Methodism’s oldest still-in-existence newspaper is now a book publisher, too. In late 2017, the South Carolina United Methodist Advocate newspaper launched the Advocate Press, a small publishing arm that produces nonfiction books and devotionals. To date it has produced five books and is working on its sixth to be released in 2021.
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AC elects all 32 delegates to GC and JC2020
Annual Conference has elected all 32 of its delegates, plus alternates, to the 2020 General Conference and the 2020 Jurisdictional Conference. By Jessica Brodie.
Read MoreLaity elect all 16 GC and JC2020 delegates
South Carolina United Methodists have elected their slate of lay delegates to the 2020 General and Jurisdictional conferences, and just two more clergy delegates remain. By Jessica Brodie.
Read MoreAC UPDATE: Two more Jurisdictional delegates elected
Annual Conference has elected two more delegates to the 2020 Jurisdictional Conference as of 5:15 p.m. Wednesday. The voting continues with one more lay delegate and four more clergy to go, plus alternates. By Jessica Brodie.
Read MoreUMCSC elects its GC2020 delegation
South Carolina United Methodists have elected their slate of 16 delegates to the 2020 General Conference as of Wednesday morning at Annual Conference. By Jessica Brodie.
Read MoreThirteen delegates elected as of close of AC Tuesday
By Jessica Brodie. Annual Conference has elected 13 of its 32 delegates to the 2020 General and Jurisdictional conferences as of Tuesday evening at 9 p.m. Voting will continue Wednesday.
Read MoreAC UPDATE: Three more delegates elected; seven total
By Jessica Brodie. As of Tuesday at 5:20 p.m., the South Carolina Annual Conference has elected seven delegates so far to GC2020. Voting continues. Clergy elected: the Rev. Ken Nelson, Dr. Robin Dease and the Rev. Keith Hunter. Laity elected: Jacqueline Jenkins, James Salley, Michael Cheatham and Herman Lightsey.
Read More‘Get up and walk, black man!’ On a men’s program at Old Bethel UMC
Barney Blakeney reflects on his experience when the United Methodist Men groups at Old Bethel and Wesley in Charleston brought together men from various congregations in the Charleston area to talk about issues pertinent to black men.
Read MoreHope, a difference a witness makes
In the midst of all we plan, God is at work among us in marvelous and magnificent ways. However, to remain focused on following God’s plan for our lives—rather than simply our own plans—requires discipline, dedication and a commitment to prayer. This shift in focus requires a deep well of faith. A column by Bishop L. Jonathan Holston.
Read MoreChristian love in action: ERT volunteers wrap up work after double-whammy hurricanes
By Billy Robinson. For two months, more than 160 volunteers worked about 3,800 hours providing Christian love in action to survivors of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, many of these survivors in dire need of help. Hurricane Florence made landfall Sept. 14 near Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, then moved inland toward South Carolina, and Hurricane Michael swept up from the Gulf Coast and impacted South Carolina as a tropical storm Oct. 11. While the storms themselves caused problems, flooding in the aftermath was far worse. Now, volunteers’ early response work is largely ending as the South Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church shifts into recovery mode.
Read MoreGeneral Conference: Now what?
By Jessica Brodie. In less than three months, 864 United Methodists from across the world who are delegates from each annual conference in the denomination will gather in one place with one purpose: helping the global church move beyond its debilitating disagreement over human sexuality. Here’s the latest news.
Read MoreUMC prison chaplains help inmates pray for pastors, churches
By Jessica Brodie. This Advent, United Methodist prison chaplains are embarking on a new faith journey with inmates designed to wrap pastors and churches in prayer. The Rev. Traci Bennett, clinical chaplain supervisor at Tyger River Correctional Institution, and the Rev. Edward McKnight, senior chaplain at Lee Correctional Institution, are two of several prison ministry advocates across South Carolina taking part in Give the Gift of Prayer, a Christmas-themed prayer vigil. With the vigil, Christian prisoners will be praying daily from the beginning of Advent through Epiphany for the pastors and churches of the South Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church.
Read MoreApportionments on track, says UMCSC treasurer
By Jessica Brodie. As 2018 edges to a close, churches across the conference are gathering final funds to pay their 2018 apportionments for The United Methodist Church. As of Oct. 31 financials, numbers were on track for the conference to bring in about the same as it did last year, said Beth Westbury, conference treasurer and director of administrative services.
Read MoreSummit offers real talk on vitality in the black church
By Jessica Brodie. How can we connect missing links to make a unified, powerful whole—and do it in a way that glorifies God? That was the gist of a three-day Summit on the Black Church in Charleston this fall attended by hundreds of lay and clergy United Methodists from across South Carolina.
Read MorePastors of two large S.C. UMCs send letters to congregation in support of current UMC stance on sexuality
By Jessica Brodie. This fall, the senior pastors of two of South Carolina’s largest United Methodist churches—Mount Horeb UMC, Lexington, and Chapin UMC, Chapin—have sent letters to their congregations about the upcoming special session of General Conference, each affirming the traditional stance of the UMC.
Read MoreAnderson church partners with Habitat for Humanity to provide house for local family
St. John’s United Methodist Church is partnering with Habitat for Humanity to provide housing for a local family.
Read MoreBreaking bread in ministry: Washington Street’s ‘Sunday Dinner’
Similar to the “Downtown Welcome Table” ministry of Haywood Street Church in Asheville, North Carolina, Washington Street UMC hosted its very first “Sunday Dinner” experience where the primary focus of service to those in need integrated with the hope of forming lasting relationships and creating disciples of Christ.
Read MoreUMCSC clergy gather on how to give leadership to difficult conversations
By Jessica Brodie. South Carolina United Methodist clergy gathered at Union United Methodist Church Oct. 30 for a time devoted to “The Way Forward: Giving Leadership to Difficult Conversations.”
Read MoreHands to Work—Hearts to God: United Methodist Women annual meeting
The 46th annual meeting of the South Carolina Conference United Methodist Women held at Central United Methodist Church in Florence October 26-27, 2018 is now history, and attendees said the event was wonderful.
Read MoreKillingsworth gala celebrates ‘New Beginnings’
On Nov. 8, hundreds of Killingsworth supporters from across the state gathered at Seawell’s to celebrate 71 years of the United Methodist ministry and give a warm welcome to new executive director Donna Lollis.
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