By the Rev. Darlene L. Kelley. We squirm to navigate the armholes of our Day-Glo orange safety vests and pick up our green bags. Pumping the handles of our also-orange “garbage grabbers” that look a bit like giant lobster claws, we make our way along the edge of Mount Pleasant Road, amazed at how much litter lines the asphalt.
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By Dan O’Mara. More than 400 clergy from across the South Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church gathered virtually recently for a wide-ranging conversation about one of the conference’s most important initiatives in recent years: Our Response to Racism.
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John Holler will step down after 15 years as Epworth’s President and CEO.
Read MoreBrown Swamp United Methodist Church in Conway benefited from COVID because it forced them to reimagine their children’s Easter event.
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On May 4, 2021, various United Methodist ministries, schools and other organizations will be participating in the annual Midlands Gives event.
Read MoreBy Jessica Brodie. Have you ever been frustrated because you can’t do something you desperately, fervently want to do?
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By Bishop L. Jonathan Holston. Walking with Bishop Knox into the town of Alajuela, I asked him his expectations of clergy. He responded, “To be on the cutting edge of ministry, making a difference for the sake of Christ.”
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This Easter, people unable to leave their homes because of illness or other issues will get some springtime cheer courtesy of an Easter lily delivery project led by the Rock Hill District of the UMC.
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One United Methodist church in South Carolina is stepping up to meet a need, helping seniors and others get registered for their COVID-19 vaccine. And now, other churches are doing the same.
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Organizers of General Conference have again postponed the worldwide United Methodist gathering. The new date is Aug. 29 to Sept. 6, 2022, to be held in Minneapolis.
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By Jessica Brodie
It was shorter than years past—just two hours on a Friday night—and many of the participants weren’t even gathered in-person. But those who attended the Men n Ministry “One in the Spirit” men’s spiritual retreat said it was just as powerful and Spirit-filled as the rest.
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Lay Servant Ministries is getting a leadership shift. Instead of just one director, now it has two co-directors, Becky Green and David Salter, each with equal responsibilities.
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These bring the newspaper’s total to 121 awards for journalism excellence in the last decade from groups such as the SCPA, the United Methodist Association of Communicators and the Religion Communicators Council.
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With the theme “Seeking A More Excellent Way—Taking the Next Faithful Step,” this year’s Annual Conference will be held in Florence at the Florence Center, with the Florence District and Cumberland United Methodist Church as hosts. However, in-person attendance will be limited strictly to those who must be onsite to conduct the business.
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Bishop L. Jonathan Holston has appointed the Rev. Telley Lynnette Gadson as new superintendent of the Hartsville District. Gadson, senior pastor of St. Mark United Methodist Church in Taylors since 2013, will succeed Dr. Robin Dease after the 2021 Annual Conference. Dease has served the Hartsville District as superintendent since 2013.
Read MoreThey will focus on developing leaders, growing disciples, engaging communities and measuring current realities/missional possibilities.
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Because of the soaring rates of depression and anxiety in this country today, Lyttleton Street United Methodist Church recently held mental health workshops for youth and adults.
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Mount Carmel United Methodist Church was awarded $3,000 from the South Carolina United Methodist Church’s Ethnic Local Church Concerns to improve its technology and security initiatives.
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South Carolina communicators Matt Brodie and Dan O’Mara won four awards from UMAC in the video and photography categories, Annual Conference/Local Church Division.
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The South Carolina United Methodist Advocate has selected Garrison Burrows, a rising freshman at Spartanburg Methodist College, as the newspaper’s 2021 college scholarship recipient.
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