We are 94 congregations throughout Walterboro, Beaufort, Dorchester, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Hampton and Jasper counties – in the Lowcountry of South Carolina – with a mission to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.

2020 Ordination Service: “Filled anew with what God can do”

The South Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church ordained 10 new elders and commissioned eight provisional elders and two provisional deacons August 8 at St. John’s UMC in Aiken. Attendance at the 2020 Service...

Nelson Smith appointed as new director of Connectional Ministries

Bishop L. Jonathan Holston, resident bishop of the South Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church, has appointed the Rev. Millie Nelson Smith, a conference congregational specialist, as director of Connectional Ministries. The appointment is effective...

Virtual Clergy Session completed “smoothly” amid pandemic

The Clergy Session of the 2020 South Carolina Annual Conference convened August 1 – the first time ever in virtual session due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. More than 500 pastors and other UMCSC clergy members participated through a secured Zoom Webinar and a...

Wesley Foundations provide “special community” for college students

"I feel so lucky that there is a Methodist campus ministry that values the faith traditions I grew up with – and most importantly feels like home.” Each year, hundreds of new students flood our South Carolina universities...

Want a healthier church? FAN online training begins fall 2020

Enroll now in the Faith, Activity and Nutrition online training program – a free resource that gives you the training and tools needed to increase physical activity and healthy eating in your church.FAN was developed with and for churches to prevent and...