By Jessica Brodie. One United Methodist in South Carolina is putting out a cry for help in joining him with aid for Haiti.
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New book by UMCSC pastor Rev. Amiri Hooker released: ‘Preaching in the Midst Of’ on Black preaching and COVID-19
This month, the Advocate Press releases its newest book, addressing the need for what the author calls “great Black preaching in the midst of a tri-pandemic of disease, racism and poverty.”
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ERTs help after Alabama twister
By Billy Robinson. South Carolina Early Response Team members responded to a dire call for disaster help from Alabama after several deadly tornados ravaged their state, killing five, injuring many and reaping havoc on homes, farms and businesses. A 15-member ERT team comprising volunteers from across South Carolina, along with two disaster response trailers, responded to Bibb County April 5-8, 2021. Bibb County is just south of Birmingham. The team worked out of Brent United Methodist Church, in Brent, Alabama.
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Photo by Billy Robinson
Advocate wins two more journalism excellence awards
The South Carolina United Methodist Advocate has been honored with two more journalism excellence awards this spring. These latest are from the Religion Communicators Council, an interfaith group of religious communicators founded in 1929.
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World Methodist Council Museum contents to head to Bridwell Library at Perkins
By Jessica Brodie. The contents of the World Methodist Council Museum will head to Texas. That’s the word from the council in its April “First Friday Letter,” which stated the Bridwell Library, Perkins School of Theology and SMU Libraries at Southern Methodist University in Dallas will receive the contents “in entirety.”
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New Clergy Care ministry: ‘You are not alone’
By Dan O’Mara. The UMCSC has launched Clergy Care, a new ministry designed to help pastors and other ministers access resources and opportunities for support and personal growth.
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Mount Pleasant UMC cleans up
By the Rev. Darlene L. Kelley. We squirm to navigate the armholes of our Day-Glo orange safety vests and pick up our green bags. Pumping the handles of our also-orange “garbage grabbers” that look a bit like giant lobster claws, we make our way along the edge of Mount Pleasant Road, amazed at how much litter lines the asphalt.
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Our Response to Racism: ‘The duty of a generation’
By Dan O’Mara. More than 400 clergy from across the South Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church gathered virtually recently for a wide-ranging conversation about one of the conference’s most important initiatives in recent years: Our Response to Racism.
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Photo by Jessica Brodie
Epworth president John Holler to retire
John Holler will step down after 15 years as Epworth’s President and CEO.
Read MoreBrown Swamp reimagines children’s Easter event with ‘Stop and Hop’
Brown Swamp United Methodist Church in Conway benefited from COVID because it forced them to reimagine their children’s Easter event.
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Midlands Gives to help Methodist organizations, other nonprofits May 4
On May 4, 2021, various United Methodist ministries, schools and other organizations will be participating in the annual Midlands Gives event.
Read MoreEaster lilies bring hope to homebound
This Easter, people unable to leave their homes because of illness or other issues will get some springtime cheer courtesy of an Easter lily delivery project led by the Rock Hill District of the UMC.
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Photo by Kathleen Barry, United Methodist Communications
Love and justice: St. John’s hosts vaccine registration
One United Methodist church in South Carolina is stepping up to meet a need, helping seniors and others get registered for their COVID-19 vaccine. And now, other churches are doing the same.
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Carol Harvey, a City of Rock Hill employee, is one of many church and community members who has been volunteering regularly at the St. John’s Vaccination Registration Clinic. Here, she helps two men sign up for their vaccines.
General Conference postponed to 2022
Organizers of General Conference have again postponed the worldwide United Methodist gathering. The new date is Aug. 29 to Sept. 6, 2022, to be held in Minneapolis.
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Men’s ‘One in the Spirit’ retreat focuses on unity
By Jessica Brodie
It was shorter than years past—just two hours on a Friday night—and many of the participants weren’t even gathered in-person. But those who attended the Men n Ministry “One in the Spirit” men’s spiritual retreat said it was just as powerful and Spirit-filled as the rest.
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Photo by Matt Brodie
Stronger together: Green, Salter team up as new LSM co-directors
Lay Servant Ministries is getting a leadership shift. Instead of just one director, now it has two co-directors, Becky Green and David Salter, each with equal responsibilities.
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Advocate wins three more journalism awards from SCPA
These bring the newspaper’s total to 121 awards for journalism excellence in the last decade from groups such as the SCPA, the United Methodist Association of Communicators and the Religion Communicators Council.
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Preparations continue for online S.C. Annual Conference June 6-7
With the theme “Seeking A More Excellent Way—Taking the Next Faithful Step,” this year’s Annual Conference will be held in Florence at the Florence Center, with the Florence District and Cumberland United Methodist Church as hosts. However, in-person attendance will be limited strictly to those who must be onsite to conduct the business.
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Gadson appointed as new district superintendent
Bishop L. Jonathan Holston has appointed the Rev. Telley Lynnette Gadson as new superintendent of the Hartsville District. Gadson, senior pastor of St. Mark United Methodist Church in Taylors since 2013, will succeed Dr. Robin Dease after the 2021 Annual Conference. Dease has served the Hartsville District as superintendent since 2013.
Read MoreConnectional Ministries adopts ‘four priorities’ for quadrennium
They will focus on developing leaders, growing disciples, engaging communities and measuring current realities/missional possibilities.
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Rev. Millie Nelson Smith speaks during the Zoom meeting.
