Interested in Learning about
The Commissioned Ruling Elder program?
Come join us for lunch on Wednesday, June 15 at noon at the Presbytery Office. We will be joined by students who are in the program, Commissioned Ruling Elders who are serving churches, and the Commissioned Ruling Elders Supervisory Team. This is a great opportunity to learn what it means to be a Commissioned Ruling Elder.
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A Gathering of South Carolina's Five Presbyteries
Charleston-Atlantic, Foothills, New Harmony, Providence
and Trinity
Click below to watch the
Convocation and Worship Service Video
May 21, 2022
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Hampton-Pinckney PorchFest is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization created in 2021 for the purpose of hosting family-friendly events unifying people around music while illustrating the value of historic preservation and historic urban neighborhoods throughout our community. Funds raised from events help commemorate the rich history of our community.
Join us for a casual evening of music with Jamie Wright as we tune-up for Hampton-Pinckney PorchFest and raise funds to commemorate historical sites in our community.
**Mattoon Church will be the first church to receive
a historical sign with funds raised!
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($25 each until June 5th. $30 each the week of the event.
Please note this is a rain or shine event. All tickets are non-refundable.)
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Music Ministry Leaders
The Music Ministry Leader's
next meeting is
August 10th.
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Christian Educators
The next lunch gathering will be
Monday, July 11 - 12 noon
at Tipsy Taco.
(1133 Woodruff Rd, Greenville)
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Youth Leaders Roundtable
Summer meeting times to be announced.
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We have several churches in Foothills Presbytery in need of temporary, part-time pastoral leadership.
If you know someone who is available to serve one of these churches, please contact our Presbytery Leader/Stated Clerk, Debbie Foster at the Presbytery Office: 864.288.5774.
Churches in need of Temporary Pastoral Leadership are:
Roberts
Pendleton
Fair Play
Florence Moore
Unity
Bethel
Piedmont
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Weapons at Church: The Unthinkable in God’s House—A message from General Counsel Mike Kirk as our prayers and lamentations continue
We like to think of our churches as places of safety and refuge. A place to commune with God and join in fellowship with our church community. Unfortunately, others view churches as targets. White supremacist Dylan Roof murdered nine people at Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in South Carolina in 2015. Recently a Las Vegas man with a grudge against Taiwan entered the Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, California, and shot members and friends of the Irvine Taiwanese Presbyterian Church who were gathered at a celebratory luncheon.
It is unfortunate that church leaders must think about how to prevent such violence or how to respond to it if it happens. But sessions should discuss church safety. There are many resources available for churches, including the following:
Congregations and mid councils should consider organizing a committee to discuss and make recommendations for safety policies and procedures.
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Summer Camp Registration is underway! We encourage you to explore our summer camp options for children and youth (grades k-12) and register soon as some sessions are starting to fill! REGISTER TODAY!
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We need a volunteer crew to help us on the morning of MAY 14, 2022 as we do our SPRING SPRUCE UP! Let us know you plan to attend by RSVPing HERE!
- MEET THE SUMMER STAFF!
- We have an incredible team coming together this summer!
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Staff bios will go up here soon; and also on Facebook and Instagram!
- June 12th - OPEN HOUSE DAY - Join your friends and family at the lake for an afternoon of fun, faith and Fellowship! It all begins at 4 pm and will conclude with a cookout dinner and vespers (evening worship service).
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Visit campfellowship.org for more details and to register for this event.
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We are pleased to partner with Westminster Presbyterian Church to once again host our Summer Worship on the Water Series. You can learn more on our website and RSVP for several picnic lunches on the WOW event date. The first worship service for 2022 will begin on May 29, 2022 with a picnic lunch to follow. RSVP for lunch HERE!
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PW Synod Gathering
October 21-23, 2022
Epworth by the Sea
St. Simons Island, GA
TWO registrations and payments are required: The Epworth registration for room and board is HERE. The SOSA REGISTRATION FORM must be printed and mailed to address on bottom.
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Registration has officially opened for Stewardship Kaleidoscope, an annual conference offering outstanding plenary speakers, informative workshop leaders, provocative worship experiences and unparalleled networking opportunities for all who are passionate about stewardship and generosity. Scheduled from Sept. 26-28, the in-person program of this year’s hybrid conference will be held in Savannah, Georgia.
Drawing leaders from across the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and other ecumenical partners, Stewardship Kaleidoscope is designed to ignite generosity in faith-based communities, give practical tools for cultivating generosity in congregations, expand the leadership capacity of those who lead stewardship initiatives, and cultivate adaptive approaches for funding Christ’s mission.
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Synod of the South Atlantic
African American Clergy
and Educators Virtual Retreats
After much prayer and discernment for the need to remain connected, we will host a few more gatherings for African American Clergy and Educators. If you would like to receive information regarding these events, please submit your direct contact information at
PLEASE PLACE THESE PARTICIPATION DATES ON YOUR CALENDAR
the link for connection will be sent closer to the date of the event
April 29th
(following the Stated Synod Meeting)
July 15th
October 28th
In the past, we have hosted an African American Clergy and Educators Retreat at Epworth by the Sea on Saint Simons Island (GA) around the second week of September. The plan for an in-person retreat of this nature in 2022 is up for discussion. If you are interested in providing dialogue for this discussion, contact Rev. Cecelia D. Armstrong via email at ccarmstrong619@msn.com.
