There is still time to register for the United Methodist Men’s “Rooted: Grow Deep, Live Strong” Men’s Spiritual Weekend, set for Feb. 17-19 at Christ United Methodist Church.
Wofford College will host a conference Feb. 17 on South Carolina’s last lynching, the subsequent trial, a courageous sermon and the continuing challenge of preaching to confront racism.
By Jessica Brodie. A retired United Methodist pastor and his wife have been cleared of charges of having child pornography on their computer.
By the Rev. Mike Hickcox. The Civil Rights era was at its peak in the late 1960s. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. American cities struggled with civil unrest. Police countered demonstrators with dogs and fire hoses. But the greatest tools for change, even in the 1960s, were words—not bullets or fires or dogs, but powerful words.
By Jessica Brodie. On the heels of a wildly successful hurricane work blitz in the Nichols/Mullins area, United Methodist disaster response leaders are organizing a second blitz this month in the town of Sellers; registration is going on now.
By Jessica Brodie. A group of men and women have a better shot at checking “find a great job” off their New Year’s resolution list thanks to a free outreach program offered by members of Leesville United Methodist Church.
By Jessica Brodie. Like the sturdy tree in Psalm 1 firmly planted in fertile soil and producing good fruit for the world, men’s ministry organizers are hoping all who gather for this year’s spiritual retreat will be rooted in God’s word and living strong for Christ. That’s the idea behind this year’s “Rooted: Grow Deep, Live Strong” South Carolina Men’s Spiritual Weekend, set for Feb. 17-19.
Apportionment payments continue to pour in as the South Carolina Conference nears its Jan. 10 deadline.
Churches and individuals interested in healthy living and healthy churches are being sought for a new partnership, FAN (Faith, Activity and Nutrition), between the South Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church and the Prevention Research Center at the University of South Carolina.
Youth from around the South Carolina Annual Conference have an opportunity to make a huge difference as part of a mission opportunity in conjunction with Annual Conference 2017, and conference leaders have identified point-people in each district to coordinate efforts: The Annual Conference Youth Bike Initiative.
A former South Carolina United Methodist pastor, Elise Erikson Barrett, has released an album for Advent that she hopes will capture what she calls “a season when we celebrate God’s taking on our flesh—and a season during which we are reminded, forcibly, that all is not yet well.”
Inspired by the conference’s ongoing men’s ministry movement and the upcoming “Rooted: Grow Deep, Live Strong” men’s spiritual weekend in February, the Hartsville District is organizing an appreciation banquet this month.