The historical significance of the 1921 Campaign correlates with the year the Church  was built.  The funds will be used to restore and transform Historic Bethel into a Cultural Arts Center that will house a performing arts venue, museum and art gallery.   

Across America, cities that once struggled economically are reinventing and rebuilding themselves by investing in arts and cultural.  Both are proven catalysts for growth and economic prosperity.  By creating cultural hubs, nonprofit and art businesses help cities define themselves, draw tourists, and attract investment.   The Cultural Arts Center will have a tremendous economic impact on the City of Columbia and throughout the Midlands.

Currently, there is no facility of this size that will accommodate the needs of the diverse artistic cultural in the City of Columbia.  It is the intent of the Renaissance Cultural Arts Center to bridge a partnership with the arts community, public and private sector to promote the diversity needed to attract residents as well as visitors to the downtown area, which is absent from the cultural landscape

Historic Bethel is centrally is located in one of the state’s eight tourist destination in South Carolina, and perfectly suited to attract tourist.  It is on the National Historic Register and a National Heritage Tourist Site.  Heritage Tourism is, without question a driving force for tourism.