Adapted from an article written by Laura J. McKenzie The bookmobile for the Allendale-Hampton-Jasper Regional Library System is back on the road thanks to members and friends of The Church of the Heavenly Rest in Estill. Sally Mayse, a member of St. Mark’s, Port Royal, has been the diocesan liaison for the Southern Deanery throughout…
To accommodate the departing ACNA congregation, the reopening of St. James Episcopal Church on James Island (Charleston) has been moved to the Second Sunday of Advent, December 4. The church had previously been scheduled to return to our diocese on November 1 (announced on our website at this link), but the departing congregation was delayed…
Over the past week, St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church in Hartsville was returned to our historic diocese and The Episcopal Church. Founded in 1902, the church is located right alongside Coker College at 103 Campus Avenue. It was previously announced that Bishop Ruth Woodliff-Stanley has called the Rev. Michael Bye as interim priest-in-charge of this congregation….
With sadness for his passing, but joy for his beautiful life, particularly the many years he spent as part of our diocese, we share the news that the Rev. Deacon Charles (Charlie) deSaussure Jett died on Monday, October 17. Over the years, Charlie faithfully served several congregations in our diocese including St. Stephen’s, Charleston and St….
The Right Reverend Ruth Woodliff-Stanley has called the Rev. Taylor M. Smith as priest-in-charge of St. James Episcopal Church in Charleston (James Island), which will soon be returning to the Diocese of South Carolina and The Episcopal Church as a result of the SC Supreme Court decision in April 2022. Fr. Taylor, who recently served…
The Strategic Transition Task Force, a new formation of the previous Transition Planning Group that was reorganized last year and announced at the 231st Diocesan Convention, met for a final time last week as they completed the task of formulating and implementing the plans to move forward for the well being of the diocese. The…
Hurricane season is upon us, and as Hurricane Ian threatened a landfall in the U.S. this week, diocesan staff sent out a reminder to points of contact at all congregations in the diocese with helpful tips to remember when preparing for threatening storms. Here is the text of that email: SUGGESTIONS FOR PREPARINGYou already may…
Download a copy of this release at this link CHARLESTON, SC – (September 26, 2022) Today, September 26, 2022, the Bishops of the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina (EDOSC) and the Anglican Diocese of South Carolina (ADOSC) announced their respective dioceses have reached a final settlement agreement resolving numerous outstanding legal issues between their respective dioceses. This settlement…
Christ Episcopal Church in Mt. Pleasant held two joy-filled services on Sunday, September 18, as the church reopened under the leadership of the Rev. Furman Buchanan, priest-in-charge. Nearly 200 people attended the services as this church once again brings The Episcopal Church east of the Cooper River, in the place where it had been for…
St. Christopher Camp and Conference Center on Seabrook Island will return to the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina and The Episcopal Church on October 1, 2022. Located on 314 acres of beach, maritime forest, and undisturbed salt marsh, the center was first created through the gift of land to the Episcopal Church and the Diocese…
St. David’s, Cheraw, added to its deep history in The Episcopal Church on Sunday, August 7, with a service of Holy Eucharist led by the Rev. Michael Bye, interim priest-in-charge. The church, founded in 1768, returned to our diocese on August 1, nearly 10 years after a schism divided the congregation. The faithful Episcopalians who had…
Download the full release at this link St. David’s, Cheraw, a parish with roots in The Episcopal Church dating back more than 200 years, returned to the Diocese of South Carolina and The Episcopal Church on Monday, August 1, 2022, as a result of the South Carolina Supreme Court’s April ruling that 14 churches which…
