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…
The search for the XV Bishop of the Diocese of South Carolina has resumed, after pausing the process on April 22, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Standing Committee unanimously agreed during a meeting on July 28 to restart the search. While exact dates will be difficult to firmly establish because of the uncertainty…
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…
Province IV Bishops, including our Visiting Bishop, the Rt. Rev. Henry N. Parsley, released a statement on Thursday, June 4, regarding the murder of George Floyd, and other recent deaths of black citizens that serve as a “shocking reminder of what we have left undone.” Find the statement at this link and below: We, the…
At this time of national upheaval, it is often hard to know what we can do to enact change and assist in healing. The Episcopal Church’s Department of Reconciliation, Justice and Creation Care and the Office of Government Relations have put together some excellent resources on how to Learn, Pray, and Act when responding to…
