Scouting ministries have been part of Methodism for more than a century, and thanks to a new plan that puts emphasis on righting wrongs and ensuring protection of the vulnerable, it appears it will continue. By Jessica Brodie.
Next month, 32 lay and clergy delegates from South Carolina will head to Lake Junaluska, North Carolina, for the first in-person Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference of The United Methodist Church since 2016. The Advocate will be at SEJ to cover the news. Here, we explore what is a bishop, what conferences are in the SEJ, and who are the episcopal nominees. By Jessica Brodie.
On July 28 through the first part of August, large amounts of heavy rain fell, in some areas up to 11 inches in a day’s time. This was a “perfect storm” of adverse conditions leading to a deadly crisis in Eastern Kentucky. Into this situation came the South Carolina’s United Methodist Early Response Team, which responded to a plea for help. By Billy Robinson.
An Open House for South Carolina Camps & Retreat Ministries’ new Sea Islands Camp, held Sept. 16, was a great success.
Three of South Carolina’s Certified Lay Ministers—Donald Black, Annie Crocker and Wanda Shulick—have completed a specialization course in congregational care. They are the first three Certified Lay Ministers in the South Carolina Conference to complete specialization. By Jessica Brodie.
Lamar UMC collects truckload of items to help people who lost so much in Kentucky floods.
Healing Guatemala’s Bethesda site hosted a dental mission team recently. The team, whose leader was Dr. T.J. Ahn, consisted of dentists and dental students from the U.S. and from South America. The team stayed at Bethesda for the first week of July, serving the people in poverty-stricken areas of Guatemala.
This summer, Faith United Methodist Church, Lexington, and Mount Hebron UMC, West Columbia, got together to complete a promise made to a homeowner in Batesburg-Leesville.
Washington Street United Methodist Church will be holding a Service of Repentance and Healing For the Harm Inflicted on LGBTQIA+ persons this month. The service will be Thursday, Oct. 13, at 6 p.m. in WSUMC’s sanctuary.
College students all over the state are coming together to worship God, learn about Christ and live in the Spirit through Wesley Foundations. By John Sterling Poole.
The women of Zion United Methodist Church, in cooperation with Salem UMC, offered a back-to-school event on Aug. 13 that included food, fun and school supplies.
Mickey and Minnie came to spread joy and visit Brenda Lee Asbill, a member of Leesville United Methodist Church, who is battling cancer.