About the Sacred Corridor
What is the Sacred Corridor?
Located within the Cooper River Historic District, the Sacred Corridor is a collection of nationally recognized churches and cemeteries that collectively represent much of South Carolina’s rich and diverse religious history. The protection and preservation of this still-pristine land and its historic religious landmarks will allow future generations to experience the natural beauty of South Carolina as it was at the dawn of the colonial era. More importantly, the Sacred Corridor will be an active and engaging place where those future generations will learn how faith sustained and bound these diverse communities through hundreds of years of South Carolina history.
Purpose
The Berkeley County Sacred Corridor preserves, promotes, and protects these important landmarks and their heritage because of their inestimable value to the Public Good and to the study of religious faith in the state’s history.
About the Task Force
The Berkeley County Sacred Corridor Task Force consists of leaders from the Vestry of Strawberry Chapel, Mepkin Abbey, Preservation South Carolina, and the Taveau Legacy Committee, all of whom wish to preserve and use for public good the still-pristine land and nationally recognized historic churches, cemeteries, and other religious landmarks and sites located within or in proximity to Cooper River Historic District.
Mission of the Task Force
The mission of the Task Force is to develop the framework for the Sacred Corridor and then to identify the best entity for its implementation and long-term management.
Task Force Vision
Berkeley County’s Sacred Heritage forever honored, preserved and protected.
