“I inherited ‘church life’ from my dad,” shared Mary Maercklein. Growing up, she was very active in her church and continued to be involved in churches as she moved around the country with her job in the USDA Forest Service. When she moved to Newberry, SC, she began...
Since 1986 and for the past thirty-six years, Resurrection Lutheran Church in Cameron, South Carolina has supported the Lutheran Southern Theological Seminary and its students with an annual unrestricted scholarship. At a recent Sunday morning worship service,...
E. P. Martin was nurtured in faith in his home congregation, Joy Lutheran, Moore. Recognizing God was calling him to become a rostered minister. He would be quitting his job and was concerned about paying for his seminary education. His wife, Sandi, could stay...
After moving to Myrtle Beach, Jackie, her husband, Chris, and son, Sean Michael, settled quickly into life at the beach and at St. Philip. Shortly thereafter, they welcomed a fourth family member to their family, a daughter, Sophie. Fast forward several years, and the...
During a weekly Monday morning staff meeting, Greg Estes, the Executive Director for Lutheran Hospice, learned that the weekend nurse took a call from a woman named *Ms. Carol in Newberry. “Her words were hard to understand. She was in so much pain it was...
Last Fall we had an idea: pick a day when students might need a little boost and set up on Greene Street handing out free donuts. It would be a simple gesture, but also a great way of showering a little love on a lot of students. And then the day came and… mostly...
