Diocese Represented at B+E+S+T Conference
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,…
Letters from the Bishop and Standing Committee
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…
2019 Bishop’s Lock-In
Diocesan Ministry Developer Andrea McKellar, who coordinates youth ministry for our diocese, reports on the youth lock-in held April 12-13 at Grace Church Cathedral: The fourth Annual Bishop’s Lock-in was another huge success. There were more than 30 participants from four congregations. Bishop Adams was sad to have to miss the event this year, but…
Clergy Transitions
The Rev. Jason Roberson has been called to serve as associate rector at Grace Episcopal Church in Alexandria, Virginia. Fr. Roberson has served as assistant rector at Holy Cross Faith Memorial, Pawleys Island, since his ordination in 2017. At the Grace/La Gracia parish, he will be primarily involved with Spanish-language liturgies, as well as serving…
Ordination on June 15
Your prayers and presence are requested as two candidates for Holy Orders from our Diocese, Lauren Kay and Charles Jenkins, are to be ordained to the transitional diaconate on Saturday, June 15 at 11 am at Grace Church Cathedral in Charleston. Charles is completing his studies at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tenn.,…
Happening: Youth Event Restarted, Renewed for the Future
More than 80 youth and adult leaders spent the weekend at Camp St. Christopher on Seabrook Island for Happening #1 March 1-3, the restart of Happening for youth in our diocese, and plans are already under way for Happening #2 in 2020. Happening is a spiritual retreat for high school students, a youth led experience…
Clergy Transitions
Voorhees College and the Rev. Dr. James Yarsiah have announced that he will conclude his service as Voorhees Chaplain and Vicar of St. Philip’s Chapel at the end of this semester. Fr. Yarsiah was called to Voorhees in 2011 and was instrumental in restarting the Canterbury Club, bringing the Voorhees Choir to General Convention in…
Frustration, Anger – But Also Hope for Allendale Schools
This article was graciously shared with members of the Fellowship of South Carolina Bishops, written by Dan O’Mara, Communications Coordinator of the South Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church. Nearly 100 people gathered in Allendale to share their hopes and concerns about the future of Allendale County schools – and what that means for the…
Strengthening Our Companion Ties in the Dominican Republic
The Rev. Jason Roberson recently returned from attending the annual meeting of the board of directors of the Dominican Development Group (DDG) in Santo Domingo. The Episcopal Church in South Carolina is a companion diocese of the Dominican Episcopal Church, and Fr. Roberson, who is Assistant Rector at Holy Cross Faith Memorial Episcopal Church in Pawleys Island, has…
The Rev. Dr. John Romig Johnson, 1935-2019
The Reverend Dr. John Romig Johnson, 83, Senior Priest Associate at St. Stephen’s, Charleston, died February 5. A graduate of Furman University and the General Theological Seminary, he received his Ph.D from Union Theological Seminary. Before coming to St. Stephen’s, he served at Old St. Andrew’s, Charleston; he was rector of St. John’s, Staten Island, NY from 1999-2005 and also…
Report from the 2019 Forma Conference
Diocesan Ministry Developer Andrea McKellar recently returned from the 2019 Forma Conference and has written this report. I had the pleasure of spending a week in Indianapolis in January at the Annual Forma Conference. Forma is the Network for Christian Formation for the Episcopal Church and beyond. This year’s conference theme was “Formed to Proclaim: Conversations on…
Clergy Transitions
The Rev. Paul Gilbert has announced he will retire from active ministry and conclude his service as priest-in-charge of The Episcopal Church on Edisto effective June 2. Fr. Gilbert has served at Edisto since August 2015 and has been active in ordained ministry for more than 40 years. Previously he served in our diocese as director of the Little School at…