Jan 3, 2019 | Charleston District, Conference Updates, Connectional Ministries, Grants, Local Churches
Murray United Methodist Church – a 155-year-old congregation in the Jedburg community of Dorchester County – will be able to address the deteriorating foundation of its sanctuary with help from a grant from the Renfro Trust. The $2,650 award will help pay for a...
Dec 28, 2018 | Conference Updates, Front Page, Local Churches, Treasurer
Pastors of local churches in the South Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church are responsible for seeing that the 2018 Church Statistical Report for each church is properly prepared and submitted online by Feb. 28, 2019. Church apportionments are...
Dec 17, 2018 | Conference Updates, Front Page, Local Churches, Treasurer
The “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” passed by Congress in 2017 added new tax provisions that apply to churches and other non-profit organizations that are otherwise exempt from income tax. One such provision:Â A tax on the amount a church or a church-related...
Dec 11, 2018 | Conference Updates, Connectional Ministries, Front Page, Local Churches, Upcoming Events, Youth
The dates and locations for 2019 Salkehatchie Summer Service camps have been announced. Registration is expected to be open within a few weeks. Salkehatchie Summer Service is an autonomous mission supported entirely by its participants, the communities it serves, and...
Dec 5, 2018 | Conference Updates, Connectional Ministries, Front Page, Local Churches, Youth
June Brunson Willson | Sept 6, 1945-Dec. 2, 2018 SUMMERVILLE – June Willson was a mentor, a friend, a second mom. She was a pioneer, an advocate, a shepherd. She cajoled, encouraged, empowered, believed, welcomed and loved. And “Mrs. June” was a...
Nov 12, 2018 | Communications, Conference Updates, Connectional Ministries, Local Churches, Upcoming Events
The Rev. Angela Ford Nelson, pastor of Good Hope Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church in Camden, will be the keynote speaker at the 2019 UMCSC Adult Spiritual Retreat – scheduled for Jan. 29-31, at the Landmark Resort in Myrtle Beach. There also will be opportunities...