If you’ve ever been tempted to think college students don’t care about Jesus, spend a few minutes at a Monday worship at The Citadel or a Wednesday movie night at Winthrop Wesley. Their campus ministers think you’ll come away surprised—and heartened. By Jessica Brodie.
Bishop Holston wraps SEJ with worship focusing on "What Matters Most." By Jessica Brodie.
Southeastern Jurisdiction embodies a paradox, but one that offers an opportunity for God’s church to live into a bold, vital, and hopeful future. That’s the word on the state of the church offered by Bishop Ken Carter, resident bishop of the Western North Carolina Conference, before a crowd of 400 delegates and guests at the 2024 SEJ Conference Wednesday morning. By Jessica Brodie
Bishop Leonard Fairley has been assigned as South Carolina’s new episcopal leader, effective Sept. 1. Learn more about him, here.
Elected as a delegate to SEJ Conference in 2019, Murray flew from Paris to serve at the 2022 Jurisdictional Conference and returned this summer to serve at the 2024 conference. By Jessica Brodie.
One group of people who lost their church home in the separation process stood firm in its identity as United Methodists and were faithful to find a way to continue as such. They just celebrated one year together.
More than 170 United Methodists gathered May 20-24 for the annual Carolinas Black Clergy Leadership Retreat. By the Rev. Walter Strawther.
Memorial United Methodist Church recently embraced the chance to find new and creative ways for their younger youth to participate in opportunities of mission and service during the summer: Ground Zero.
Phase One is now complete on an effort to restore the historic Eccles United Methodist Church in the Francis Marion National Forest. By Jessica Brodie.
Mount Seal United Methodist Church in the Florence District celebrated its birthday in a unique way, burning its paid-in-full mortgage and unveiling a new South Carolina historical marker before a large crowd of worshippers and supporters.
This summer, Asbury Hills Camps & Retreat Ministries offered its very first Coastal Camp at Sea Islands.
The Southeastern Jurisdiction now has a new slate of people serving on jurisdictional committees and general agencies this quadrennium—including two Hispanic/Latinx persons and one Native American added Thursday to address an oversight. By Jessica Brodie.