South Carolina Members Meeting with Union of Black Episcopalians This Week
The Union of Black Episcopalians is holding its 49th annual conference July 23-26 in the Philadelphia area, and three members of our diocese have sent word that they are attending. The conference theme is “Like a Mighty Stream Let Justice Roll: Absalom, Jehu and Beyond.” Dr. W. Franklin Evans, President of Voorhees College, addressed the conference today. Voorhees is one of two historically black…
Episcopal Youth Event
A team from our diocese attended Episcopal Youth Event (EYE17), the Episcopal Church’s international youth gathering, which is held every three years. They were among 1,300+ participants, workshop leaders, speakers, and volunteers who gathered together with Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and other church leaders at the University of Central Oklahoma July 10-14. Youth ParticipantsMadison Clayton, St. Francis, CharlestonCece Connelly, Grace…
General Convention Deputies at Province IV Synod
Please keep Bishop Adams and our General Convention Deputies in your prayers this week as they are at Kanuga, the Episcopal Conference Center near Hendersonville, NC, for the 2017 Province IV Synod meeting, beginning this afternoon. This is one of two Synod gatherings held in preparation for the 79th General Convention of the Episcopal Church, which happens in July 2018. Bishop Adams arrived at Kanuga…
New President of Voorhees College
Voorhees College celebrated a new beginning on April 7 in a service inaugurating its new president, Dr. W. Franklin Evans, shown here with Bishop Adams and Bishop Andrew Waldo (left) of the Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina. Both bishops officiated at the investiture service and Holy Eucharist. Bishop Adams was the preacher; you can read his sermon below. Voorhees is one of two historically…
Bishop Frank Griswold’s Visit
The Most Reverend Frank Griswold (shown here with Dean Michael Wright) was the guest preacher at the 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. services on Sunday, April 2 at Grace Church Cathedral. He also led a presentation on “Prayer: An Exploration” during the adult Sunday school hour. Bishop Griswold served from 1997-2006 as the Presiding Bishop of The EpiscopalChurch. Find more photos of his visit here.