Dear Friends, I want to give you a health update and express my appreciation for your prayers, cards and various expressions of well-wishes during my surgery and recovery from hip replacement. I am happy to tell you that my hip recovery has gone very well. The prayers...
The Reverend John Cantey Nye, 88, of Charleston, South Carolina, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, September 24, 2025. He was born in Columbia, SC November 20, 1936, the son of the late John Cantey Nye Sr. (J.C.) and Hazel Stillinger Nye. Cantey was a graduate...
1 Corinthians 1:18 18 The message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. Our recent Holy Cross commemoration Sunday caused me to think more about the history of the Pectoral Cross that is...
Services for Patricia “Miss Pat” Shealy, 83, will be conducted 3:00 p.m. Sunday at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church with the Rev. Emily Stolba, the Rev. Mary Anderson, and the Rev. John Wertz officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive...
I am happy to report that the financial picture for the first six months of this fiscal year is very good, actually better than I expected. Mission support from congregations in the amount of $1,118,016 was better than the prior three years. The comparison of...
Amanda “Mandy” Caughman Derrick was born on August 11, 1959 and passed away on August 14, 2025. She was the daughter of the late Raymond and Lib Caughman. Mandy was a 1977 graduate of Lexington High School and a 1981 graduate of Newberry College. She enjoyed a 29 year...
