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International African American Museum “shows us the hope of who we are becoming”

CHARLESTON – The International African American Museum tells the unvarnished stories of the African American experience across generations and continents, the trauma and triumph that gave rise to a resilient people. The museum is located at Gadsden’s Wharf – the site...

SEJ leaders: Reduce number of episcopal areas, elect no bishops in 2024

The Committee on the Episcopacy of the Southeastern Jurisdiction of The United Methodist Church is recommending a reduction in the number of episcopal areas within the jurisdiction to 10 from the current 13 – a significant change in the SEJ’s organization and...

Regional gatherings set to “share the Salkehatchie story”

Salkehatchie Summer Service leaders have scheduled a series of regional gatherings to give campers and camp leaders a chance to get to know others from around the South Carolina Conference. “The regional gatherings will provide an opportunity, close to home, to...

Bishop Holston to visit lay, clergy leaders in each district

Bishop L. Jonathan Holston is scheduled to visit with lay and clergy leaders in each of the 12 districts of the South Carolina Annual Conference over the next few months. The gatherings will share the theme “Strengthening Your Soul to Lead” – centered on...

Bishop Holston commends bishops’ letter on war in Gaza

Bishop L. Jonathan Holston, resident bishop of the South Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church, released this statement regarding the November 10, 2023, pastoral letter from the UMC Council of Bishops: My friends, the war in Israel and Gaza over the past...

Bishop Holston: “King’s dream still alive, but we must take action”

Bishop L. Jonathan Holston, resident bishop of the South Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church, released this statement regarding the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington: Sixty years ago today, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke...