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Delegates from across the Southeastern Jurisdiction gathered online July 21 for a one-day special session of jurisdictional conference to handle limited but much-needed business postponed by the COVID-19 pandemic. By Jessica Brodie.
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South Carolina United Methodist Stephanie Ponds Henry has Stage 4 kidney disease and is on the national transplant list and is praying for a living donor. But she’s also seeing her reality as a faith challenge, reminding her of the importance of prayer and lifestyle change. By Jessica Brodie.
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Salkehatchie leaders and camp directors from across the state gathered at Mount Hebron United Methodist Church July 24 for “Salkehatchie Reboot,” a one-day organizing session designed to mobilize fresh energy and roll out new plans. By Jessica Brodie.
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After 14 years away helping other ministries in South Carolina, one United Methodist is returning to his former position at the South Carolina Methodist Conference Credit Union. Andy Cox, a member of Chapin UMC, Chapin, has been selected by the credit union board to serve as its acting president. By Jessica Brodie.
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By Jessica Brodie. Fifteen years after he took the helm of Epworth Children’s Home, the Rev. John Holler is stepping into retirement—but not without some significant honors, including the Order of the Palmetto.
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Clergy in South Carolina, North Carolina and Western North Carolina annual conferences will head to Myrtle Beach this month for the Carolinas Black Clergy Leadership Retreat, set for Aug. 30 to Sept. 3.
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Two positive COVID-19 cases prompted Asbury Hills Camp and Retreat Center to cancel camp scheduled for the week of July 18.
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Five people have joined the Board of Trustees of the South Carolina United Methodist Advocate, replacing those whose terms of service had expired. New members are David Bryant, the Rev. Sharon Spann Gamble, the Rev. Michael Henderson, Licita Rogers and Michelle Sturzenbecker.
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Dr. Anthony Hodge, superintendent of the Rock Hill District, helped to facilitate a five-month clergy discussion on the possibilities that exist for churches on the district.
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The South Carolina Annual Conference honored a number of clergy and laity across the state during the conference’s annual awards, celebrated online this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Gerald E. Harmon, a family medicine physician from Pawleys Island, was sworn in June 15 as the 176th president of the American Medical Association, the nation’s premier physician organization. Harmon is a member of Duncan Memorial United Methodist Church, Georgetown.
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By Jessica Brodie. It’s a wrap—after months of planning, South Carolina’s second virtual Annual Conference ended early and accomplished everything conference leaders hoped.
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Annual Conference gathered for a combined service that celebrated a new class of incoming ordained clergy, commissioned a number of new provisional elders and deacons and recognized the long and faithful service of those retiring. By Jessica Brodie.
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This year’s Annual Conference ended on a note of celebration, lifting up the memory of 101 ministers, retired ministers, clergy spouses and others who passed away since the last in-person Annual Conference, June 2019. By Jessica Brodie.
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By Allison Trussell. The South Carolina Annual Conference remembered two churches during the final business session June 7. Zion United Methodist Church, Walhalla, and Wilkes Chapel UMC, Hartsville District, were both closed during the past year.
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The Rev. Millie Nelson, director of the Conference Connectional Ministries, presented CCM’s report, both by video and in person during the June 7 business session. By Allison Trussell.
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The Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference will convene in a one-day virtual special session on July 21.
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“We feel the pendulum is swinging back toward helping “the least of these,” and our plan is to guide our guests into taking their next step toward becoming self-sufficient.” By Doris Sullivan
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Bikers gathered on Mother’s Day weekend for their first-ever Epworth Ride for the Children.
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Shandon United Methodist Church has partnered with Homeless No More to assist in championing the needs of Midlands homeless families through providing all the bedding needs for their new units.
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