In a letter to the diocese, the Reverend Canon Caleb J. Lee, as President of the Standing Committee, has announced that our Visiting Bishop, the Right Reverend Henry N. Parsley, Jr., will conclude his time with our diocese effective June 1, 2021. Read the letter at this link, or read the text below: Ascensiontide 2021…
The Reverend Canon Ruth M. Woodliff-Stanley was elected today to be the fifteenth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina during a Special Meeting of Convention held for the purposes of the election. Once consecrated in October, Bishop-elect Woodliff-Stanley will be the first female to serve as bishop in the more than 200-year history…
The following article was shared by the Rev. Bill Watson, priest-in-charge at the Episcopal Church in Okatie, located in Ridgeland, SC. On Saturday, March 27, a recent project of the Southern Deanery concluded with the distribution of food at Church of the Holy Communion in Allendale, SC. The project originated by the Rev. Jack Nietert…
Archdeacon Callie Walpole preached at Grace Church Cathedral, Charleston, on January 7, 2021, following the siege of the U.S. Capitol building on January 6. Watch the video of the homily at this link or by clicking the video below. The text of the homily is below: Time present and time pastAre both perhaps present in time…
Today, the President of the Standing Committee and the Archdeacon sent a letter to the congregations of the Diocese on Advent, Stewardship, and Appreciation. Click this link to view the letter. The text of the letter is below: Advent 2020 People, look East. The time is nearOf the crowning of the year. . .Furrows, be glad. Though earth…
The first all-virtual online Diocesan Convention of the Diocese of South Carolina was held November 20-21, 2020. Delegates and visitors logged on from all around the diocese to hear annual updates, worship together, and vote to fill various diocesan leadership positions. The following nominees were elected to serve the Diocese: Standing CommitteeLay: Mary Dianish, Carrington WingardClergy:…
A Word from Archdeacon Callie Walpole: We are so pleased to announce the formation of an official Diocesan Racial Justice and Reconciliation Commission in the Diocese of South Carolina. Much of this work is already being done by many of you throughout the diocese—some of you for decades, perhaps your whole life, while others of…
Diocesan Ministry Developer Andrea McKellar, who also services on the Executive Council for The Episcopal Church, virtually attended the group’s latest meeting over the weekend. She shared the following update on this most recent gathering: This past weekend, I had the pleasure of attending my seventh Executive Council meeting. The meeting, originally scheduled to take…
Pentecost XVIV Dear Friends in Christ, This has turned out to be a most unusual time to be a “visiting” bishop. I am keenly aware that have not had many opportunities to visit the diocese in person since March. The pandemic has upended many plans. Zoom has been well used and immensely valuable, but I…
The Right Reverend Charles Farmer Duvall, retired Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast, who began his ordained ministry in the Diocese of South Carolina, died on Thursday, October 8, 2020, in Columbia, SC. Born in Cheraw, SC, Bishop Duvall was a child of the Diocese of South Carolina and St. David’s,…
Dr. Walter Limehouse, a member at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Charleston, was honored on Sunday, September 13, 2020 during the Sunday service at Grace Church Cathedral, Charleston, for his 24-year lay ministry as Diocesan Coordinator for Education for Ministry (EfM), a program of theological education. He has announced he will retire from this role, and…
The Reverend Bill Coyne, Missioner for Returning Congregations, is transitioning from his role as missioner back into retirement. Fr. Coyne spent the majority of his ordained ministry in the Diocese of Western Massachusetts, where he retired in 2013 after serving 15 years as Archdeacon for Mission. Two years later, after moving to the Charleston area to…
