Dec 5, 2018 | Bishop Holston, Conference Updates, Connectional Ministries, Disaster Recovery, Front Page, Grants, Hurricane Florence
Hurricane Florence-related disaster recovery efforts of the South Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church will be one of the beneficiaries of a $2 million grant to UMCOR from the Duke Endowment. The grant is part of a $5 million package that trustees of the...
Oct 28, 2018 | Bishop Holston, Conference Updates, Front Page
Bishop L. Jonathan Holston, resident bishop of the South Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church, issued this statement in response to the mass shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 27, 2018: We are horrified anew by the...
Oct 27, 2018 | Bishop Holston, Conference Updates, Front Page, Local Churches
Bishop L. Jonathan Holston, resident bishop of the South Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church, issued this statement on Oct. 27, 2018: At all times, clear communication is important for maintaining trust. For this reason, I want to share that I have...
Oct 26, 2018 | Bishop Holston, Conference Updates, Connectional Ministries, Front Page, Local Churches
Bishop L. Jonathan Holston had a question for some 140 pastors and laypersons attending the 2018 Summit on the Black Church in North Charleston Oct. 25-27. “Culturally, economically, theologically, these are challenging times,” the resident bishop of the...
Oct 26, 2018 | 2019 General Conference, Bishop Holston, Conference Updates, Front Page
Bishop L. Jonathan Holston, resident bishop of the South Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church, issued this statement on Oct. 26, 2018: The Judicial Council of the United Methodist Church today issued its ruling regarding petitions from the Council of...
Oct 25, 2018 | Bishop Holston, Conference Updates, Connectional Ministries, Front Page, Local Churches
Bishop Sharma D. Lewis traveled from Virginia to bring a challenge to South Carolina United Methodists assembled in North Charleston Thursday for the 2018 Summit on the Black Church. “You’re the only ones who can stir it up,” the resident bishop of...