The Episcopal Church in South Carolina has three seminarians attending schools of theology this fall as they prepare themselves on the path toward Holy Orders in The Episcopal Church: Charles Jenkins, Christan Basel, and Lauren Kay. This month we are sharing an update on each of them, along with their contact information. Please keep our…
Bishop Skip Adams has joined the five other Episcopal Bishops of North and South Carolina in asking people to offer their assistance after Hurricane Florence through gifts to Episcopal Relief & Development. In the letter, the bishops appeal to people not to send goods, or travel to the area to help. (Click the image above…
The Episcopal Church in South Carolina has three seminarians attending schools of theology this fall as they prepare themselves on the path toward Holy Orders in The Episcopal Church: Lauren Kay, Charles Jenkins, and Christan Basel. This month, we’ll share an update on each of them, along with their contact information. Please keep our seminarians…
The Rev. Bill Coyne is Missioner for Returning Congregations for The Episcopal Church in South Carolina. Contact him at wcoyne@episcopalchurchsc.org or 843-614-0679. We are continuing to have a positive response to the three successful Open Conversations held last month in Conway, Charleston, and Bluffton. I have been following up primarily with people who have questions about the…
(St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church press release) NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC – St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church has announced $15,000 in awards to seven local nonprofits who are the beneficiaries of the 2018 Rich Jacobs Memorial Pro Am Golf Tournament. On on August 9, St. Stephen’s hosted a reception in their Parish Hall to distribute the net…
The Reverend Canon John Zahl has been called to serve as 13th Rector of St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in Bedford, NY, in the Diocese of New York, beginning September 1. He has served at Grace Church Cathedral for nearly 6 years, along with his wife Deirdre and their daughter Daphne. The Zahls’ final Sunday at…
St. Francis Episcopal Church in Charleston was forced to cancel services on July 22 after a roof failure and flooding at their worship space, Stuhr’s Chapel in West Ashley. Initially it was thought that St. Francis might be displaced for up to eight weeks, but ongoing assessment has church leaders hopeful they can return on…
Bishop Adams and the wardens and vestry of Calvary Episcopal Church in Charleston have announced that the Rev. Matthew McCormick will be Calvary’s new priest-in-charge effective in August. Ordained in 2008, Fr. McCormick is a graduate of Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry in Ambridge, Pennsylvania; he has received a Masters of Theology degree from Luther…
Bishop Skip Adams and the wardens and vestry of Holy Communion, Charleston have named the Rev. Jeff Richardson as the new Priest in Charge. He and his wife Patty will be at Holy Communion beginning Sunday, August 12. Fr. Richardson has been serving as Vicar of three churches in recent years: St. Catherine’s, Florence; St….
Many Episcopalians are looking forward to vacationing in Europe this summer. Did you know that there are many Episcopal churches in Europe, and they would love to welcome you? The Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe and their Bishop-in-Charge, the Rt. Rev. Pierre Whalon, extends a warm welcome to come and worship on Sundays with…
I recently watched again the inspirational Ron Howard movie “Apollo 13” – the story of a crippled spacecraft with astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise and Jack Swigert finding a way to survive a malfunction and return to earth. Mission Control in Houston is working just as hard to bring them home. The mission changed from landing…
The Diocesan Mission Grants Committee has awarded $116,900 in grants to mission congregations of our diocese, approving all eight grant requests it received for 2018. The committee met May 31 to review the applications and hear in-person presentations. The Diocesan Trustees had initially approved $100,000 for the grant cycle, and since then have approved the…
