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- From education to nondiscrimination: Six resolutions pass Annual Conference By Jessica Brodie. Annual Conference has approved or referred six resolutions dealing with everything from racism and discrimination against transgender people to education, history and the uninsured poor.
- Motion passes on intentional human sexuality dialogue in South Carolina districts, churches By Jessica Brodie. United Methodists will intentionally be discussing sexuality, identity, Scriptures and the church in every district in South Carolina.
- AC approves much-debated, much-amended resolution on eradicating racism By Jessica Brodie. Annual Conference now has new marching orders when it comes to its responsibilities for eradicating racism.
- Advocate S.C. Stories of Racial Awakening Project: Narrative 4 Read the fourth narrative accepted for publication (this one by Barbara Gentry) in the Advocate’s new project to help foster racial awareness, dialogue and reconciliation.
- Some hard truths Advocate Editor Jessica Brodie on racism, building bridges and Annual Conference.
- McCleskey to ordinands: Heed Paul’s advice By Jessica Brodie. Former South Carolina Bishop J. Lawrence McCleskey returned to the Palmetto State with some strong advice for new clergy: always be sober, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist and carry out your ministry fully.
- Parrish preaches memorial service on God’s ‘remarkable words of promise’ By Jessica Brodie. Lifting up 38 saints who have gone before us into God’s eternal Kingdom, the Rev. Patricia J. Parrish brought a word about remembering God’s “remarkable words of promise” even in our grief.
- AC honors 26 retirees By Allison Trussell. Annual Conference recognized 26 retiring pastors in a service of recognition and celebration June 7.
- AC Bible study on Luke explores spaces of prayer, hospitality, sacred work By Allison Trussell. Working with the theme of “Making Space for God to Work,” Dr. Luther Smith led a Bible study on Luke each morning of Annual Conference.
- McClendon is official S.C. episcopal nominee By Jessica Brodie. Annual Conference has approved the nomination of Dr. Tim McClendon—delegation chair, former Columbia District superintendent and current senior pastor of St. John’s UMC, Aiken—as South Carolina’s episcopal nominee.