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- June 2015
- The Graying of the UMCSC By Jessica Brodie and the Rev. Ken Nelson. South Carolina clergy are getting older—so much so that church leaders are starting to worry that if trends keep up, there might not be enough younger clergy to fill their shoes.
- AC2015 By Jessica Brodie. With a passion for “Becoming Disciples God Can Use,” United Methodist clergy and laity are gearing up for an Annual Conference this month that includes a massive Stop Hunger Now meal-packing, election of delegates to General and Jurisdictional conferences, resolutions on highly controversial issues and more.
- Stopping hunger, Carolina style By Jessica Brodie. Organizers are shifting into high gear as they seek remaining money and volunteers for this month’s Stop Hunger Now meal-packing. As of the Advocate’s press time, the conference has raised more than a third of what is needed—$30,417 of the $86,000 needed to pack the meals—and still has plenty of space left for volunteers who want to help.
- Reaching out to Nepal: South Carolina UMCs step up to help after earthquake kills more than 8,000 By Jessica Brodie. Propelled by a firm call to help their neighbors half a world away, many South Carolina United Methodist churches are stepping up with funds and prayer after a massive earthquake claimed the lives of more than 8,000 souls in Nepal.
- Clergy retirees to get private marketplace option for healthcare needs By Jessica Brodie. Retired pastors will get a little more choice when it comes to healthcare benefits next year. That’s the word from the Rev. David Anderson, pensions and health benefits officer, who said the South Carolina Conference is rolling out the Retiree Benefits Choice plan in 2016 as a replacement for the old economy plan.
- First family moves into ‘bridge home’ thanks to Advent’s Christmas Miracle Mission By Jessica Brodie. Thanks to a massive outpouring of funds and support from Advent United Methodist Church, one homeless family now has a roof over their heads and a boost in the right direction.
- Methodists unpack ‘pain of racism’ at reconciliation pilgrimage By Jessica Brodie. ORANGEBURG—Calling themselves “pilgrims of pain and hope,” more than 100 Methodists gathered May 15-16 for a racial reconciliation pilgrimage to bring healing and awareness about the Orangeburg Massacre and the long history of racism in this state.
- 'Like Salkehatchie for Seniors' By Jessica Brodie. They might have gray hair—maybe even white—but don’t let their age fool you. These older adults take on a full-scale repair of a church every single year, maybe even more. And those they help say their work is invaluable.
- ERT: 10 years of missions By Billy Robinson. On Feb. 24, eight United Methodist Volunteers In Mission personnel gathered in Biloxi, Mississippi, for the 2015 UMVIM/UMCOR Southeastern Jurisdiction Disaster Academy. While standing on the beach many reflected back on our first major response for the South Carolina UMVIM Early Response Team, which happened Sept. 6, 2005, in the first week’s aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.