Article excerpted from the Episcopal News Service: This article was written before the final vote on February 19, but on that date, the Executive Council did vote to forgive about $2.7 million in debt accrued from a loan given to the Diocese of South Carolina after the 2012 diocesan schism. The following article was written the…
Members of the leadership bodies of the diocese (Diocesan Council, Standing Committee, Trustees, and regional deans) gathered in retreat last week at St. Christopher Camp & Conference Center along with Bishop Ruth Woodliff-Stanley and diocesan staff. The event was originally scheduled in January, but was postponed due to the wintry weather. The gathering was an…
Voorhees University observed the Feast Day of Absalom Jones with a service of Holy Eucharist on Tuesday, February 11. The Right Reverend Ruth Woodliff-Stanley served as celebrant, and the Right Reverend Shannon MacVean-Brown, bishop of the Diocese of Vermont, was the preacher. During her homily, Bishop MacVean-Brown shared that she has ancestors in South Carolina, many of…
St. Stephen’s, Charleston has called the Rev. Julia Madden as associate rector for pastoral care and parish life. She is currently a tansitional deacon in the Diocese of Western North Carolina and will be ordained to the priesthood on February 12 at St. Luke’s in Lincolnton, North Carolina. Rev. Madden will officially begin her ministry with St. Stephen’s on…
Bishop Ruth Woodliff-Stanley has called the Rev. John West as priest-in-charge of St. James-Santee, McClellanville. Father West was ordained to the priesthood in 2000 and has served as a priest in the Dioceses of Georgia and Virginia before making his way to the Diocese of South Carolina. “I am delighted and very happy to be…
Bishop Ruth Woodliff-Stanley shares a word about the remarkable life of Chancellor Emeritus Thomas S. Tisdale, Jr. who died on Tuesday, January 28, 2025. January 30, 2025 Dear Beloved People in the Diocese of South Carolina, Thomas Sumter Tisdale, Jr., beloved child of God and Chancellor Emeritus of the Diocese of South Carolina, has gone home to…
As we begin a new year, Bishop Ruth Woodliff-Stanley encourages congregational leadership to engage in mutual ministry reviews. To this end, the bishop and her staff have been implementing this process as well. With the help of the Rev. Gay Clark Jennings, Bishop Ruth has been the first to undergo this important review. Rev. Jennings…
The vestry of the Church of the Holy Communion in Charleston, along with Bishop Ruth Woodliff-Stanley, have called Jordan Trendelman to serve as their next rector. In announcing this to their congregation, Sherry Royster, who serves as senior warden, noted that after months of searching, interviewing, and prayerful discernment, the decision to call Jordan was…
The 234th Diocesan Convention adjourned on Saturday just before noon after three days of business sessions, inspiring messages, and fellowship with people from across the diocese and special guests. The theme of this year’s convention was “Wonders in the Deep” and all of the event was held at the Sonesta Resort on Hilton Head Island,…
On Sunday, November 10, three of our historic African American Episcopal Churches located in downtown Charleston joined together for a powerful service of Lament & Repentance for the Episcopal Church’s complicity in the slave trade. The service was held at Saint Mark’s, Charleston, jointly with the congregations and leadership of the historic Calvary and St….
November 6, 2024 Dear beloved members of the diocese, Our country has elected a new president. And today, we rise. Our work continues and the Gospel endures. In these times, no matter our internal disposition, let us be the Gospel we proclaim. May we commit ourselves to continuing the work of race justice, to defending…
On Election Day, Bishop Ruth Woodliff-Stanley offers a word for the diocese. Watch in in the video below. In her message, she includes the following prayer: Collect for our Country: Almighty God, who hast given us this good land for our heritage: We humbly beseech thee that we may always prove ourselves a people mindful…
