The Rock Hill District hosted an event called “Think Outside the Box-C3 Workshops (Converse, Connect and Collaborate)” on April 15 at Mount Holly United Methodist Church.

On May 4, the Canaan-Sand Hill Charge hosted a National Day of Prayer supper with more than 80 people attending the first-time event. In addition to a meal of spaghetti and meatballs, attendees prayed for the seven centers of influence in the nation.

A South Carolina United Methodist pastor and a member of one of his churches were part of an eight-person living donor chain that enabled four people to get a lifesaving kidney transplant recently. By Jessica Brodie.

A dozen members of South Carolina’s United Methodist Volunteers in Mission Early Response Team headed to the Black Hawk/Winona area of Mississippi April 11 to help people after a swath of tornadoes left lives and homes shattered. By Jessica Brodie.

Annual Conference organizers are gearing up for an event this year that will embrace increased reliance on technology as well as streamline new procedures for a more efficient, engaging gathering. By Jessica Brodie.

While information about churches planning to leave the UMCSC is being kept confidential by the conference until June, some churches have been vocal about their decision to leave. Still others have been just as vocal about their decision to stay in the UMC, citing a commitment to disciple-making regardless of differences. By Jessica Brodie.

Beyond the resolutions anticipated from churches who voted to separate from The United Methodist Church, Annual Conference members will have the chance to vote on six other resolutions at this year’s annual conference.

Transitioning into college can be a difficult adjustment for incoming students who are learning to balance work, education and their faith. But in nine S.C. colleges, there are established United Methodist presences found in campus ministries. By Lillian Williams.

The Parish Nursing Health Care Ministry of the Orangeburg Circuit is going strong and making a difference within the community.

Aldersgate Special Needs Ministry broke ground March 28 on its newest home for people with special needs, Sunshine House.

The Advocate Press has released two new books: “People of My Journey,” by the Rev. Arthur Holt, and “A Healing Journey: Poems of Faith, Healing, Recovery, and Coping with Grief,” by Stephon Void.

Surfside United Methodist Church held a food drive for Help4Kids and Backpack Buddies this Lenten season.