By Jessica Brodie (Read full coverage of General Conference—click here) I sat there in the General Conference press room May 17 watching new Council of Bishops President Bruce Ough take…
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In the meantime
By Bishop Jonathan Holston “Now eagerly desire the greater gifts. And yet I will show you a more excellent way.”—1 Corinthians 12:31 We hear it all the time: time flies….
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Advocate S.C. Stories of Racial Awakening Project: Narrative 3
Read the third narrative accepted for publication (this one by the Rev. Amiri Hooker) in the Advocate’s new project to help foster racial awareness, dialogue and reconciliation.
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Ready to represent: S.C. heads to General Conference
By Jessica Brodie. Nearly a year after they were elected to represent South Carolina at General Conference, 16 delegates and their two alternates are geared up and ready to do God’s will in Oregon.
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From a stable to a church: Waters Edge
By Jessica Brodie. LADY’S ISLAND—One of the newer United Methodist churches in the state now has its very own space for worship—a converted horse barn on 10 acres of land that once housed wayward boys.
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Health premiums to jump 12.4 percent
By Jessica Brodie. South Carolina will see a hefty rate increase for healthcare next year in a plan that goes before Annual Conference in June.
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Benefit concert to celebrate S.C. Imagine No Malaria efforts
By Jessica Brodie. A big-name benefit concert will not only celebrate South Carolina’s efforts to eradicate malaria but also help raise final funds for the campaign. Popular contemporary Christian band The Digital Age will perform in a free concert Tuesday night, June 7, at Annual Conference in Florence.
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Love thy neighbor: Steady stream of teams from S.C., beyond pitch in with flood relief
By Jessica Brodie. South Carolina continues to get some much-needed flood recovery help this month from United Methodists across the nation.
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‘Giving days’ help UMC advance specials, other nonprofits May 3
By Jessica Brodie. Get those debit cards ready. On May 3, several United Methodist-associated ministries are participating in regional online giving days, many with matching gift opportunities.
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‘Heaven sent’ older adult missioners help Lake City church get back on its feet
By Jessica Brodie. Armed with hammers, scrapers and a lion’s share of energy, a team of older adults headed to the Pee Dee in April for their annual Older Adult Mission Event.
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Daylong disaster training slated for June 7 at Annual Conference
By Jessica Brodie. Thanks to new awareness about disaster response after the October 2015 floods that devastated this state, South Carolina United Methodists will have the chance to get needed disaster training during this year’s Annual Conference.
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Faith Circle UMW is newest reconciling community in S.C.
By Jessica Brodie. Another United Methodist group in South Carolina has officially opened its arms to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people: the Faith Circle United Methodist Women, at St. Mark United Methodist Church, Seneca.
Read MoreAdvocate wins two more awards from Religion Communicators Council
The Advocate has won two more awards from the international, interfaith Religion Communicators Council in their annual DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Awards. Advocate Editor Jessica Brodie won the award of excellence in the Newspaper…
Read MoreChurch council members ask GC2016 delegation to change homosexuality language in Discipline
By Jessica Brodie. Members of one church council are urging South Carolina delegates to General Conference 2016 to consider changing language in the United Methodist Book of Discipline regarding homosexuality.
Read MoreThe big picture
By Bishop Jonathan Holston. “You’ve got to see the bigger picture!” Frankly, I do not know who is given credit for this phrase, but it shares a significant insight…
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General Conference, here I come
By Jessica Brodie. This month, The United Methodist Church is gearing up for its quadrennial family reunion: General Conference. Yes, “family reunion” was my takeaway from the 2012 General Conference, when this editor stood…
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Advocate S.C. Stories of Racial Awakening Project: Narrative 2
Read the second narrative accepted for publication (this one by Cindy Curtis) in the Advocate’s new project to help foster racial awareness, dialogue and reconciliation.
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United Ministries, GAIHN unite to expand efforts to address poverty and promote self-sufficiency in Greenville
After years of partnering to assist those in need in Greenville, United Ministries and the Greenville Area Interfaith Hospitality Network are making plans to join together by merging into one organization, creating greater capacity to serve those striving to achieve financial stability and self-sufficiency.
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Advocate S.C. Stories of Racial Awakening Project: Narrative 1
Read the first narrative accepted for publication (this one by Anne Bonnette Harmon) in the Advocate’s new project to help foster racial awareness, dialogue and reconciliation.
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Six months after the flood
By Jessica Brodie. When the rains came last October, Trinity United Methodist Church took a pelting. The historic downtown Charleston church didn’t get flooded, but instead stood like a sponge as an estimated 4 trillion tons of rainwater poured out of the skies, breaking through Trinity’s aging roof and swamping an empty space between the sanctuary and annex. They’re not the only one.
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