Camp Creek Methodist Church, located on Great Falls Highway near Lancaster, South Carolina, traces its origins to 1798, when the congregation was organized by Methodist Bishop Francis Asbury. The original meeting house was a simple log structure, and on July 10, 1798, Middleton McDonald donated ten acres of land, including the meeting house, to the church trustees. The congregation became an important center of Methodist worship in rural Lancaster County, serving generations of local families. The present sanctuary was constructed circa 1834–1835 and represents the congregation’s long-standing role in the religious and community life of the region.

The historic sanctuary is a modest, rectangular, one-room frame building constructed with hand-hewn timbers joined using traditional craftsmanship. Measuring approximately 30 by 50 feet, the structure reflects the practical meetinghouse design common to early rural Methodist congregations, emphasizing simplicity and function over elaborate ornamentation. In 1952, the church was moved approximately 140 feet closer to the highway and underwent extensive renovation, including the addition of a front porch, bell tower, and Sunday school rooms. Despite these alterations and later improvements, Camp Creek Methodist Church remains an important landmark associated with the early development of Methodism in South Carolina and the preservation of Lancaster County’s religious heritage.