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This fall, Columbia College welcomes new students to campus; but it will be far from business-as-usual for the former women’s college. The 167-year-old institution is welcoming its first male residential students.
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Hundreds of golfers from South Carolina and across the nation are preparing to converge on the Orangeburg Country Club Sept. 27 for the eighth annual Bishop L. Jonathan Holston Golf Invitational benefiting Africa University. Th tournament honors the late Rev. John Hipp and raises funds for the university.
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This spring, Francis Burns United Methodist Women took on a project to make reusable sanitary pads to be distributed to women and girls across the continent of Africa. By Carrie R. Murray.
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Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church held a service of consecration for its new $2.6 million Family Life Center on June 27.
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In an effort to expand its publishing reach to a wider audience, the Advocate Press has launched two of its books on Amazon.
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The sale of the Methodist Oaks retirement community to a private company has been finalized (courtesy of The Times & Democrat).
Read MoreThe Wofford College community spent nine months participating in a process that involved reviewing and reflecting on the college’s past, present and future. A 16-member task force consisting of students, faculty, staff and trustees led the college’s justice, equity, diversity and inclusion—or JEDI—process and made 30 recommendations to the board of trustees after the 2020-2021 academic year.
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The Rev. Amiri B. Hooker has penned a new companion book discussion and Bible study designed to go with his recent published book, “Preaching in the Midst Of: How Black Preaching Has Changed in the COVID-19 Pandemic.”
Read MoreThe Rev. Walter Strawther has been appointed to serve as the congregational specialist for the Columbia and Hartsville districts of the South Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church, as well as the specialist for African-American ministries.
Read MoreDelegates 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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