Old Bethel CME Church sits between two fingers of Lake Hartwell in Oconee County, South Carolina. Constructed in 1876, it is the oldest extant church in Oconee County. That is a rare statement for a Black church to be the oldest in an area, especially in the South. Oconee County was formed out of Pickens District, which was formed in 1826.

In 2022, the Upstate Preservation Trust announced that they would start restoring the church.