May 6, 2019 | Bishop Holston, Conference Updates, Florence District, Front Page, Orangeburg District, Spartanburg District, Upcoming Events
Bishop Holston Bishop L. Jonathan Holston is leading a Medical Mission Experience to Guatemala in July, and you can join him! Rev. Rhyee Bishop Holston and his fellow missioners will visit Healing Guatemala, a non-profit organization established by the Rev. Luke...
Apr 26, 2019 | 2019 Annual Conference, AC2019, Conference Updates, Florence District, Front Page, Local Churches, Orangeburg District, Spartanburg District, Upcoming Events
Pastors anticipating a new appointment at the 2019 South Carolina Annual Conference are strongly encouraged to attend one of four transition retreats scheduled in May across the conference. The retreats – “Letting Go & Taking Hold” – also are designed...
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...
Apr 9, 2019 | Bishop Holston, Conference Updates, Connectional Ministries, Front Page, Orangeburg District, Spartanburg District, Upcoming Events
Registration is open for the 2019 Carolinas Black Clergy Leadership Retreat – “Navigating the Changing Landscape: A Fearless Dialogue” – set for May 20-24 at Kingston Plantation in Myrtle Beach. The retreat is an opportunity to get away to a quiet place to be renewed,...
Mar 26, 2019 | 2019 General Conference, Bishop Holston, Clergy Services, Front Page, GC2019, Orangeburg District, Spartanburg District, Upcoming Events
Conversations about the outcome of the 2019 General Conference are taking place in various ways in and around local churches across the South Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church. And while the conference has not yet hosted a standalone public dialogue...
Mar 15, 2019 | 2019 General Conference, Bishop Holston, Conference Updates, Front Page, GC2019, Orangeburg District
Bishop Holston Bishop L. Jonathan Holston, resident bishop of the South Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church, released this statement regarding allegations of improper voting at the 2019 Special Session of the General Conference: My friends, we are often...
