About Us

Over 60 years of ministry and counting

Our History

Smithville Pentecostal Church, known originally as Smithville Pentecostal Chapel, was organized and founded in 1954 by the late Rev. Tillman Floyd.

We are often asked how the name “Smithville” became synonymous with our church. The name Smithville was attached to our church in honor of a Christian family known as the Smiths, who lived in the Sumter area for many years.

In the late forties and early fifties, the Smiths owned the property and a row of some five houses located directly behind the church. Feeling impelled by God, Mrs. Smith offered one of the houses to Rev. Floyd to start a church so they could minister to the local area. However, a fire destroyed the building at an undisclosed date, forcing the ministry to halt temporarily. Determined to resume the work, the benevolent Mrs. Smith donated some property to Smithville’s members, and they began the arduous work of erecting a new building. Upon its completion in 1954, the church was appropriately named after the Smiths and the village they owned.

Although small in size, Smithville Pentecostal Church is well-respected in its community and is known for producing many pastors and ministers, many of whom are still laboring and making a difference for the kingdom of God in our local community and beyond. To God be the Glory.