See a copy of the Standing Committee’s letter of December 20, 2019 here. The text follows: December 20, 2019 Dear Faithful People of the Diocese of South Carolina, On behalf of the Standing Committee I write to give you an update on the current status of this time of transition in our diocese. Bishop Adams’ last day…
During the 229th Diocesan Convention today, the following people were elected: Standing CommitteeLay: Alison Davidow, Taylor SkardonClergy: the Rev. Courtney Davis-Shoemaker, the Rev. Tom Wilson The Standing Committee met immediately after convention and elected the Rev. Cn. Caleb Lee as its president. Diocesan CouncilLay: Carol Grish, Ginny KingClergy: the Very Rev. Wil Keith, the Rev….
Through a grant provided by Episcopal Relief & Development, the Diocese of South Carolina (The Episcopal Church in South Carolina), was able to provide Wal-Mart and Publix gift cards to 77 food-service workers in coastal South Carolina who were unable to work because of Hurricane Dorian. The Diocese of Georgia initiated the effort to apply…
Funded by an Episcopal Relief and Development grant of $25,000, the Episcopal Church in South Carolina (TECSC) has partnered with Giving Kitchen of Atlanta to create the Hurricane Dorian Relief Fund and offer financial assistance to food service workers experiencing hardship due to Hurricane Dorian in coastal South Carolina. The Episcopal Diocese of Georgia, Savannah, received the same grant…
The Ministry Grant Committee of Diocesan Council met recently to review eight grant applications. The committee was very impressed with the creativity and mission focus of the applications, which made it quite difficult to determine distribution of the available funds. After careful consideration, the committee awarded six grants totaling $46,100. The Ministry Grants are for…
Nearly 50 people from the Beaufort area joined Bishop Skip Adams and other members of the diocesan staff for an Open Conversation event on Thursday, July 11, at St. John’s Lutheran Church on Lady’s Island Drive. Bishop Adams opened the event with prayer and and then shared good news about the continued growth of the…
Bishop Skip Adams has appointed Molly Hamilton as Diocesan Director of Communications effective July 8. “Molly has strong professional experience in communication as well as knowledge and love of The Episcopal Church,” Bishop Adams says. “We are blessed that she will be bringing these gifts to the vital ministry of communication for our Diocese.” As Director of Communications, Molly will…
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 Episcopal Church in South Carolina has taken the first steps toward a new budget process that focuses on the vision of the diocese and encourages more people to have a voice in the process of creating the annual diocesan spending plan. The Very Rev. Chris Huff of St. George’s, Summerville and the West Charleston…
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.
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…
