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St. Paul United Methodist Church, Florence, sent its 9th mission  team to the Red Bird Mission in Beverly, Ky., in late April. Forty-two people were on the mission trip, including people from H...

CHARLESTON – What is generally called “contemporary music” heard at Bethel United Methodist? No way. The church, first dedicated in its present location in 1798, capitalizes on it...

How would you like to be a youth minister, a job that, if you stand still and be quiet for more than three seconds, you’ve lost your constituency’s attention; where all parties want you ...

When Herman Lightsey and his wife, Mary, accepted an invitation from their neighbors to attend a Methodist church service one Sunday in 1972, he had no idea that it would lead him down a path to bec...

SUMTER – When the third snake in eight months showed up, a faithful helper was ready to go. But it wasn’t long before everyone had to go. The congregation was kicked out of its church. &...

Nobody runs from making a will. It forces the acknowledgement, “I’m going to die.” People hate to think about drawing up a durable power of attorney, however. It forces us to think...

“Come, follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”    The first time Dr. Suzy Schwab looked at the scripture wall plaque she thought, “What does that mean?”&nbsp...

The executive officer of the United Methodist Women is excited by her job for many reasons, but the first one she reeled off is, “I really like feisty women!” Harriet Jane Olson, deputy ...

Epworth Children Home’s Cook-out for Kids is set for Saturday, April 17 from 11 to 4 p.m. Mixed with the barbecue will be more than 30 Model A Fords on display.

LAKE JUNALUSKA, N.C. – Lake Junaluska is unique because “it’s the largest conference and retirement center in the United Methodist Church,” according to Executive Director Ji...