Bishop Ruth Woodliff-Stanley has called the Rev. Dr. Matthew McCormick to serve as rector of St. Thomas, North Charleston (Park Circle), effective August 1. Father McCormick has served the congregation as interim rector since February 2022. “I am grateful the Rev. Matthew McCormick has accepted my call to serve as rector of St. Thomas,” said…
The Rev. Dr. Adam Shoemaker, rector of St. Stephen’s, Charleston, has joyfully called the Rev. Will Berry to serve as associate rector, with the blessing of Bishop Ruth Woodliff-Stanley. As a member of the clergy team at St. Stephen’s, Rev. Berry will share the pastoral and liturgical leadership of the parish, with special oversight for…
Bishop Ruth Woodliff-Stanley has called the Very Rev. Dr. Michael Shaffer to serve as interim rector of St. Mark’s Charleston, beginning September 10. Father Shaffer, who serves as the dean of the Peninsula Deanery, will complete a three-month term as interim associate rector at St. Stephen’s, Charleston, on September 3. Alphonso Grayson and Bob Waters,…
Bishop Ruth Woodliff-Stanley has appointed the Rev. Fred Thompson as Chaplain to Retired Clergy and Spouses for the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina. In this role, Rev. Thompson will provide systematic and intentional support for retired clergy, their spouses, and surviving spouses. Working collaboratively with regional deans, he will convene a team of clergy from…
With the blessing of Bishop Ruth Woodliff-Stanley, the Rev. Furman Buchanan, rector of Christ Episcopal Church in Mt. Pleasant, has called the Rev. Brooks Boylan as associate rector for congregational life and growth. In this role, Father Brooks will assist in the sacramental, preaching, pastoral, and teaching functions for Christ Church, with a special focus…
Bishop Ruth Woodliff-Stanley has called the Rev. Joseph Smith to serve as the first rector of The Episcopal Church on Edisto (Edisto Island), beginning on Sunday, August 20, 2023. Currently, Father Smith is the rector of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Wayne, Pennsylvania, where he has been for almost nine years. A native of Columbia,…
The Rev. Bill Coyne completed a year of service as interim priest-in-charge at The Episcopal Church on Edisto at the end of May. Though he originally committed for a period of six months, he graciously agreed to double that commitment as the church continued their search for their next rector. The church is hopefully nearing the end of that…
On Pentecost, Sunday, May 28, the Rev. Mike Szymanowski served for his final Sunday as interim priest-in-charge of St. George’s, Summerville. He had been serving the congregation on a part-time basis since October 2022 as they continue their search for their next rector. As the search continues, St. George’s will be served in the coming weeks by…
Priests and deacons from across the diocese gathered at St. Christopher Camp and Conference Center May 22-24 for their annual Clergy Retreat. The theme of this year’s gathering was “Living Ubuntu in a Violent World” led by special guest, the Very Rev. Michael Battle, Ph.D., who currently serves as the Herbert Thompson Professor of Church and Society and Director…
The Rev. Timothy V. Hushion, Jr. has been called to the Church of the Holy Communion, Charleston, to serve as interim rector, beginning on Sunday, June 4, Trinity Sunday. Father Tim is retired after serving as the priest-in-charge at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Pittsburgh, PA; rector of Calvary Episcopal Church in Wadesboro, NC; and vicar of All…
The Rev. Cn. Dr. Wilmot T. Merchant II, who serves as rector of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in North Myrtle Beach, has been appointed liaison of The Episcopal Church of Liberia by The Right Rev. Dr. James B. Sellee, Bishop of Liberia. The Episcopal Church (TEC) began missionary work in Liberia in the late 1920s and…
The Rev. Canon Philip Linder, who serves as Canon to the Ordinary, has started a new Morning Prayer podcast, “12-Minute Morning Prayer,” that is available for free on a variety of podcast platforms. Praying the Daily Office has for centuries been a great practice of Anglican spirituality. “As a Third Order Franciscan, my Rule of…
