Church News
Altar consecrated at St. Philip's, Greenville
On Sunday, June 1, at his annual visitation to St. Philip's, Greenville,
Bishop Henderson (with rector the Rev. Beth Ely at right) consecrated and anointed St. Philip's new altar.
This is the first altar that is not a hand-me-down from another congregation in the history of St. Philip's, which was founded as an African-American mission in 1914. The new altar and altar rails were made and donated by Aubrey Rogers, a parishioner of Christ Church, Greenville, and a mastercraftsman.
Mr. Rogers is currently working on a new baptismal font.
St. Francis, Greenville, receives grant from UTO
St. Francis, Greenville, has received a grant from the United Thank Offering (UTO) Grant Committee in the amount of $18,000, which will be used to help pay the salary of a bilingual coordinator of an English as a Second Language (ESL) after school program that will target children in the Hispanic community.
In 2008 the United Thank Offering Committee received 198 grant applications, totaling $7,923,979.05. The Committee funded 91 grants, totaling $2,401,906.70. For more United Thank Offering grant stories from around the world, click here.
For more information, contact Delores Goodwin, UTO Diocesan Coordinator, Delores Goodwin. 803.791.3836, dagoodwin4@aol.com.