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- New direction for the Spirit Singers By Jessica Brodie. The South Carolina Conference’s youth singing ministry is heading in a new direction. In an effort to reach more youth singers and even possibly branch into instrumental, dance and visual arts, the Spirit Singers choir will shift from its current model into a new all-encompassing creative vision under direction by a conference design team.
- More than 100 join up with ‘Bishop’s 100 Mighty Men of Faith’ By Allison Trussell. United Methodist men are running toward ministry in South Carolina, and many took the first step April 11. More than 100 men gathered at Rehoboth United Methodist Church for the Bishop’s 100 Mighty Men of Faith and were challenged by Bishop Jonathan Holston and the Rev. Kathy James, director of Connectional Ministries.
- Regional ‘giving days’ help UMC advance specials, other nonprofits May 5 By Jessica Brodie. Some of South Carolina’s United Methodist-associated ministries will have the opportunity to participate in regional “days of giving” May 5, and they are hoping Methodists across the state will step up and help them get the funds they need.
- Anderson District response teams reach out no matter the need By Jessica Brodie. When it comes to people needing something in the Anderson District—whether it’s a new porch for a disabled church member or a fallen tree after a snowstorm—one thing is certain. You’re going to get the help you need.
- Once (color) blind, now I see the light By Jessica Brodie. Growing up, race wasn’t a big deal to me. Maybe it was growing up in Miami—where the swirl of Spanish mingled with the tropical breeze, where your bare arms on the beach were just a shade darker or lighter than your friends’, and no one could tell who was Latina or white or “mixed” or what—but it seemed like no one cared about race in the least. But now...
- Nothing short of amazing By Bishop Jonathan Holston. I’m guessing that everyone has a scar story. In some peculiar way, they help shape us and serve as a visible reminder. I believe there is a story behind every scar.
- Churches gather for prayer, unity after Charleston man shot by police officer By Jessica Brodie. United Methodist churches in South Carolina’s Lowcountry are calling for peace, advocacy and prayerful healing after a police shooting left an unarmed Charleston man dead.
- April 2015
- Journey of faith: Couple embraces light, hope while navigating rare cancers By Jessica Brodie. Betty and Shealy McCoy are each living with unusual cancer—each cancer totally unrelated to the other, and so rare they account for less than 1 percent of all cancers. Even though their cancers are debilitating and aggressive, even though they know they could return at any moment and knock their feet right out from under them, the McCoys have decided to rely completely on their faith in God and to fight back against the disease, to choose life no matter the circumstances.
- Call for input: Is your church doing Hispanic ministry? Is your church doing any sort of Hispanic ministry? The South Carolina Conference’s new Hispanic/Latino Task Force wants to know.