Update from the Missioner for Returning Congregations
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 NMB Donates Golf Benefit Proceeds
(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…
Clergy Transitions
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…
Update on St. Francis, Charleston
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…
Clergy Transitions
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…
Open Conversations a Step Forward in ‘Holy Work’ of Reconciliation
Three “Open Conversations” in Conway, Charleston and Bluffton this week brought together hundreds of Episcopalians and Anglicans to join in the “holy work” of reconciliation in the diocese and the churches of eastern South Carolina. The Rev. William Coyne, Missioner for Returning Congregations for The Episcopal Church in South Carolina, reported on Thursday to the…
Clergy Transitions
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….
Traveling to Europe? Visit and Episcopal Church
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…
A Word from the New Missioner
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…
2018 Mission Grant Awards Total $116,900
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…
Learning to Assist Refugees
Nancy Amis of Grace Church Cathedral recently returned from attending a three-day training sponsored by The Episcopal Church to equip Episcopalians as advocates, allies, and ambassadors for refugees and the ministry of refugee resettlement. “Love God, Love Neighbor” was sponsored by Episcopal Migration Ministries. Nancy says she had a wonderful time meeting with fellow Episcopalians at the training in…
Chaplain Receives National Award
The Rev. Rob Dewey of the Lowcountry Community Chaplaincy has been presented with a national award from the Corporate Crisis Response Officers Association and its ReadyCommunities Partnership. Dr. Rosalie J. Wyatt of the CCROA and and Mount Pleasant Mayor Will Haynie presented the award at a recent Mount Pleasant Town Council meeting. Since 2006, CCROA and the ReadyCommunities Partnership…