South Carolina United Methodist Advocate

South Carolina United Methodist Advocate The Advocate is a print and online newspaper ministry committed to journalistic excellence and shining the light of Christ throughout South Carolina.

Page for the South Carolina United Methodist Advocate, the newspaper connecting United Methodists and others in South Carolina. In existence since 1837, the Advocate is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Methodism. It has won 94 journalism excellence awards since 2010. Editor Jessica Brodie; Assistant Editor Allison Trussell.

It has been a long time coming, but now a circuit of three has become a charge of two. After years of serious conversati...
10/06/2025

It has been a long time coming, but now a circuit of three has become a charge of two. After years of serious conversations about a merger with the help of the Rev. James Arant, Bethlehem and Mount Nebo United Methodist churches became Triune United Methodist Church.

Read on at https://advocatesc.org/articles/two-churches-merge

Annual conference financial leaders have released a report with apportionments performance as of Aug. 31. By Jessica Bro...
10/04/2025

Annual conference financial leaders have released a report with apportionments performance as of Aug. 31. By Jessica Brodie.

Read on in the October Advocate at https://advocatesc.org/articles/53-percent

Disaster response leaders have developed an updated conference disaster response plan that they hope will help them be a...
10/03/2025

Disaster response leaders have developed an updated conference disaster response plan that they hope will help them be as prepared as possible in a disaster. By Jessica Brodie.

Read on in the October Advocate at https://advocatesc.org/articles/disaster-plan-released

Litigation between the South Carolina Conference and local congregations seeking to leave The United Methodist Church wi...
10/02/2025

Litigation between the South Carolina Conference and local congregations seeking to leave The United Methodist Church will now be handled by one circuit court judge—and not the South Carolina Supreme Court. By Jessica Brodie.

Read on in the October Advocate at https://advocatesc.org/articles/one-judge

Annual Conference will consider reducing the number of districts from 12 to 10 in South Carolina and eliminating a Cabin...
09/30/2025

Annual Conference will consider reducing the number of districts from 12 to 10 in South Carolina and eliminating a Cabinet-level position when they gather this month (10/18) for a special called session. By Jessica Brodie and Dan O’Mara.

https://advocatesc.org/articles/special-session

🚨 EVENT TONIGHT 🚨 Love the Advocate? Want to help guide our coverage in the future? Then join us in the Marion District ...
09/30/2025

🚨 EVENT TONIGHT 🚨 Love the Advocate? Want to help guide our coverage in the future? Then join us in the Marion District for our Community Listening Session TONIGHT from 6:30pm-8:30pm at First United Methodist Church of Marion South Carolina! We want to hear from our readers - tell us how we're doing, where we can improve, what you like and what you don't, etc., so we can stay relevant for the next 200 years.
RSVP to [email protected] for the food headcount.

🚨 EVENT TOMORROW 🚨 Love the Advocate? Want to help guide our coverage in the future? Then join us in the Marion District...
09/29/2025

🚨 EVENT TOMORROW 🚨 Love the Advocate? Want to help guide our coverage in the future? Then join us in the Marion District for our Community Listening Session TOMORROW, September 30th from 6:30pm-8:30pm at First United Methodist Church of Marion South Carolina! We want to hear from our readers - tell us how we're doing, where we can improve, what you like and what you don't, etc., so we can stay relevant for the next 200 years.
RSVP to [email protected] for the food headcount.

The October Advocate is now online! Check out the latest articles about the upcoming special session, ongoing litigation...
09/29/2025

The October Advocate is now online! Check out the latest articles about the upcoming special session, ongoing litigation, the pastors' leadership event, apportionments, and lots of great and uplifting feature stories.

At https://advocatesc.org/

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to sit down for a cup of coffee with God? What would God say? How would you...
09/29/2025

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to sit down for a cup of coffee with God? What would God say? How would you react and respond?

That’s exactly what happened to Mark Barnette one day when, after years of spiritual wilderness, God distinctly spoke to him while Mark was driving a golf cart around his neighborhood.

Check out this excellent book from the Advocate Press: Having Coffee with God.

Available at https://advocatesc.org/store/books/coffee

🚨 EVENT ALERT 🚨 Love the Advocate? Want to help guide our coverage in the future? Then join us in the Marion District fo...
09/28/2025

🚨 EVENT ALERT 🚨 Love the Advocate? Want to help guide our coverage in the future? Then join us in the Marion District for our Community Listening Session THIS Tuesday, September 30th from 6:30pm-8:30pm at First United Methodist Church of Marion South Carolina! We want to hear from our readers - tell us how we're doing, where we can improve, what you like and what you don't, etc., so we can stay relevant for the next 200 years.
RSVP to [email protected] for the food headcount.

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Columbia, SC
29203

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Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
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The South Carolina United Methodist Advocate is the newspaper for United Methodists in South Carolina and beyond. The Advocate is the oldest newspaper in Methodism and has been in existence since 1837. It has won more than 100 writing and journalism excellence awards since 2010. Recently, it launched a new endeavor: book publishing through the Advocate Press. Jessica Brodie is editor and Allison Trussell is assistant editor. http://www.advocatesc.org