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• Justice for our neighbors February 26, 2013 By Jessica Connor. As immigration reform continues in its heated position at the center of many a political debate, United Methodist Women in South Carolina gathered Feb. 19 for what they do best: Advocate for what Jesus wants.
• Pension—to provide or not to provide? February 25, 2013 By Jessica Connor. Should the S.C. Annual Conference provide pension for part-time pastors—and if so, at what level? That question will come before more than 2,000 United Methodist clergy and laity June 9-12 when they gather at the Florence Civic Center for the conference's yearly meeting.
• Direct billing deficiencies: S.C. dialogues how to address church unpaid pension, insurance bills February 25, 2013 By Jessica Connor. A 4 percent deficiency rate for church unpaid pension and insurance bills might not sound so bad. But when that 4 percent translates to about $400,000, it has some in the S.C. Conference concerned.
• S.C. Hunger Project February 25, 2013 By Jessica Connor. The S.C. Conference is calling on every United Methodist in the state to do his or her part to fight hunger. It's all happening June 11 in a one-day meal packing/food drive event during Annual Conference in Florence.
• Caring for the elderly February 25, 2013 Daylong program at The Oaks helps poor, frail seniors
• S.C. lay, clergy tackle critical church issues at global UMC quadrennial training February 25, 2013 By Jessica Connor. Eager to embrace a new era in the denomination, S.C. Resident Bishop Jonathan Holston and more than 20 S.C. laity and clergy headed to Nashville, Tenn., for the 2013 Quadrennial Training Event.
• Older Adult Spiritual Retreat: Seniors take life to the next level February 25, 2013 By Jessica Connor. Fusing a little beach time among friends with the chance to gain new inspiration from leading United Methodist speaker Dr. John Ed Mathison, hundreds of seniors headed to the South Carolina coast Feb. 5-7 for the annual Older Adult Spiritual Life Retreat.
• Do they know God? February 25, 2013 By Jessica Connor. Recently, my 5-year-old daughter, Avery, has become slightly obsessed with evangelism.
• Giving God room to work February 25, 2013 By Bishop Jonathan Holston. Dr. Fred Craddock, a former homiletics professor at the Candler School of Theology, shares a remarkable story about seeing a violin on the steps of Cannon Chapel at Emory University.
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