NEWS FROM THE SOUTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE
Churches: Need help filing W-2 forms?
Churches that file their own W-2s without the assistance of a payroll processing company might want to use the Social Security Administration’s website to create, file and print their W-2s.
GC2020 delegates want to hear from you
The South Carolina Conference Delegation to the 2020 General Conference has scheduled four tri-district “Listening Sessions” around the conference in January and February, and a fifth that will be live online.
“Everybody’s journey needs to be honored”
Recognizing the church’s role in “Confronting Hate” and working toward healing, the Fellowship of South Carolina Bishops hosted its annual interactive dialogue Nov. 21 at the State Museum in Columbia.
Join Bishop Holston for Pilgrimage to Rome in 2020
Bishop L. Jonathan Holston and his spouse, Felecia Holston, are leading a South Carolina Pilgrimage to Italy in March 2020.
Conference nominations open, opportunities for clergy/laity service
The Conference Committee on Nominations is inviting individuals who feel called to serve on a board, commission, committee or council to submit their names for consideration for nomination to the 2020 Annual Conference.
One SC Fund donates another $62,000 to UMCSC for Florence recovery
UMCSC Disaster Recovery has been awarded a $62,000 grant from the One SC Fund to help families rebuild and repair homes that were damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Florence.
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NEWS FROM THE SOUTH CAROLINA UNITED METHODIST ADVOCATE
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Saylor Strong: Family carries on toddler’s memory through butterfly carts for other grieving parents
by Jessica Brodie on November 26, 2019 at 7:22 pm
By Jessica Brodie. When Stephanie Robinson lost her young daughter, Saylor, this summer, she received an unexpected gift in the form of a “butterfly cart”—something she never could have imagined, but something that made her child’s passing a bit more bearable. Now, inspired both by a desire to help other grieving parents, and by a way to honor the beautiful impact of Saylor’s short life, the Robinson family has spent the last several months purchasing all the items needed to supply the pediatric intensive care unit at The Medical University of South Carolina Charleston with a butterfly cart of its own.
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GC2020 delegation to host listening sessions across S.C.
by Jessica Brodie on November 26, 2019 at 7:16 pm
By Jessica Brodie. What do South Carolina United Methodists want to know about General Conference, and how can the South Carolina delegation help? That’s the purpose of four 2020 General Conference Delegation Listening Sessions, being scheduled for January and February in districts across the state.
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Holy City Mission: Charleston church uses space to host ministry teams, serve God in new way
by Jessica Brodie on November 26, 2019 at 7:14 pm
By Jessica Brodie. Using their building to host mission teams was not part of Aldersgate UMC, Charleston's, ministry plan. But God had other ideas. It all started a few years ago when the South Carolina Conference of the UMC needed a place for a disaster recovery volunteer to stay while he coordinated construction efforts in the area. Aldersgate UMC had the empty space, said pastor the Rev. Erik Grayson, so they offered it on a short-term basis. It was just supposed to be temporary. Now, the church has decided to fully embrace this new plan God has for them, launching what they have called Holy City Mission.
