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- Scholars and servant leaders: Freedom School at Francis Burns By Porsche Barton. COLUMBIA—“It’s Friday at Harambee and Freedom School’s in the house! It’s Friday at Harambee and Freedom School’s in the house!” shouted Francis Burns United Methodist Church Freedom School scholars and servant leader interns July 24.
- Church moves forward with new pastor, children’s minister after previous pastor arrested By Jessica Brodie. COLUMBIA—One United Methodist church is doing its best to move forward after its pastor was arrested and suspended on charges of criminal sexual misconduct with a child.
- College Place UMC finds renewed strength in diversity and outreach By Porsche Barton. COLUMBIA—Once a predominantly white church with an aging congregation, today College Place United Methodist Church is giving new meaning to the words “come as you are.” The congregation is opening its doors and hearts to every one of God’s children in need of a church family built on love and acceptance.
- Cayce UMC discovers new ways to become disciples God can use By Porsche Barton. CAYCE—How have you made God’s love known this week? In an effort to find new ways to be disciples God can use, Cayce United Methodist Church continues to spread His words of love and compassion through what many call their “love board.”
- Quilting with purpose By Porsche Barton. COLUMBIA—Six women sit around small work tables covered with colorful squares of fabric and sewing materials in the quilting room at Virginia Wingard United Methodist Church, working patiently with the teens beside them. The quilters—known as Fran’s Quilters—work steadily, cutting materials, creating borders and sewing together squares of fabric for the backings of the quilts they’ve been working on for the past month.
- Bishop’s Barbecue Bash to foster closer connection between bishop, churches By Jessica Brodie. This fall, the bishop is hitting the road and traveling to each district in South Carolina again—this time to more intentionally connect with clergy and their church leadership teams.
- The power of an apology By Jessica Brodie. I’ve been reading a lot in secular media about how we—particularly women—need to stop apologizing for everything. Apparently, our inherent gut reaction to murmur “I’m sorry” when things go awry sends the wrong message to people.
- Two words By Bishop Jonathan Holston. It has been said that “when spoken together at just the right moment, there are two words that have amazing life-changing power.” These two words possess the capacity to breathe into us new life, to lift burdens and calm fears as well as to inspire hope.”
- Using our connection to build the Kingdom of God By the Rev. Elizabeth Murray. I love connectionalism more than Peter loved the Lord, and my friends will affirm this fact about me.
- August 2015