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"Good Stewards of God's Grace"
Webinar Recording
Ruling elders, deacons, and ministers from across the country recently gathered on Zoom for the first Leader Formation webinar of 2022. The recording of "Good Stewards of God's Grace," presentation slides, and additional webinar resources are now available on the Leader Formation website.
Engage in an opportunity to provide feedback about this webinar and offer ideas for future events by completing the survey here.
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Considering a call to seminary?
Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, GA (next-door to Atlanta) is a PC(USA) seminary with a diverse and inclusive community that offers a robust education and full scholarship programs for all masters-level degree students. A seminary education can lead to careers to congregational ministry, chaplaincy, non-profit leadership, education, and so much more. All of our students share one essential characteristic: God has called each one to faithful discipleship and leadership in Christ’s Church.
If you’re interested in more information or a discernment conversation, please contact Sarah Kate Bumgarner at BumgarnerS@ctsnet.edu.
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2023 ANNUAL EVENT
January 25–28, 2023
Birmingham, AL
Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex (BJCC)
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Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.
Matthew 11:28-30 (The Message)
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2022 Montreat Youth Conferences
June 5–August 6, 2022
A Montreat Youth Conference affirms youth in their calling to be and to shape the church of Jesus Christ.
Our desire is to help youth come to know and believe that they are the beloved of God and to be a place where authenticity, community, connection, and God’s truth thrive. We seek to be an inclusive space where each voice can be heard and where each heart can be molded; where change is invited, challenge is expected, and where all are embraced.
We have spent the last year, and more, in a season of disconnect through our challenges and circumstances. God calls us to be connected in all aspects of life. Through the stories of Mary and Martha, Jacob and Esau, Jeremiah, and many others, we are reminded that we are all inter-connected in God’s intentional actions. Join us as we explore the many ways that we can reconnect to live out God’s call.
Youth leave Montreat knowing that:
Their faith matters.
They are loved as they are.
They are part of a community of faith.
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Mediation Skills Training Institute
or Church Leaders
Mediation Skills Training Institute for Church Leaders
- June 13-17, 2022 (in person)
- August 1-5, 2022 (in person)
- November 14-18, 2022 (in person)
- The June session will be held in Fort Mill, South Carolina; the August session will be held in the Chicago area; and the November session will be held in the Phoenix area. Please check our website for updates.
Everyone Has to Deal with Conflict
Conflict is normal and inevitable – whether in the home, school, community, church or workplace. Leaders in all walks of life often have a responsibility to help others work through their conflicts.
The Mediation Skills Training Institute presented by the Lombard Mennonite Peace Center (LMPC) is designed to equip church leaders with the skills necessary to deal effectively with interpersonal, congregational, and other forms of group conflict. The five-day institute also includes a component on congregational mediation and consultation, placed within the context of family systems theory.
Although focused primarily on the church setting, the skills learned are directly transferable to other settings. Thus, managers in business, attorneys, experienced mediators, and others in leadership will be enriched by the training as well.
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Available Jobs
postings on our
website.
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It’s Five o’clock Somewhere
Jun 2, 2022
Acts 2:1-14
Rev. Leigh Stuckey
Westminster Presbyterian Church, Greenville
May 15, 2016
In 2009, after a week and a half spent hopping from hostel to hostel in Germany and Austria, I landed in the lovely Baltic town of Warnemünde. By some odd fortune, I found myself staying at the home of the town’s beloved former mayor, a fortress on the coast that, with the exception of the jacuzzi-hunt room, was decorated entirely in shades of vanilla. I arrived at the house after ten days in cramped hostels and six hours on a train. You could read every minute of the journey on my face, the ragged American in sore need of a shower in a laughably luxurious home. Just after my grand entry, as if to offer a study in contrasts, the most beautiful gaggle of German 20-somethings shuffled into the sitting room. They had been surfing, of course, and they appeared to have hopped right off of the cover of Deutschland Sports Illustrated. The whole scene left me speechless, which was helpful considering my German consisted of ordering “Ein bier…bitte.”
Dinner, which began promptly at 9 o’clock P.M., lasted three hours. Bless the sweet, beautiful Germans, they tried to remember that I couldn’t keep up, but somehow every conversation that began in English ended in German. I was utterly lost, which is how, for the first time since I was born, I found myself sitting through a meal quietly.
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Mark your Calendars for these Upcoming Events
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2022
June
9 Committee on Shared Ministry meeting - Zoom
13 FP Staff meeting
15 CRE Supervisory Team Luncheon and Disaster Response & Preparedness Team meeting
16 Examinations Commission meeting
June 17- July 9 General Assembly
23 Examinations Commission (second meeting)
27 Antiracism Team meeting
28 Reading of Session minutes
November 01, 2022
10:00 am - 2:30 pm Foothills Presbytery Stated Meeting # 121
Trinity Presbyterian Church, Travelers Rest
February 21, 2023
Presbyterian Communities, Easley
Mary 20, 2023
10:00 am - 2:30 pm Foothills Presbytery Stated Meeting # 123
Location TBD
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