The Rev. Dr. Jennie Olbrych has been called to serve as Interim Rector of Calvary Episcopal Church, Charleston. She has served in the Diocese of South Carolina in many capacities since her ordination in 1988 including, most recently, as vicar of St. James-Santee, McClellanville, from which she retired in 2018, and Lower School Chaplain at…
The Rev. Dr. Matthew McCormick’s final Sunday at Calvary Episcopal Church, Charleston, will be this coming Sunday, July 26. After concluding his two-year tenure with Calvary, the congregation will celebrate his ministry and express appreciation to him for their time together. Father Matt has also been very involved in Youth Ministry in our diocese as…
The Rev. Dr. James Yarsiah has been called to serve as priest-in-charge of St. Michael the Archangel, Wall Township, and St. James, Bradley Beach, in the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey. Fr. James has served as Chaplain of Voorhees College and Vicar of St. Philip’s, Denmark, since 2012 and in the Diocese of South Carolina…
The Rev. Jill Williams has accepted a position as the Head Chaplain at Heathwood Hall Episcopal School in Columbia, South Carolina. Rev. Williams currently serves as Vicar of St. James-Santee Episcopal Church and Lower School Chaplain at Porter-Gaud School. In her announcement to St. James she said: “I believe that God is calling me to serve…
The Rev. Sandra (Sandy) Moyle has been named by the Ven. Callie Walpole as Interim Priest-in-Charge at St. Catherine’s Episcopal Church, Florence. Sandy retired from Holy Cross Faith Memorial, Pawleys Island, where she served as the Assistant Rector. After graduating from Virginia Theological Seminary, she went on to serve at churches in Tampa and Jacksonville,…
We are pleased to announce the call of the Reverend Courtney Davis-Shoemaker as Assistant Priest at St. Stephen’s, Charleston. She will work part-time (20 hours per month) and assist the Rector in the general life and worship of the parish with particular attention to children’s and youth ministry as well as outreach to families. A native…
The Rev. William Coyne will complete his work as the Priest-In-Charge of East Cooper Episcopal Church on August 31 and continue in his diocesan role as Missioner for Returning Congregations. While to date, no specific timeline has been decided for the return of the parishes with the breakaway group to The Episcopal Church in South Carolina (TECSC),…
Bishop Skip Adams has named the Rev. Fred E. Thompson, Jr. as Priest-in-Charge of The Episcopal Church on Edisto, effective July 1. Fr. Thompson received his Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Newberry College in 1988 and his Master’s degree in Religion from Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in 1994. He was ordained as an Episcopal priest…
The Rev. Mac Magee will be the new representative from The Episcopal Church in South Carolina to the Dominican Development Group. A deacon serving at Grace Church Cathedral, he takes over from the Rev. Jason Roberson, who is leaving Holy Cross Faith Memorial in Pawleys Island to begin a new call at Grace Episcopal Church in Alexandria, VA,…
The Rev. Lauren Kay has been called to serve at St. George’s Episcopal Church in Sanford, Maine, starting July 21. Lauren, who was ordained to the transitional diaconate from our diocese on June 15, recently received the Master of Divinity degree at Seminary of the Southwest in Austin, Texas.
Charles Jenkins has been named Associate for Pastoral Care at Christ Church in Greenville, in the Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina. Charles, who is a candidate for ordination to the diaconate from our Diocese on June 15, began work on the Christ Church staff on June 1. He recently completed post-graduate work in Anglican Studies…
The Rev. Jason Roberson has been called to serve as associate rector at Grace Episcopal Church in Alexandria, Virginia. Fr. Roberson has served as assistant rector at Holy Cross Faith Memorial, Pawleys Island, since his ordination in 2017. At the Grace/La Gracia parish, he will be primarily involved with Spanish-language liturgies, as well as serving…
