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Feast of Absalom Jones

Today marks the Feast of Absalom Jones, an African American abolitionist and clergyman and the first African American ordained a priest in The Episcopal Church. Students and faculty at Voorhees College, along with clergy and lay persons from thro...

Rooted in Jesus

In January, more than two dozen lay and clergy leaders from across EDUSC gathered with more than 1,000 Episcopalians in Atlanta for the first-ever Rooted in Jesus conference. This gathering was collaboration between several Episcopal organization...

Looking for God in the middle of everything

Clergy from across the diocese gathered this week at Camp Gravatt for our Pre-Lenten Retreat. Cameron Vivanco, EDUSC missionary in Ecuador and founder of Education Equals Hope , facilitated our conversations about where God is working in, thro...

What is it Like to Experience a Holy Hike? – A Personal Reflection by Laura Snow Hawkins

Environmental stewardship can play out in many forms. One intriguing and deeply meaningful way is by participating in a Holy Hike.In the following story, Laura Snow Hawkins, Coordinator for Holy Hikes Upper South Carolina, gives us a thoughtful e...

2020 Partnership Haiti Symposium coming February 22

Join us for the 2020 Partnership Haiti Sympoisum, recognizing and honoring our 40-year partnership in the country. Saturday, February 22, 2020 9:30am - 4:00pm Christ Church 10 N Church St. Greenville, SC 29601 Click here to register for t...

St. Martin’s donation to help alleviate $1.5 million in local medical debt

A gift of $15,000 has been made by St. Martin’s-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church to RIP Medical Debt, which will enable up to $1.5 million in hospital medical debt to be forgiven in Richland and surrounding counties. “In the Old Testament, t...

“Everybody’s journey needs to be honored” - 2019 Fellowship of S.C. Bishops' Dialogue centers on "Confronting Hate"

Starting a conversation about racism and hatred in South Carolina is a daunting task, so how do people of faith go about confronting hate when it appears in our pews and in our classrooms? Recognizing the church’s role in “Confronting Hate�...

Feeding the Church with Cross-Cultural Ministry

By Linda L. Dienno, Vice President for Institutional Advancement at Virginia Theological Seminary St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Columbia, SC, honored the Rev. Alfredo “Fr. Fred” Gonzalez by making a significant donation to ...

An Overview of the 2019 House of Bishops' Meeting

The Episcopal Church's House of Bishops gathered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from September 17 - 20 for a four-day meeting, studying, discussing, and grappling with many challenging issues facing the Episcopal Church. Bishop Waldo was 1 of approxi...

Confronting Hate: 2019 Fellowship of South Carolina Bishops’ Dialogue

Churches and schools across our state are not immune to the rise of racist theology and rhetoric. So how do we, as Christians, confront this hate in our pews and classrooms? Recognizing the Church's role in confronting hate and working toward ...

Regina Ratterree honored with Order of the Palmetto award

Regina Ratterree, a long-time parishioner at All Saints’, Cayce, recently was awarded the Order of the Palmetto, the highest civilian honor given by the Governor of South Carolina. Rep. Micah Caskey, who represents the 89th District in the Sout...

Gravatt holds Staffer of the Year presentation

At the close of every summer at Camp Gravatt, the Frederick C. Byrd Most Outstanding Staff Award is presented to one male and one female staff member. This honor is decided upon by their fellow counselors, and it is always a very special presenta...

A Back to School Message from Bishop Waldo

As we approach another school year, Bishop Waldo discusses the opportunities that this time of new beginnings provides. And don't forget to stick around until the very end... For information on diocesan youth retreats, visit: https://www...

Mission in the Community St. Luke's, Columbia's Fresh Start Program

On October 14, 2016, St. Luke’s began a new ministry called Fresh Start. It was our mission to provide free laundry services, showers, clothing and food for the area’s homeless population and working poor. Since opening, our services have ...

Crossing Boundaries, Creating Community

For most of his tenure, Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry has touted the importance of recognizing and supporting the work of the two Episcopal-affiliated historically black colleges and universities as part of a commitment to racial reconci...

A Pastoral Letter from Bishop Waldo

Sisters and Brothers in Christ, “I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me.” (Matthew 25:35) Over and over, Jesus calls his disciples to live with compassion for one a...

A Call To Prayer For An End To Gun Violence

Dear Family in Christ, This weekend, faith communities, civic organizations, and non-profit partners are joining together in the Wear Orange campaign for National Gun Violence Awareness Day (Friday, June 7). Bishops United Against Gun Violence, ...

Baptized for Life

The following report was written by Ann Marie Jones of St. Phillip's Greenville. We are “called to lives of meaning and purpose.” This statement aptly describes one objective of Baptized for Life (BFL), an Episcopal discipleship initiati...

Christ Church, Greenville hosts only Rhythms of Grace program in South Carolina

Ms. Hedrick Lewis started as the Director of Children’s Ministry at Christ Church, Greenville nearly 4 years ago and immediately noticed a void that needed to be filled. There were quite a few families attending Sunday services with children th...

Easter in a POW Camp

It began on April 9, 1942, but he was officially captured the very next day. Thousands of American and Filipino men were transferred from the Southern end of the Bataan Penninsula and made the march northward from the vicinity of Mariveles to San...

Who Is My Neighbor?

“Who Is My Neighbor?”, is a four-part Lenten Series beginning Sunday, March 10 at 4:00 p.m. sponsored by St. John’s Episcopal Church, 301 W. Liberty St., Winnsboro, SC. Speakers from the Episcopal, Jewish, Muslim and Greek Orthodox faiths w...

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