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A SC Delegation to Reflect the Fullness of God’s Human Family
Our team feels called to support a delegation to the 2020 General Conference and Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference that will uphold the commitments that define our movement.
We believe these four commitments are essential to a hope-filled future for the global Methodist movement as we make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world:
We long to be passionate followers of Jesus Christ, committed to a Wesleyan vision of Christianity, anchored in scripture and informed by tradition, experience and reason as we live a life of personal piety and social holiness.
We commit to resist evil, injustice and oppression in all forms and toward all people and build a church which affirms the full participation of all ages, nations, races, classes, cultures, gender identities, sexual orientations, and abilities.
We reject the Traditional Plan approved at General Conference 2019 as inconsistent with the gospel of Jesus Christ and will resist its implementation.
We will work to eliminate discriminatory language and the restrictions and penalties in the Discipline regarding LGBTQ persons. We affirm the sacred worth of LGBTQ persons, celebrate their gifts, and commit to being in ministry together.
Rev. Tiffany Knowlin is an ordained elder who currently serves as the Senior Pastor of Wesley United Methodist Church in Columbia, SC
Stanton Adams is a lay member of the South Carolina Conference who currently serves as the Director of Communications at Two Rivers Church in Charleston, SC
Dr. David Braddon is a lay member of the South Carolina Conference who currently serves as the Charleston District Lay Leader
Rev. Dr. Robin Dease is an ordained elder who currently serves as the Hartsville District Superintendent for the South Carolina Conference
Rev. Dr. Shelia Elliot Hodge is an ordained elder who currently serves as the Senior Pastor of Silver Hill United Methodist Church in Spartanburg, SC
Rev. Fran Elrod is an ordained elder who currently serves as the Senior Pastor of Clemson United Methodist Church in Clemson, SC
Rev. Megan Gray is an ordained elder who currently serves as the Senior Pastor of Cokesbury United Methodist Church in North Charleston, SC
Rev. Mike Henderson is an ordained elder who currently serves as the Senior Pastor of Highland Park United Methodist Church in Florence, SC
Rev. Patricia "Patti" Parrish is an ordained elder who currently serves as the Senior Pastor of Washington Street United Methodist Church in Columbia, SC
Rev. Ryan Spurrier is an ordained elder who currently serves as the Campus Minister of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Chapel Hill, NC
Our team feels called to support a delegation to the 2020 General Conference and Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference that will uphold the commitments that define our movement.
Leaders of the UMC Next team in South Carolina will hold a lunch and learn event on Tuesday, June 4 from 12:30-1:30 p.m. at the Greenville Convention Center during the 2019 South Carolina Annual Conference
A team from South Carolina joined more than 600 other leaders from across The United Methodist Church May 20-22 for UMCNext, an opportunity to pray, discuss and discern a way forward in response to the adoption of The Traditional Plan