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.

When General Conference gathers again in 2028, not only will the number of delegates be significantly smaller, but for t...
12/02/2025

When General Conference gathers again in 2028, not only will the number of delegates be significantly smaller, but for the first time, most of the delegates will come from outside the United States.

By Jessica Brodie for the Advocate: https://advocatesc.org/articles/delegate-counts-released

Churches in South Carolina’s Upstate are working together to open their doors and their hearts to families experiencing ...
12/01/2025

Churches in South Carolina’s Upstate are working together to open their doors and their hearts to families experiencing homelessness in Spartanburg County, and it’s transforming members of one host church.

By Jessica Brodie for the Advocate.
https://advocatesc.org/articles/a-way-home

🚨 EVENT TONIGHT 🚨 The Advocate continues community listening sessions this month, which are being held in every district...
12/01/2025

🚨 EVENT TONIGHT 🚨 The Advocate continues community listening sessions this month, which are being held in every district in South Carolina this year to gauge the needs and interests of its readers.

The community listening sessions will enable Advocate staff and board members to better understand the news needs of South Carolina United Methodists.

TONIGHT, the Walterboro District session will be held at New Life UMC in Walterboro.

All are welcome to the sessions, which run from 6:30-8:30 p.m. with a free pizza dinner, plus salad and dessert.

RSVP to [email protected].

🚨 EVENT TOMORROW 🚨 Love the Advocate? Want to help guide our coverage in the future? Then join us in the Walterboro Dist...
11/30/2025

🚨 EVENT TOMORROW 🚨 Love the Advocate? Want to help guide our coverage in the future? Then join us in the Walterboro District for our Community Listening Session TOMORROW, December 1st from 6:30pm-8:30pm at New Life UMC in Walterboro! 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 ALERT 🚨 The Advocate continues community listening sessions this month, which are being held in every district i...
11/29/2025

🚨 EVENT ALERT 🚨 The Advocate continues community listening sessions this month, which are being held in every district in South Carolina this year to gauge the needs and interests of its readers.

The community listening sessions will enable Advocate staff and board members to better understand the news needs of South Carolina United Methodists.

The Walterboro District session will be held at New Life UMC in Walterboro next Monday, December 1st.

All are welcome to the sessions, which run from 6:30-8:30 p.m. with a free pizza dinner, plus salad and dessert.

RSVP to [email protected].

🚨 EVENT ALERT 🚨 Love the Advocate? Want to help guide our coverage in the future? Then join us in the Walterboro Distric...
11/28/2025

🚨 EVENT ALERT 🚨 Love the Advocate? Want to help guide our coverage in the future? Then join us in the Walterboro District for our Community Listening Session next Monday, December 1st from 6:30pm-8:30pm at New Life UMC in Walterboro! 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 ALERT 🚨 Love the Advocate? Want to help guide our coverage in the future? Then join us in the Walterboro Distric...
11/26/2025

🚨 EVENT ALERT 🚨 Love the Advocate? Want to help guide our coverage in the future? Then join us in the Walterboro District for our Community Listening Session on Monday, December 1st from 6:30pm-8:30pm at New Life UMC in Walterboro! 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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4908 Colonial Drive, Ste 207
Columbia, SC
29203

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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 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