, saw Europe the hard way . . . From behind the wheel of a tank.
Anyway, if you get a chance, check the columns out. One issue you will notice is a little rot on the bottom of the northernmost column. Our Building Maintenance team has already contacted a craftsman about creating a new base for the column. I am glad they are saving the columns as they are . . . It would probably be easy to order some out of vinyl or pvc and install them, therefore greatly reducing the required maintenance. But I am glad our current team recognizes the historical value of those columns.
That is only ONE of many stories just like it at Ebenezer. If you want to know more, pick up one of the two history books written about our church and READ IT!!!
David
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