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UMCSC COVID-19 Best Practices updated after new CDC guidance

  Based on current CDC guidelines, we do not recommend any specific restrictions on participation in church activities for those who have been fully vaccinated. All eligible persons are strongly encouraged to be vaccinated as soon as possible. Click here to read...

Bishop Holston to continue as S.C. resident bishop into late 2022

Bishop L. Jonathan Holston will remain as resident bishop of the South Carolina Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church through the current quadrennium, which has been extended at least through late 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The UMC Council of...

New Clergy Care ministry: “You are not alone”

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic drastically changed how ministry is done, clergy across the South Carolina Conference were at risk of stress and burnout. Clergy need to be cared for as they care for their church members and ministries. Clergy need to know people...

Bishop Holston: Let us pray together for peace

A statement from Bishop L. Jonathan Holston, resident bishopof the South Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church: “Brothers and sisters, rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another,be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace...

Rock Hill mass shooting vigil: “Something needs to change”

“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” – John 1:5 (NIV) With a community’s grief and pain still raw four days after six people were murdered in a mass shooting at a home in Rock Hill, India Hook United Methodist Church opened its...