About Saint Michael Lutheran Church
Saint Michael Lutheran Church, a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA), was founded in 1814, and is located on River Road near the Lake Murray dam. A historic registry location, Saint Michael celebrated its bicentennial in 2014, noting that the first Lutheran ecclesiastical meeting held in the state of South Carolina took place at Saint Michael on April 30, 1816. The South Carolina Synod was founded at Saint Michael on January 14, 1824.
