By Jessica Brodie. Linda Gadson, director of the United Methodist ministry Rural Mission, was honored this fall for her more than 45 years of work to rid poverty from the Lowcountry.

A large crowd gathered at the Hagood Mill historical site Oct. 31 for the long-awaited groundbreaking for the restoration of the 18th-century Burdine Lodge. Led by Bishop Jonathan Holston, resident bishop of the South Carolina United Methodist Conference, and Dr. Roger Gramling, chair of the United Methodist Foundation and secretary-treasurer of the South Carolina Methodist Historical Society, Methodist leaders from across the state gathered to participate in this event.

By Jessica Brodie. Lifting up ways we can all harvest the promises of the Lord, hundreds of United Methodist Women from across South Carolina gathered this fall to meet, connect, learn and engage in Christian mission and fellowship.

By Jessica Brodie. Seventy years ago, one woman had an idea to help young Southern women establish their independence in a safe space. Killingsworth, a Christian ministry for women in transformation, was born.

By Jessica Brodie. “It’s good to get messy loving other people.” That was the word from the Rev. Patricia Parrish, senior pastor of Washington Street United Methodist Church, as her congregation hosted a Reconciling Ministries event centered on faith, love and friendship—and a bold effort to offer a truly welcoming table to all regardless of sexual orientation.

By Jessica Brodie. One United Methodist-founded ministry is working to help bring holistic healing to the people of Guatemala, and it’s gotten a much-needed boost thanks to an official nod by the Columbia District of the South Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church.

By Billy Robinson. South Carolina United Methodist Volunteers In Mission’s Early Response Team responded to Spartanburg Oct. 24 in the aftermath of a tornado that had devastated several neighborhoods the day before—including blocking access to homes with large debris and toppling trees onto and into several homes.

By Jessica Brodie. As South Carolina gears up for the close of 2017, conference financial leaders say numbers are looking good and they continue to be optimistic about reaching this year’s 94 percent apportionments goal.

By Jessica Brodie. United Methodists across South Carolina are mourning this month after an ailing retired pastor reportedly died from neglect and abuse at the hands of his son and daughter-in-law.

By Jessica Brodie. Armed with a hula hoop and a commitment to fitness, South Carolina’s bishop is calling on United Methodists across the nation to join him in the denomination’s Abundant Health Initiative. To kick off Hulapalooza, Holston and the other South Carolina United Methodist leaders donned hoops and showed off their skills in a video. Now, they are encouraging United Methodist churches and individuals to join them and make their own hula-hooping (or other fitness) video, then mark it with the hashtag #getmovingumcsc and post it on social media.

By Jessica Brodie. As it looks now, the South Carolina Conference is poised to reach its financial goal for 2017 and then some.

By Jessica Brodie. One elderly United Methodist couple is using their golden years to give back and do rather than sit back and receive. Ken and Joanne Lehman, longtime members of Ebenezer UMC, are in their 80s and are experiencing health difficulties. But over the past 15 years, they have pushed those cares aside and made nearly 1,600 quilts for children in need at Greenville’s A Child’s Haven.