For over 250 years, Greenville Presbyterian (or, Old Greenville Church as many still know us) has consistently lived, taught and preached the gospel of Jesus Christ throughout the Long Cane area. The Scotch-Irish who settled and built this area and founded Greenville Church were historically Presbyterian and devoted followers of Christ.

The church began as a preaching point along the Saluda River sometime in the 1760s and by 1771 had developed an identity as a separate and established congregation. By 1787 the congregation received a land grant for 32 acres at its current location. The name “Greenville” likely derives from the original colloquial reference for this area.

Rev. Dr. John Harris began as the first called pastor of Greenville Church around 1773. His efforts were dedicated to establishing and furthering the four congregations of this area – Greenville, Hopewell, Rocky River, and Long Cane. In 1785 the Rev. Robert Hall was ordained and installed by the Presbytery of South Carolina as the pastor for Greenville and Upper Long Cane.

Over the centuries, Greenville Church has been served by 21 ministers. Many of these pastored the congregation for several years. Four remained in the pulpit at Greenville for 20 years or more. The longest serving was the fourth pastor, Hugh Dickson, who remained at Greenville for 46 years.

In those earlier years, worship services were likely held outdoors. Some time before 1804 the congregation built its first house of worship, which remained in use by the church for 50 years and as a residence for another 100. A second building was constructed in 1854, and is still in use today. The bricks were made by hand on site utilizing a natural spring. The mortar was made of the readily available limestone. The framing is chestnut lumber harvested and milled by hand from trees on the land. This building still serves as the sanctuary of the current church.

It has been added to a number of times to provide a library, offices, Sunday school classrooms, and a fellowship hall. By 1859 a Session House was also constructed next to the church, of the same materials and similar style. It also still stands today.Always a Presbyterian church, Greenville made the difficult decision in 2015 to leave the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), which it felt no longer remained faithful to the Word of God. The congregation was received into the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in 2017.

Today, Greenville is pastored by Donovan Campbell, a graduate of Montreat College (B.A.) and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (M.Div.). He was installed as its first called pastor in the EPC in May 2019. Greenville Presbyterian Church remains connected to this denomination, active in its presbytery, and dedicated to living, teaching and preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ.