Standing Committee
The affairs of the Diocese are managed by the Bishop of the Diocese and The Standing Committee which is comprised of the elected members of the Diocesan Executive Council. In accordance with the Constitution and Canons of The Episcopal Church and The Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina The Standing Committee's responsibilities are as follows:
- Act as the Standing Committee of the Diocese in accordance with the requirements of the Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church, the Constitution of this Diocese, and these Canons,
- Act as a Council of Advice to the Bishop, and
- Function as an interim legislative authority of Convention, performing such specific functions as are delegated to it by the Convention, the Constitution and the Canons, Such duties include administering the budget and financial resources of the Diocese as described within the Statement of Mission.
Members of the Standing Committee
2019
The Rev. Canon Dorian Del Priore
Trinity Cathedral, Columbia
Dr. Marie Martin
St. Luke’s, Columbia
Mr. Larry Moore
Church of the Advent, Spartanburg
Ms. Susan Palmer (President of DEC)
St. Martin’s-in-the-Fields, Columbia
The Rev. Patricia Sexton
All Saints, Cayce
2020
The Rev. Debbie Apoldo
Church of the Advent, Spartanburg
The Rev. Nicholas Beasley
St. John’s, Columbia
Mr. Michael Darnell
Church of the Incarnation, Gaffney
Dr. Norah Grimball
Trinity Cathedral, Columbia
The Rev. Jack Hardaway
Grace Church, Anderson
Mr. Craig Williams
Church of the Advent, Spartanburg
2021
The Rev. Jay Biedenharn
Christ Church, Greenville
Ms. Mary Ellen Haile
Trinity Cathedral, Columbia
Ms. Rebecca Ann Kenner
All Saints’, Cayce
Ms. Melissa Langford
Grace Church, Anderson
The Rev. Stephen Rhoades (Vice President of DEC)
St. James, Greenville
The Rev. Mitchell Smith
St. Martin’s-in-the-Fields, Columbia
