Augusta Street Church

Augusta Street Church Augusta Street Church is an independent non-denominational congregation located at 603 Augusta Street, West Columbia, SC 29169, since 1895.

"Most Awesome Small Church in West Columbia"

08/30/2026

August 30, 2026
Baptism in the Epistle to the Colossians
Isaac Molyneux
Scripture: Jeremiah 33:3 (Call to Worship); Psalm 71 (Responsive Reading); Genesis 17: 9-14 (OT); Colossians 2:6-15. (NT).

The Apostle Paul wrote this letter to a group of people he never met before. The Colossian church was started by Epaphras. Now this church was under Paul’s supervision to ensure their doctrine was correct concerning the Gospel.

Paul reminded the people that they were “rooted in Christ”. He warned them not to be deceived by philosophy and traditions. Why Christ alone? Because Jesus Christ is the whole fullness of deity. Circumcision reminded of relationship to God and was not a magical ritual. Verse 2:12 baptism indicated that the one baptized identified themselves with Christ and would inherit all from Christ. This was a sign of internal circumcision of the heart. The words “circumcision of Christ” means guided by Christ in the shedding of fleshly behaviors. These words could also literally mean the personal circumcision of Christ when he was 8 days old and represent a symbolism of his first shedding of his blood as the Messiah and a forecast of how God is going to save His people. As an aside, If Jesus was born on December 25, 8 days later would be January 1, new Year/ new life in Christ. Circumcision is tied to baptism to verse 2:12; buried and raised again through faith in Christ.

08/30/2026

The adult Sunday School class is continuing the study of "Singing Church History" by Paul Rorem. Chapter 9 deals with the influence of Isaac Watts and the Wesley Brothers (1700-1800). This time period was the beginning of English hymnody. Isaac Watts's father was a "nonconformist due to worshipping illegally because he did not belong to the Anglican Church of England, the official church. The "Declaration of Indulgence" in 1688 allowed for independent churches to meet. At first the church that developed from the Reformed tradition insisted that only scriptural praise should be sung, usually the Psalms. Watts composed hymns from the Psalms that were paraphrases to deal with difficult melodies. The Wesley Brothers, John and Charles, edited and published Watts hymns by omitting some verses, and paraphrasing the language to be more sing-able.

08/30/2026

August 30, 2026
This week's memory verse.
Colossians 2:12

Having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead.

08/23/2026

Sunday, August 23, 2026
Scripture: Psalm 104 (Call to Worship); Psalm 15 (Responsive Reading); Exodus 16: 10-15 (OT); Ephesians 4 (NT)
Baptism in the Epistle to the Ephesians-Isaac Molyneux

Believers in Jesus get their identity as a Christian. Anyone from any ethnicity can become a member of a “new People” whose unity comes from Christ. In the book of Ephesians, the apostle Paul writes that there is only One hope, One Lord, One faith, One church, One baptism. The baptism is the coming of the Holy Spirit into the believer’s life who seals the believer for the Day of Redemption. (Ephesians 4:30). A true believer needs to be baptized only once as a declaration of their trust and faith in Jesus for Salvation.

08/23/2026

August 23, 2026
Sunday School
Singing Church History (Rorem) Chapter 8
Lutherans and Pietists (1600-1750)

Philipp Nicolai wrote a hymn called "Wake, Awake, for Night is Flying based on The Wise Virgins (Matthew 25). Wedding imagery of bride and groom has a long history in Christian literature. This hymn was edited many times and translated from the original German and English. It was sung during celebrations of the first Advent, meeting of Jesus after death, when considering the Second Advent of Jesus.

Nicolai's Morning Star was written with a theme of Christ as the Morning Star, and the coming bridegroom. The original version had at least 30 phrases from Scripture about a bridal couple. From Germans and Pietists, to Swedes and Wesleyans Many hymns were written emphasizing praising God and worshipping Christ. To sum it up, the church's theology was spread through hymns.

08/23/2026

August 23, 2026
Ephesians 4:30
And do not grieve the Holy spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

08/23/2026

August 23, 2026
This week's memory verses
Ephesians 4: 5-6
one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.

08/09/2026

Sunday, August 9, 2026
Baptism in the First Epistle to the Corinthians
Isaac Molyneux
Scripture: Psalm 92:1-2 (call to worship); Exodus 14:13-31 (OT); 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 (NT); Exodus 15:1-21 (responsive reading)

Continuing the topic of Baptism in the New Testament in the first epistle to the Corinthians. Today’s passage in 1 Corinthians 10 was about being baptized into Moses and being baptized into Christ. In Exodus God’s people were baptized into Moses. The Corinthians passage describes this in 1 Corinthians 10:1-13. Paul says this was an example to believers in Christ who are baptized into Christ. Being baptized into Moses refers to keeping the Law that God gave in the Ten Commandments, which were all broken by the Israelites. Christ ‘s death, burial and resurrection made salvation possible to all who trust in Him, both before He came to earth and after He fulfilled the Law by dying in our place. In Exodus the Rock that was following the people refers to Christ. In spite of Israel’s disobedience, God persisted in watching over them and caring for them. The Rock had a dual purpose; providing water and destroying the enemy. Spiritually Christ provides water (cleansing) and destroying the enemy (victory over sin, death). An important point to consider is that the Egyptians could not follow the Israelites to walk on dry ground. God made the Sea flow back after His people were safe. Today we can’t just follow parents or others to be saved from our sin. We can’t just get baptized without understanding why. Genuine salvation will be seen in our lives as we bear fruit.

08/09/2026

The adult Sunday School class began chapter 8 of the book "Singing Church History" by Paul E. Rorem. The chapter is titled, "Lutherans and Pietists (1600-1750). The Protestants of the Western church split into several groups with their own worship patterns and hymns. The diverging identities became opposing camps; Orthodoxy versus Pietism. Cold logic and warm sentiment were both evident in the hymn texts written during this time.

Philipp Nicolai composed both types of literature in his hymn writing. His hymns emphasize joy, in the midst of suffering and death. One hymn (Wake, Awake, for Night is Flying) was about the virgins waiting for their heavenly bridegroom (Matthew 25). It is used in some hymnals even today during Advent, also as the hopeful expectation of meeting Christ upon death, or about Christ's second coming in general. We enjoyed singing this song together at the end of our session.

08/09/2026

Exodus 15:2
The Lord is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation; this is my God and I will praise him, my father's God, and I will exalt him.

This is part of the song of Moses after the crossing of the Red Sea.

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603 Augusta Street
West Columbia, SC
29169

Opening Hours

Wednesday 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Sunday 9:30am - 12:30pm

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+18037940630

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