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Revolution 2023: “Amazing picture of the UMC in action”

Jan 31, 2023 | Conference Updates, Florence District, Front Page, Greenville District, Greenwood District, Hartsville District, Marion District, Orangeburg District, Rock Hill District, Spartanburg District, Walterboro District

More than 1,000 youth made the Township Auditorium in Columbia “GLOW” January 27-29 for Revolution 2023 – the first full-weekend gathering of teen disciples since before the COVID-19 pandemic made such large gatherings unsafe. Inspired by the Revolution 2023 theme –...

Seminar: How to prevent, identify church embezzlement

Jan 9, 2023 | Conference Updates, Florence District, Front Page, Greenville District, Greenwood District, Hartsville District, Marion District, Orangeburg District, Rock Hill District, Spartanburg District, Treasurer, Upcoming Events, Walterboro District

The South Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church is offering local church leaders an opportunity to attend a seminar designed to help them prevent embezzlement, how to spot it, and what to do about it. “Protecting Your Church From Embezzlement”...

UMCSC churches have process to discern their future

Dec 19, 2022 | Bishop Holston, Conference Updates, Florence District, Front Page, Greenville District, Greenwood District, Hartsville District, Marion District, Orangeburg District, Rock Hill District, Spartanburg District, Walterboro District

“A Faithful Step Forward” To ensure congregations are equipped to make decisions that enable them to best live into their disciple-making mission, South Carolina Conference leaders have adopted a process through which a local church can discern whether it will...

Bishop Holston to remain in South Carolina

Nov 4, 2022 | Conference Updates, Florence District, Front Page, Greenville District, Greenwood District, Hartsville District, Marion District, Orangeburg District, Rock Hill District, Spartanburg District, Walterboro District

LAKE JUNALUSKA, N.C. – Bishop L. Jonathan Holston will remain as resident bishop of the South Carolina Conference through 2024. The Committee on the Episcopacy of the Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference announced episcopal assignments Friday morning. Bishop Holston...

Robin Dease elected bishop

Nov 3, 2022 | Conference Updates, Florence District, Front Page, Greenville District, Greenwood District, Hartsville District, Marion District, Orangeburg District, Rock Hill District, Spartanburg District, Walterboro District

LAKE JUNALUSKA, N.C. – Rev. Dr. Robin Dease, senior pastor of St. Andrew By-The-Sea UMC in Hilton Head Island, was elected Thursday as a bishop of The United Methodist Church by delegates to the 2022 Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference. Delegates elected Dease, 54,...

SEJ2022 elects 2 bishops Wednesday, seeking 1 more Thursday

Nov 3, 2022 | Conference Updates, Florence District, Front Page, Greenville District, Greenwood District, Hartsville District, Marion District, Orangeburg District, Rock Hill District, Spartanburg District, Walterboro District

Members of the 2022 Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference on Wednesday elected two bishops on day one of the session. They will continue balloting Thursday morning, with one more bishop to elect. The Rev. Ken Nelson, superintendent of the Orangeburg District in South...