St. Mark's Parish was established by Act of Assembly in 1757. Its first church stood at Halfway Swamp, and others were built near the Williamsburg-Sumter Line, near Rimini, and near this site; these four churches were abandoned or burned. Soldiers and Patriots of the Revolution were members of St. Mark's Parish. The present church, designed by Edward C. Jones and Francis D. Lee of Charleston, was built of brick made of local clay on land given by R.C. Richardson and R.I. Manning. Its cornerstone was laid by Bishop Thos. F. Davis in February 1854, and the church was consecrated in March 1855. Six Governors and many noted citizens worshipped here.