By Jessica Brodie. Youth at Lexington United Methodist Church got together this fall and handcrafted winter scarves for homeless and other people who could use a bit of warmth, both for their bodies and their hearts.
By Jessica Brodie. One United Methodist church in the Florence District has received thousands of dollars in grant funds to help renovate its sanctuary.
The old adage, “When the Lord closes one door, he always opens another one,” proved true for Main Street UMC and FoodShare SC.
By Sha’Rome Henry and the Rev. Angela Ford Nelson. So you want to teach your Sunday school class, lead a meeting or offer your worship services via Zoom, Facebook Live, teleconference or another social media platform, but you don’t know where to start. Below you’ll find the beginning of a checklist we have compiled and use to offer our five online services, various meetings and classes to our church family and a growing online community.
The South Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church has released updated best practices for in-person worship and other gatherings given the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methodism’s oldest still-in-existence newspaper is now a book publisher, too. In late 2017, the South Carolina United Methodist Advocate newspaper launched the Advocate Press, a small publishing arm that produces nonfiction books and devotionals. To date it has produced five books and is working on its sixth to be released in 2021.
As of Nov. 13, the conference treasurer reports total paid apportionments of $10.9 million of the $17.6 million budget for the year, or 61.97 percent. That’s a drop of 6.98 percentage points from this time last year, which saw $12.2 million collected, or 68.95 percent. By Jessica Brodie.
By Jessica Brodie. Two churches in Abbeville, SC, one a black nondenominational and the other a white United Methodist, have partnered with a goal to unify their community and stop division and an undercurrent of hate.
By Jessica Brodie. One woman’s personal journey with mindfulness in nutrition is impacting her faith, and she’s penned a book to help others share that, too.
By Jessica Brodie. A group of United Methodist pastors, including two serving in South Carolina, have started a new podcast they hope will foster authentic conversations about faith and religion while helping people draw closer to God and faith.
Edited by Jessica Brodie, the book contains stories from 30 men and women of different ages, races and genders. Sometimes their stories are humorous; others are rooted in tragedy. Available now.