By Laura Camby McCaskill. When the pandemic hit, Joyce Tullis decided to step up and minister to those around her using one of her gifts: Sewing.
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Author Archives: Jessica Brodie
A busload of love and care: Bethel collects supplies for Epworth
Bethel UMC, Charleston, decided to pair a churchwide collection of supplies for the children’s home with their VBS packet pickup, resulting in a truckload of donated supplies that kicked off their VBS week along with more than $3,500 cash and gift cards for Epworth.
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Orange Circuit of UMC ‘steps up’ to help centenarian, others
By Billy Robinson. The Orange Circuit in North has been stepping up— literally—to meet some of the needs in their community.
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People of faith gather for Lancaster County Prayer Vigil and Peaceful Protest
By Sh’Kur Francis. About 300 people gathered in front of and around the historic Lancaster County Courthouse for a Lancaster County Prayer Vigil and Peaceful Protest June 7.
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Ready and willing: Pandemic doesn’t stop local church from helping people with taxes
A corps of volunteers at Augusta Road UMC has been assisting residents to complete their returns and file them online—even in the pandemic.
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‘Recover, Restore, Retreat’ webinar series continues this month for Black clergy
A webinar designed to address stress and self-care for African-American clergy in the Carolinas continues this month.
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Black Clergy Leadership Retreat rescheduled for May 2021
Rising public health concerns have pushed the 2020 Carolinas Black Clergy Leadership Retreat back again. “Crossroads: Where Faith and Innovation Meet” will be held May 24-28, 2021, still at the Embassy Suites Kingston Plantation in Myrtle Beach.
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No ‘one right way’
People who choose one thing—whether a presidential candidate, a political party, a denomination, or whether or not to send their kids back to school in-person—are not “stupid,” bad or utterly wrong because their choices do not align with our opinion. Let’s respect each other, understand that everyone has a unique perspective—and let peace prevail in the midst of this turmoil. A commentary by Jessica Brodie.
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Doing the neighborly thing
By Bishop L. Jonathan Holston “One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, ‘Of…
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Rising COVID cases again prompt 2020 South Carolina Annual Conference to be postponed
Escalating cases of COVID-19 in this state have prompted United Methodist leaders to call off the one-day session of the 2020 South Carolina Annual Conference. The news of the postponement…
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UPDATED: NOW POSTPONED – Annual Conference to be one-day gathering Aug. 1
After a delay prompted by COVID-19 public health concerns, Annual Conference organizers have released the date for this year’s Annual Conference. Now a one-day event limited to Annual Conference members and essential conference staff and volunteers, organizers have designated Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020, as the date for the 2020 South Carolina Annual Conference session.
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South Carolina United Methodist churches reopen—or not
By Jessica Brodie. After months shuttered because of coronavirus, South Carolina United Methodist churches got the green-light to resume in-person worship last month. Some chose to resume June 14, the date churches were authorized to begin holding in-person worship gatherings, while some chose later dates, and some still remain entirely virtual. Still others are forgoing indoor worship to hold outdoor-only services in church parking lots or nearby parks, citing safety reasons.
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One more year: General, jurisdictional conferences and bishop’s tenure postponed to 2021
By Jessica Brodie. Everything slated for 2020 in the UMC now appears to be pushed to 2021.
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Epworth ‘overwhelmed with love’ after electrical fire destroys building
By Jessica Brodie. Flames might have demolished an Epworth Children’s Home building, but an outpouring of love, support and generosity is soothing the burn.
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UMs march for racial justice in Interfaith Peace Walk
By Jessica Brodie. United Methodists were among hundreds who marched in downtown Columbia June 20 in an Interfaith Peace Walk for racial justice and reconciliation.
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Pandemic jumpstarts new contemporary service, social media boom for Brookland UMC
By Jessica Brodie. COVID-19 slowed down ministry efforts in many local churches across the nation. But at Brookland United Methodist Church, it served as a jumpstart for a brand-new alternative contemporary service.
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Recover, Restore, Retreat webinar launching for African-American clergy
African-American clergy in the Carolinas will get an opportunity for respite through a new webinar designed to address stress and self-care in the face of the racial disparities and other injustices arising during the pandemic.
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Seven UMCs in state listed as those affirming WCA statements
At least seven United Methodist churches in South Carolina are included on a list recently released by the Wesleyan Covenant Association of congregations that affirm the group’s statements on biblical authority, faith and moral principles.
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More racial narratives sought for second Advocate book on racial awakenings
The Advocate is seeking submissions for another racial narrative project
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2020 Black Clergy Leadership Retreat rescheduled for Aug. 24-28
The 2020 Carolinas Black Clergy Leadership Retreat, “Crossroads: Where Faith and Innovation Meet,” has been rescheduled for Aug. 24-28 at Kingston Plantation.
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