Advocate’s Spartanburg listening session is May 15

This month, the Advocate continues its listening sessions, which are being held monthly to gauge the needs and interests of its readers.

The listening sessions began in February and will run through December in every district in South Carolina.

The May session will be May 15, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at Bethel UMC, Spartanburg.

Columbia’s session was Feb. 24 at Mount Hebron United Methodist Church, West Columbia; Rock Hill’s session was Feb. 25 at St. John’s UMC, Rock Hill; Greenwood’s session was March 25 at St. Mark’s UMC Rivers Street Campus, Greenwood; and Anderson's session was April 29, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at St. John’s UMC, Anderson.

Free pizza will be served at every session, and the meeting will be a townhall-style event where people can learn about the Advocate and share ways the newspaper can improve.

All are welcome.

The listening sessions are part of a wider effort combining surveying, focus groups, interviews and events so the Advocate can deliver relevant and reliable news and information so people can make important decisions and participate fully in making disciples of Jesus Christ.

Future sessions are as follows (all from 6:30-8:30 p.m.): June 24: Greenville, Open Hearts UMC, Greenville; July 15: Florence, Lake City UMC, Lake City; Aug. 26: Hartsville (location TBA); Sept. 30: Marion, First UMC, 1001 5th Ave, Conway; Oct. 28: Orangeburg (location TBA); Nov. 17: Charleston, Stallsville UMC, 255 Stallsville Loop, Summerville; and Dec. 1: Walterboro (location TBA).

To RSVP or for more information, email [email protected].