Bishop Calls the Rev. Laura Rezac as Executive Director of St. Christopher Camp and Conference Center
Bishop Ruth Woodliff-Stanley has called the Rev. Laura Rezac as executive director of St. Christopher Camp & Conference Center on Seabrook Island, succeeding the Rev. Helen and Rick Hargreaves, who have been serving as interim directors for the past seven months. The Rev. Rezac currently serves as associate rector for Children & Youth Formation at St….
Pilot Session of Diocesan Racial Justice Training Held in Charleston
The Rev. Cn. Ramelle McCall has been working with the Diocesan Racial Justice & Reconciliation Commission to develop racial justice/anti-racism training that will eventually be offered throughout the diocese. The first pilot session was held this past Friday-Saturday (March 31-April 1) at Calvary Episcopal Church in Charleston. This training was designed to address South Carolina’s history of…
Bishop Speaks Before Legislative Committees in Support of Education and Transgender Rights
On March 29, 2023, Bishop Ruth Woodliff-Stanley traveled to our state capitol to speak before members of the state legislature as they consider bills currently before the House and/or Senate. She was allowed to speak directly to subcommittees against two of the three bills against which she wanted to voice her opposition. A video of…
A Word from the Bishop About Holy Trinity, Charleston
Bishop Ruth Woodliff-Stanley shares a word about an important decision regarding Holy Trinity, Charleston. Read the letter below, or at this link at this link. March 30, 2023 Dear Faithful People in the Diocese of South Carolina, As we move toward the observance of Holy Week, I am reminded of the generations of faithful people on whose…
Betsy Pritchard Named Executive Assistant to the Bishop
The Right Reverend Ruth Woodliff-Stanley has appointed Betsy Pritchard as Executive Assistant to the Bishop, effective March 20. “Betsy has a great background in administrative work, a warm and welcoming personality, and a deep love for The Episcopal Church, and I am delighted to welcome her as part of the diocesan staff,” said Bishop Woodliff-Stanley. As…
Clergy News: All Saints, Hilton Head
All Saints Episcopal Church on Hilton Head Island has called the Rev. Katie Presley to serve as associate rector. Katie is currently serving in the Diocese of Atlanta, where she has worked on staff at All Saints’ Episcopal Church in midtown Atlanta for the past few years. She was ordained to the transitional diaconate by…
Bishop Presents House of Deputies Medal to Janet Dunn Clark During St. David’s Visitation
During Bishop Ruth Woodliff-Stanley’s visitation to St. David’s, Cheraw, on Sunday, March 5, she had the opportunity to present church member Janet Dunn Clark with the House of Deputies medal that had been announced by outgoing President Gay Clark Jennings during the 80th General Convention of The Episcopal Church in July 2022. At that time,…
Clergy News: The Rev. Jeffrey R. Richardson to Retire from Holy Communion, Charleston
The Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina gives thanks for the ministry of the Rev. Jeffrey R. Richardson as he announces his retirement from active ministry. He will conclude his service as rector of the Church of the Holy Communion, Charleston, on February 21 after serving there since 2018. Father Jeff was ordained to the ministry in 2005 and…
The Rev. Ricardo Bailey Called as Seventh Rector of Calvary Episcopal Church, Charleston
Calvary Episcopal Church in Charleston has called the Rev. Ricardo Bailey to serve as rector beginning on Ash Wednesday—February 22, 2023. Currently, Father Bailey serves as priest-in-charge of St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church in Decatur, Georgia, as well as chaplain to the House of Bishops of The Episcopal Church, and president of the Atlanta Chapter of…
Bishop’s Crosses Presented to Lonnie Hamilton III and Thomas Tisdale
Last month at our 232nd Diocesan Convention, Bishop Ruth Woodliff-Stanley recognized Lonnie Hamilton III and Thomas Tisdale for their decades of faithful service to the diocese with the Bishop’s Cross. The Presentation of The Bishop’s Cross is a tradition observed across the Church, and it is presented each Convention, by the diocesan bishop, to a person…
Renzi Ricketts Called as Summer Camp Director for Historic Camp St. Christopher
Bishop Ruth Woodliff-Stanley and the interim executive directors at St. Christopher Camp and Conference Center, Rick and the Rev. Helen Hargreaves, are pleased to announce that Renzi Ricketts has been called as Summer Camp Director for Camp St. Christopher. Ricketts brings tremendous enthusiasm and years of summer camp experience to Camp St. Christopher on Seabrook…
Deacons Gather in Retreat at Bishop Gadsden
On December 8, the deacons of the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina gathered for a retreat at Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Retirement Community. After several years in which the deacons had not been regularly meeting, the retreat was an opportunity for reconnecting, introducing newcomers, and discerning the future for the diaconate in our diocese. Bishop Ruth Woodliff-Stanley…