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Orlando Prayer Vigil

Jun 14, 2016 | Conference Updates

Virginia Wingard Memorial United Methodist Church 1500 Broad River Rd, Columbia, South Carolina 29210 Virginia Wingard Memorial UMC will host a prayer vigil on Wednesday June 15th at 7pm. Senior pastor Rev. Scott Smoak and Columbia District Superintendent Cathy...

Bishop Holston Statement on the Orlando Tragedy

Jun 13, 2016 | Conference Updates

A Response to the Orlando Tragedy By Bishop L. Jonathan Holston As a people of faith committed to social justice and opposed to gun violence and hatred, we offer our condolences for the lives lost and destroyed by this terrible act of violence in Orlando, Florida....

Council President: Statement on the Orlando shooting

Jun 13, 2016 | Conference Updates

Minneapolis, Minn.: Bishop Bruce R. Ough, president of the United Methodist Council of Bishops, issued the following statement about the June 12 mass shooting in Orlando, Florida: United Methodists across the world are horrified by the despicable act of terrorism in...

Annual Conference final day wrap up.

Jun 10, 2016 | Conference Updates

Wednesday June 8, 2016 The Morning Session The SC Annual Conference reconvened for the morning session at 8:30 A.M. with singing of “We Are Marching!”  Following a greeting from Bishop Holston, and an introduction of our Bible Study leader, Dr. Smith began his study...