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We are 73 congregations throughout Spartanburg, Union and Cherokee counties in the Upstate of
South Carolina with a mission to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.

We are 73 congregations throughout Spartanburg, Union and Cherokee counties in the Upstate of South Carolina with a mission to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.

UMCSC leaders preparing for lower apportionment giving

South Carolina Conference finance leaders are engaged in the annual process of assessing the budget needs of the Annual Conference for 2024 and beyond. In recent years, members of the Conference Council on Finance and Administration have committed to reducing the...

AC2023 set to return in person after three years apart

The 2023 South Carolina Annual Conference will meet in person for the first time since 2019, after which the COVID-19 pandemic made such large gatherings unsafe. All lay and clergy members must register online by May 21. Some 2,000 lay and clergy members from across...

Forward Focus Training Opportunities

Opportunity to Serve: The District Connectional Ministries is seeking leaders who are interested in learning how to lead the Forward Focus Process for local churches.  This is a great way to help churches learn about and understand their present reality. The Forward...

Spartanburg District Providing Medical Debt Relief

During the season of Lent, Spartanburg District churches are working together to help lessen the burden for families recovering from health issues as their medical debt is forgiven.  Each Wednesday during special worship services they are collecting an offering for...

Spartanburg District Lay Servant Classes

Spartanburg District Spring Lay Servant classes begin April 16 and the deadline to register is April 8. Classes will be held in person at Beaumont UMC on 687 N. Liberty St., Spartanburg, SC 29303. 🔷Here are the classes:🔷 Basic with Eugenia Young...

Bishop Holston appoints new Marion District superintendent

Bishop L. Jonathan Holston, resident bishop of the South Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church, has appointed the Rev. Steven Lee Brown as superintendent of the Marion District. Rev. Brown, senior pastor of St. Mark United Methodist Church in Greenwood...

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

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

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" is...

UMCSC churches have process to discern their future

Local Church Discernment Process available as “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...

UMCSC leaders preparing for lower apportionment giving

South Carolina Conference finance leaders are engaged in the annual process of assessing the budget needs of the Annual Conference for 2024 and beyond. In recent years, members of the Conference Council on Finance and Administration have committed to reducing the...

AC2023 set to return in person after three years apart

The 2023 South Carolina Annual Conference will meet in person for the first time since 2019, after which the COVID-19 pandemic made such large gatherings unsafe. All lay and clergy members must register online by May 21. Some 2,000 lay and clergy members from across...

Forward Focus Training Opportunities

Opportunity to Serve: The District Connectional Ministries is seeking leaders who are interested in learning how to lead the Forward Focus Process for local churches.  This is a great way to help churches learn about and understand their present reality. The Forward...

Spartanburg District Providing Medical Debt Relief

During the season of Lent, Spartanburg District churches are working together to help lessen the burden for families recovering from health issues as their medical debt is forgiven.  Each Wednesday during special worship services they are collecting an offering for...

Spartanburg District Lay Servant Classes

Spartanburg District Spring Lay Servant classes begin April 16 and the deadline to register is April 8. Classes will be held in person at Beaumont UMC on 687 N. Liberty St., Spartanburg, SC 29303. 🔷Here are the classes:🔷 Basic with Eugenia Young...

DISTRICT STAFF

Rev. Cathy Mitchell

Rev. Cathy Mitchell

Superintendent

Gail Varner

Gail Varner

Administrative Assistant

Chris Lynch

Chris Lynch

Congregational Specialist

Phone

864-583-5109 (office)
864-583-1134 (fax)

Office Hours

Monday-Thursday
8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

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