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The Advocate The Latest News from Our Churches
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Bishop names members of Jeremiah Teams
The volunteers represent a cross-section of the South Carolina Annual Conference. By Dan O’Mara.
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Answering the call
Two couples step up, feeding volunteers and delivering supplies after hurricane. By Jessica Brodie.
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More than a meal
Port Royal’s 12-year-old food outreach helps thousands with physical, spiritual needs. By Jessica Brodie.
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Responding to God’s call
God is not silent and never has been, and all of us who believe can hear him at some point or another. The question becomes: What do we do when we hear God’s call? By Jessica Brodie.
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Resolution vs. foundational statement
Instead of making New Year’s resolutions, I have decided to try something a little bit different. By Bishop Leonard Fairley.
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Transforming the church
Let’s ask important and sometimes difficult questions and be willing to allow God to use us in transformative, even uncomfortable ways. By Jessica Brodie.
The Advocate Press Resources & Books
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Raise Your Ebenezer
From Dr. Ted Goshorn comes this compelling field guide for what it means to cultivate hope, resilience, and authenticity through the most difficult seasons of life.
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Recollections
Roger Gramling shares his memoir of a life serving the church—a ministry that brought him into close contact with unusual, extraordinary individuals who helped shape the denomination in remarkable ways.
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From the Vault
Here, archivist Dr. Phillip Stone invites you into the fascinating world of the people, places, and institutions that make up the great history of South Carolina United Methodism.