Earlier this month, our Diocese was represented at the annual Province IV gathering of Episcopal Church Women (ECW) by two members, including Jackie Robe, past president of Province IV ECW. Jackie offers the following report:The Episcopal Church in South Carolina was represented June 3-5, 2019 at the Province IV ECW Annual Meeting at Trinity Retreat…
The Scholarship Committee of the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of The Episcopal Church has awarded scholarships to six Voorhees College students and a Voorhees graduate for the 2019-2020 academic year. Each student will received a total of $4,533.00. According to the Rev. James Yarsiah, Chaplain at Voorhees, all the recipients are Episcopalians and serve…
The following article appeared in the June-July edition of Words of Grace, the monthly newsletter of Grace Church Cathedral. Clark Cromwell is Grace’s parish coordinator for Episcopal Relief & Development. He recently attended a meeting sponsored by Episcopal Relief & Development in Houston, Texas. In early May I attended an Episcopal Relief & Development meeting…
ee a copy of the Standing Committee’s letter of June 11, 2019 here. The text follows: Dear Faithful People of The Episcopal Church in South Carolina, “The gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building…
The Rev. Jennie Olbrych and the Rev. M. Dow Sanderson have been appointed by Bishop Skip Adams to serve as Chaplains to the Retired for The Episcopal Church in South Carolina. Working in cooperation with the Church Pension Group, chaplains to the retired provide local support to retired clergy, their spouses, and surviving spouses. The…
Three churches in our diocese offer a unique program for non-ordained people to worship, reflect and explore their Christian faith through Education for Ministry. June is a great time to consider joining EfM when the 2019-2020 session begins this fall. Two churches recently celebrated with parishioners who completed EfM’s four-year course of study: All Saints,…
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 Very Rev. Adam Shoemaker, rector of St. Stephen’s, Charleston, recently returned from a weeklong Justice Pilgrimage of clergy representing the 20 dioceses in the southeastern United States who make up Province IV of The Episcopal Church. Here is his report from his experience. I have recently returned from representing our diocese at a pilot…
With the growth in youth ministry across the diocese, the Diocesan Council on May 16 unanimously approved the creation of a Diocesan Youth Commission that will shape the vision for our diocesan ministry to middle school and high school students and plan events and resources to help young people grow in their life in Christ….
Churches in The Episcopal Church in South Carolina now have two grant processes available to seek funding from the diocese thanks to programs and funding approved by the Diocesan Council and the Trustees this month. For several years the diocese has offered the Mission Grants Program to encourage and fund new initiatives. This program has…
Lauren Kinard, Executive Assistant to the Bishop and Diocesan Administrator, recently attended the 2019 B+E+S+T (Bishop Executive Secretaries Together) Conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This year’s conference was scheduled three years ago before Hurricane Maria struck the island in 2017, and B+E+S+T organizers opted to continue with the conference in support of Puerto Rico,…
Bishop Skip Adams and Standing Committee President the Rev. Jeff Richardson have written letters to the people of The Episcopal Church in South Carolina regarding transition plans for episcopal leadership. These letters can be found here:Letter from the BishopLetter from the Standing Committee President The text of the letters follows. FROM BISHOP ADAMS Dear People…
