Apr 24, 2019 | Columbia District, Conference Updates, Front Page, Local Churches
Virginia Wingard Memorial United Methodist Church in Columbia has been chosen as a new site for the Early Head Start program of Richland County First Steps to School Readiness. The program – which is expected to begin at Virginia Wingard UMC by the end of 2019 – will...
Apr 11, 2019 | Conference Updates, Connectional Ministries, Front Page, Local Churches, Orangeburg District, Spartanburg District
The South Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church has created a new online resource to help local churches and other ministries stay current on their Safe Sanctuaries policies and procedures. The new webpage – umcsc.org/safe-sanctuaries – features updated...
Mar 3, 2019 | Bishop Holston, Conference Updates, Front Page, Greenville District, Local Churches
Bishop L. Jonathan Holston, resident bishop of the South Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church, has appointed the Rev. James Dickerson Dennis Jr. as superintendent of the Greenville District. Rev. Dennis Rev. Dennis, senior pastor of Grace United...
Feb 16, 2019 | 2019 Annual Conference, AC2019, Conference Updates, Connectional Ministries, Front Page, Greenville District, Local Churches, Orangeburg District, Upcoming Events
The 2019 South Carolina Annual Conference will feature two Mission Initiatives – Native American Elder Baskets and a Food Drive for Harvest Hope Food Bank of Greenville. “Under Bishop Holston’s leadership, Annual Conference has become much more than an opportunity to...
Feb 6, 2019 | Columbia District, Communications, Conference Updates, Front Page, Local Churches, Upcoming Events
More than 400 people have been evacuated from their homes at Allen Benedict Court – and you can help by donating items to make “love boxes” for the residents. Two men died of carbon monoxide poisoning in separate apartments at the Columbia public housing...
Jan 24, 2019 | Bishop Holston, Conference Updates, Front Page, Local Churches, Treasurer
Apportionment giving by South Carolina United Methodists exceeded 90 percent for the fourth consecutive year in 2018 – the best run in giving in more than 15 years. While the 2018 rate of 90.9 percent was down from 92.34 percent in 2017 – and short of the...