Hand to serve as Revolution speaker

Dr. Stephanie Moore Hand will be the speaker for Revolution 2025, the South Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church youth spiritual event.

Set for Jan. 24-26, Revolution will be held at the Township Auditorium in Columbia. The theme is Belong and the guiding verse is Ephesians 2:13. 

Hand is known as a dynamic force of transformation and empowerment and has a rich background that includes serving as a conference vitality strategist, as cross-multicultural multiethnic consultant and in cross racial appointments for large and mid-sized churches within the Western North Carolina Conference.

Having journeyed through diverse roles, from a former Fortune 500 executive in the airport industry to nonprofit industry leader and now a thought and transformative figure in the UMC, Hand offers captivating preaching and a speaking style that resonates deeply with youth and adults. As a co-author of the acclaimed book “Doing Justice Together,” she has earned recognition as a thought leader in Christian leadership; the book is #1 on Amazon’s New Christian Leadership book list.

In 2021, she was honored as the recipient of the prestigious Harry Denman Award.
The D.R.E.A.M Gospel Choir from Claflin University will serve as the band.

Cost is $75 per person, which includes a free T-shirt for all who register before Dec. 31, 2024. Register at http://scmyp.org/revolution-registration-2.

For questions or more information, email [email protected].

Salkehatchie gathering to be held during youth Revolution weekend

Calling all Salkehatchie youth participants, as well as youth interested in the service mission: There will be a gathering during Revolution.

Held Saturday, Jan. 25, from 1-5 p.m. at Mount Hebron United Methodist Church, West Columbia, the gathering will feature lunch as well as a time for worship, fellowship and sharing of Salkehatchie experiences.

A nominal cost per person will cover the cost of lunch.

“I look forward to seeing youth at the Salkehatchie gathering so we can share about this life-changing mission opportunity,” said Ward Smith, Salkehatchie board chair.

To register for the Salkehatchie Revolution gathering, go to https://tinyurl.com/salkehatchie-revolution.