South Carolina UMC

LSM School (Marion District)
2025-03-30 14:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Socastee UMC-Myrtle Beach, 5575 Dick Pond Road, Myrtle Beach, SC, United States
Marion District Lay Servant School March 23 & 30, 2025
All courses FREE of charge.
Deadline to register is February 14, 2025
Please click on the link below for complete information and registration.
Marion District Lay School-March 2025-1-29-25

LSM School (Greenwood District)
2025-04-06 14:00 - 19:00, 2025-04-13 14:00 - 19:00 | St Paul UMC Saluda, 102 E. Butler Ave., Saluda, SC, 29138, United States
Registration is now open for the Spring 2025 Lay Servant Ministries School
St. Paul UMC, 102 Butler Ave., Saluda 29138.
April 6 & 13, 2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Full details are available on the Lay Servant Ministries webpage. You may download the mail-in registration form or choose to register online.

Courses offered in this school are: Basic, Called to Preach, Climate Justice, and Fresh Expressions. The booklist is included in the informational flyer found on the webpage.

Cost is $35 per course. Registration deadline is March 20.

2025 spring Informational Flyer
20JAN2025 Spring LSM Class registration form
Letter to Pastors and Lay Servants Spring 2024 for group

Marion District Board for Congregational Development
2025-04-07 10:00 - 12:00 | Uncle Charlie’s Hut, 108 N Pine St, Marion, SC 29571

LSM School (Anderson District)
2025-04-25 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-04-26 09:00 - 14:00, 2025-04-27 15:00 - 19:00 | First UMC Easley, 115 West First Avenue, Easley, SC, 29640, United States
Anderson District Spring 2025 Lay Servant School
April 25: 6 pm to 9 pm
April 26: 9 am to 2 pm
April 27: 3 pm to 7 pm
Click on the link below for complete information and a registration form.
Deadline to register is March 6, 2025.
Anderson District LSM Registration Spring 2025

Marion District Lay Servant Training
2025-05-04 14:30 - 20:00, 2025-05-18 14:30 - 20:00 | Trinity UMC, Bennettsville, 1050 Hwy 38 S, Bennettsville, SC, 29512, United States

Marion District Connectional Ministries
2025-05-04 16:00 - 17:00 | First United Methodist Church, Marion, 307 E Godbold St, Marion, SC, 29571, United States

Orangeburg District Connectional Ministries Meeting
2025-05-12 18:30 - 20:00, 2025-07-14 18:30 - 20:00, 2025-09-08 18:30 - 20:00 | Saint Mark UMC, North, 8502 North Road, North, SC, 29112, United States

LSM School (Hartsville District)
2025-05-17 09:00 - 15:00, 2025-05-24 09:00 - 15:00 | St Mark UMC Salterstown/Sumter, 1093 Oswego Hwy, SC, United States
The Hartsville District is offering two separate schools during the spring.
The first school is March 22nd and 23rd, and the second is May 17th and May 24th. These are separate schools with separate registration.
Please click on the link below for complete information for both schools and the registration
Hartsville District Lay Servant Ministries Training Opportunities 2025

LSM School (Rock Hill District)
2025-05-17 09:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-18 14:00 - 17:30 | Grace-Lynwood UMC, 1905 Country Club Drive, Lancaster, SC, United States
Rock Hill Spring Lay Servant School is May 17th and 18th, 2025.
Please click on the link below for complete information and a registration link.
The deadline for registration is May 3, 2025
Rock Hill LSM Spring School 2025

Lay Servant Academy (Train the Trainer)
2025-08-02 10:00 - 16:00 | Washington Street United Methodist Church, 1401 Washington Street, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States
The Annual Conference Lay Servant Academy (Train the Trainer) will be held on Saturday, August 2, 2025 from 10:00 AM until 4:00 PM
Those who will attend will register through their District Director of Lay Servant Ministries who will register all participants from their district.
Toni Taylor, who presents leadership seminars for the SC Conference will facilitate the morning session (Teaching Adults, Train the Trainer).
Lunch will be provided (included in the cost).
Following lunch, there will be breakout sessions to introduce a variety of lay servant courses, including Basic.

LSM School (Walterboro District)
2025-08-22 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-08-23 08:30 - 13:30, 2025-08-24 01:30 - 17:00 | Bethel UMC Walterboro & Zoom, 355 Hampton Street, Walterboro, SC, United States
Walterboro Lay Servant School August 22 – 24, 2025
Zoom and In person
Click on the link below for complete information
Walterboro District Lay School-August 2025-final-rev

LSM School (Charleston District)
2025-09-06 14:30 - 17:00, 2025-09-07 14:30 - 17:00 | Cokesbury United Methodist Church, 4990 Dorchester Road, North Charleston, SC, 29418, United States
The Charleston District will offer Lay Servant School on September 6 & 7, 2025 at Cokesbury UMC.
The cost is $30 and is non refundable. Please click on the link below for full information and registration materials.
Deadline for Registration is August 15, 2025
Charleston District 2025 Fall 1 Session Registration Form

LSM School (Greenwood District)
2025-09-07 14:00 - 19:00, 2025-09-14 14:00 - 19:00 | Broad Street United Methodist Church, 310 North Broad Street, Clinton, SC, 29325, United States
Greenwood District Fall Lay Servant School
September 7 & 14, 2025 2 pm to 7 pm Cost is $35
Broad Street United Methodist Church, 310 N. Broad St. Clinton, SC
Courses Offered include Basic/Youth Basic, Leading Public Prayer, Leading Worship, and Ministry with the Forgotten
Click on the following links for complete information, textbooks required, and registration form.
Greenwood District Letter to Pastors and Lay Servants Fall 2025
Greenwood District Fall 2025 Lay Servant Ministry Textbook Information PDF
Greenwood District Registration Form for Fall 2025 classes PDF

Conference Connectional Ministries Meeting location TBD
2025-09-13 10:00 - 14:00 | TBD

LSM School (Rock Hill District)
2025-09-20 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-09-27 09:00 - 13:00 | St John’s UMC Rock Hill, 321 S. Oakland Ave, Rock Hill, SC, United States
Rock Hill is offering Lay Servant School on September 20 and 27, 2025
Location: St. John’s UMC 321 S. Oakland Ave, Rock Hill, SC
For complete information, please click on the following link.
Rock Hill District Lay School-Fall 2025

LSM School (Columbia District)
2025-10-10 09:00 - 16:30, 2025-10-11 09:00 - 16:30 | Ashland UMC, 2600 Ashland Road, Columbia, SC, 29210, United States
The Columbia District will have a Fall Lay Servant School on October 10th and 11th at Ashland UMC.
The deadline for registration is October 3, 2025 at Noon.
Please click on the link below for full details of classes offered, instructors, cost, and a registration link.
COLUMBIA LSM SCHOOL Fall 2025
