News from the Mission Field

November 2025

Holy City

Contact Lynn Rogers for more information 843-442-1604

Hog Dog Ministry

On the first Tuesday of each month, we celebrate birthdays at the Hot Dog Ministry. This past November 4th we held our most recent dinner. Each person is applauded, sung to and receives a cupcake; this is a new event where our guests are celebrated and acknowledged. Lee Cox gave a wonderful homily followed by grace. Our guests were then served fried chicken, green beans, potato salad, fruit, rolls, desserts and tea. Families with middle and high school aged children are encouraged to serve. To volunteer or get information please contact Pat Jennings at Bellinger.56@att.net.

(Pictured below left to right): Lee Cox, Dee Goehring, Beatrice Goehring, Pat Jennings, Miller Brice, Grey Brice, Mills Brice, Allen Goehring and Caroline Farrior.

Water Mission

Hurricane Melissa, a powerful Category 5 storm, made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday, October 28, devastating the island’s southwestern coast with torrential rains and catastrophic 185 mph winds. Water Mission’s Disaster Assistance Response Team deployed professionals and equipment to Jamaica ahead of the storm to immediately meet safe water, sanitation and hygiene needs and serve those impacted by the disaster.

Walk for Water 2026

Mark your calendars and plan to join your church family for the 2026 Walk for Water on March 21, 2026. Lisa and David Floyd will co-captain the St. Michael’s team. Please look for information soon about how to join the team.

Charleston Classical School held a Read-A-Thon. A priority of the school is to make sure their students have the tools they need to learn and grow.

The Read-A-Thon ran for about two weeks, and the students read more than 15,000 minutes to help raise $1,400 for the school.

Hurting Coast

Contact Sherrie Driver for more information 770-354-6471

Rise Church in Portland, Maine 



November 23 is our Mission Sunday, and the featured speaker will be Mike Walker. He will be highlighting the events from the mission trip this past summer that he and his wife, Shelley, led to Rise Church. Mike will speak at both the 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. services. Please be on the lookout for notice for the slideshow, which will be in the Dec. 2025 mission newsletter as well as posted on the St. Michael’s website. 

DAZZ 

Orangeburg, SC

Another example of your donated mission money hard at work is a recent grant of $4,660 given to DAZZ of Orangeburg, S.C. They are an extension of the Lowcountry Pregnancy Center based here in Charleston. This grant will go towards ultrasound supplies, ultrasound training for the nurses, Bibles and Christian literature that are given to the young mothers and parents who utilize DAZZ, as well as advertising costs, such as eye-catching bulletin boards in the Orangeburg area. Joy Yarborough of Lowcountry Pregnancy Center and DAZZ and the staff and volunteers send their heartfelt thanks to St. Michael’s Church for supporting their efforts.

Warriors for Education / Harvest School

Karachi, Pakistan



Mission partner Max Graham of Warriors for Education sends his gratitude to the people of St. Michael’s for the generous grant to his Christian elementary school in Karachi, Pakistan. It is with your donations and pledges to the GIC Mission Fund each year that enables your Mission Task Force and vestry to fulfill grant requests to help spread the light of Jesus Christ around the world. The sum of $5000 was given to enable 30 students to receive an ongoing Christian education. The funds are going towards food, books, school supplies, uniforms, shoes as well as classroom teaching aids. This grant fulfilled 41 percent of their annual budget of $12,000. Many thanks to the support of our St. Michael’s parishioners.

New Wineskins

Please follow the postings and say the prayers that New Wineskins is posting about persecuted Christians around the world. Here’s the link:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/700776920363485

Please pray for our persecuted brothers and sisters in Nigeria.

Lord God, please stop the genocide against Christians in Nigeria and give them bold courage to reach the Muslims with the love of Jesus. Give those suffering your comfort and peace and provide for their needs. Bring salvation to the Duguri unreached people group in Nigeria. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Hungering World

Contact Park Dougherty for more information 843-860-3950

Antioch Foundation

Burundi

To provide leaders with a clear understanding of the mission of the church, the Antioch Foundation has been teaching the First Principles curriculum for several years. Hundreds have completed this rigorous course, which has been funded in part by St. Michael’s. The latest group of graduates, the ERNASED Church leadership, is pictured below.

Pictured below are the ERNASED church leaders with Onesphore Manikariza in the center front row with the blue suit and tie.

Diocese of Kagera, Tanzania

The Kagera Christian Theological College will provide a three-week intensive training for 36 pastors who serve in 73 parishes in Tanzania. The program we are helping to support will include Bible study, group discussions, role play and practical ministry exercises. In October the St. Michael’s vestry voted to financially support the training with $6,000.

Global Impact Conference

Contact Mary Mac and Cooper Wilson for more information 803-968-3360

After months of preparation, we are absolutely thrilled to announce our current lineup for the 2026 Global Impact Celebration. In addition to our opening and closing weekend speakers, Carlos Campo and Dan Wolf, we are excited to welcome former NFL chaplain, Jack Easterby, as our banquet speaker and Grammy nominated singer-songwriter, Sandra McCracken, in concert! We will hear from our mission partners in the field with Marina Shtykh of the Ukraine and a tour of Water Missions in North Charleston. We are also offering the opportunity to go on mission here in town by participating in a Habitat for Humanity build and supporting the Lowcountry Pregnancy Center with a diaper drive. We will have our beloved flag processional and introduce some new traditions — we hope you all will mark your calendars and join us for a great week of events celebrating the church at work! Be sure to check the church website, as we are still adding and finalizing the schedule. Banquet registration, concert tickets and GIC t-shirt pre-orders are all live now! Click on the button below to go to the website.

If you have any questions/suggestions/ideas, please do not hesitate to reach out to 803-968-3360.

Best,

Mary Mac and Cooper Wilson

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