News
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$1 Million Endowment Achieved
The Endowment celebrates reaching its goal!
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$1 Million Raised to Preserve Historic SC Black Church
Highlighting the many efforts of reaching the endowment goal, including matching funds.
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Final Fish Fry
Soapstone Baptist Church hosted its final fish fry after 22 years, celebrating the legacy of Mabel Owens Clark and unveiling new tributes to the church’s rich history.
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SPE Receives $250K Grant
SPE was selected from among 622 applications nationwide to receive a $250,000 grant that goes to “support growing a perpetual endowment to protect & promote Soapstone Baptist Church's buildings & grounds.”
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2024 Annual Report
The 2024 Annual Report celebrates surpassing a $500,000 fundraising goal to preserve the Liberia Community and Soapstone Baptist Church, with plans to reach $1 million to sustain this historic legacy.
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Soapstone School Undergoes Renovation
June 27, 2024 | Harper General Contractors Generously Help Renovate Historic School
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Press Release: Upstate Women Named Governor’s Award Winner by PreservationSC
June 27, 2023 | Pickens County Native Mable Owens Clarke Recognized for Lifetime Achievement
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Soapstone Church’s famed fish fry in Pickens will return for one day
March 4, 2023 | Post and Courier
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Black History Month: Brick by brick, Mable Owens Clarke shares history of Soapstone Church
February 7, 2023 | Greenville Journal
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2023 Annual Report
The 2023 Annual Report celebrates reaching 30% of our $500,000 goal, driven by generous support and unwavering dedication to preserving the Liberia Community’s powerful legacy and restoring Soapstone Baptist Church as a beacon of resilience and hope.
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“Preserving history: Soapstone church founded by freed slaves, permanently protected” Fox Carolina”
November 3, 2022 | Fox Carolina
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“Historic Soapstone Church and grounds permanently protected”
October 18, 2022 | Upstate Forever
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“Founded by freed slaves and saved by a promise, Upstate church to be preserved”
October 9, 2022 | The Post & Courier Greenville
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“Upstate Forever shines a light on local conservation heroes”
June 14, 2022 | Greenville Journal
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