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- Getting My ME Back By Jessica Brodie. United Methodist pastor’s health journey inspires others to find their true selves—and not just for the New Year.
- Willow Drive Backpacks lead to bridge between church, community By Jessica Brodie. Teachers knew many of their Willow Drive Elementary students lived in poverty, but it didn’t hit home until the day they caught a little child stealing food from the school trashcan.
- Disaster response plan almost ready By Jessica Brodie. After more than two years in the making, S.C. Conference disaster response leaders are about to roll out a comprehensive disaster response plan that will help churches across the state effectively respond when the unthinkable happens.
- Godly men: January teaching churches, February retreat part of expanded men’s ministry By Jessica Brodie. This month, men across South Carolina will have their latest opportunity to be a part of an intentional push to get men and their families back in church and closer to God.
- The 10:10 Bridge: Making a difference in lives of at-risk children By Martha Thompson. A unique partnership among New Providence Elementary School, Mount Horeb UMC and Christ Central Ministries (The Nehemiah Project), the idea behind the 10:10 Bridge is that one church, one school and one afternoon a week can make all the difference in the life of an at-risk child.
- Stop Hunger Now to be AC2015 service project By Jessica Brodie. The S.C. Conference is returning to hunger ministry as the service project for Annual Conference 2015, set for June 7-11.
- Birthday for Christ: Bethel Park’s Christmas tradition since 1956 By Jessica Brodie. In 1956, Bethel Park United Methodist Church came up with a theory: if Christmas is Jesus’ birthday, then Christians should treat it as such. And so, spearheaded by the late Florence Fogle, Bethel Park implemented what has been an annual tradition for nearly sixty years at the small rural church: Birthday for Christ.
- Wesley UMC’s Manna Station serves with food, fellowship, hope and love By Cassius Rhue. The spectacular power of God to move hands and hearts into action was on display on Dec. 6 at Wesley United Methodist Church during their monthly gathering to share love, hope, fellowship, food and Christ Jesus with guests through Wesley’s Manna Station.
- A New Year of peace, tolerance By Jessica Brodie. As I write this column, so many are in anguish across the nation and the world—about the grand jury’s decision not to indict the officer who killed Michael Brown, and the still-fresh scars of long-seated racism and prejudice the shooting elicited. About the 132 schoolchildren the Pakistani Taliban shot and set ablaze, citing religious and political motivation. About the scores of Christian martyrs, adults and children alike, beheaded by ISIS in the Mideast. About the hatred, intolerance and rampant bullying of gays and lesbians.
- Qualities within reach By Bishop Jonathan Holston. So we’re at that place where we’re checking our resolution list again. Unfortunately, just like last year and in previous years as well, we notice that there were some resolutions we achieved with excellence while others left much to be desired.