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We Look Forward to Gathering With You! South Carolina Synod Assembly Details

We look forward to gathering with you! On Thursday, June 11-Saturday, June 13, we will come together at the Brookland Baptist Banquet and Conference Center for Synod Assembly. Pre-Assembly Information: Our daily meetings will be held at Brookland Baptist Banquet and...

We Pray for the Family of Emma Lou Bossart Easley

Emma Lou Bossart Easley passed away on May 25th, the birthday of her beloved husband, Charles. She almost lived to her 96th birthday, June 8th. For the last nine years, Emma Lou lived at Laurel Crest Retirement Community in West Columbia, SC. The final member of her...

We Pray for the Family of The Reverend Frank Lavaughn Keisler

The Reverend Frank Lavaughn Keisler died on May 8th, 2026. He was the first child of Frank Lever and Geneva Fraley Keisler of Lexington, South Carolina. His parents had him baptized the day of his birth, February 7, 1930. Those promises made and received remained with...

We Pray for the Family of The Reverend Steven James Gellatly

The Reverend Steven James Gellatly, 69, of Marietta, South Carolina passed away on May 7, 2026, at home under hospice care after a courageous battle with spinocerebellar ataxia type 8 (SCA8). Born in Alhambra, California on June 23, 1956, Steve received a bachelor's...

Together We Celebrate the Ordination of Patrick Dale Preacher

By the grace of God and the movement of the Holy Spirit, your prayers and presence - either virtual or in-person - are requested at a celebration of Holy Communion with the Rite of Ordination for Patrick Dale Preacher into the Ministry of Word and Sacrament. The...

A Holy Week and Easter Message from Bishop Aebischer

A Reflection - Holy Week 2026 Christians move through this solemn Holy Week gathered in community. We worship, we read scripture, we pray, we sing songs and chants. During the Palm Sunday Parade, we follow Jesus waving palm branches and chanting: “All glory, laud and...

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