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 “It’s Just Like Hugo”
The Weather Channel alert read: TORNADO WARNING….take cover now Many in the Johns Island Community were awakened just before 1:00 am Friday, September 25 by one of two sounds: a cell phone alert or the sound of freight train approaching. The EF 2 tornado, roaring through at 130 mph, tore it’s path of destruction through various neighborhoods, crossing the Stono River and wreaking havoc in another neighborhood just on the other side of the Limehouse Bridge. The Weather Service says it was only on the ground for approximately 15 minutes, covering nearly seven miles. “We were awakened at the Rectory (which sustained no damage) by the Weather Channel alert,” said the Rev. Greg Snyder, Rector of St. John’s Parish. “We are so thankful to the Lord that Johns Island residents were spared any loss of life. In fact, no one was seriously injured anywhere on the Island, though a number of our parishioners’ homes sustained damage.”
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Diocese argues to South Carolina Supreme Court that a lower court decision dismissing outside claims on local church property is consistent with state law and constitutional precedent.
COLUMBIA, SC (Sept. 23, 2015) – The Diocese of South Carolina today argued to the state Supreme Court that a judge’s February ruling that the Episcopal Church (TEC) has “no legal, equitable or beneficial interest” in the Diocese’s properties was correct and consistent with South Carolina law. The argument came as the Diocese defended against the latest appeal by TEC, which seeks to seize local property. The denomination’s filings seek control of the Diocese’s 314-acre St. Christopher Camp and Conference Center, the Diocese’s historic identity, its accounts and the properties of 50 congregations that joined the Diocese in disassociating from the denomination in 2012. During today's appeal hearing, the Diocese and TEC would normally have had 20 minutes to present respective arguments, however due to the number of questions, more time was taken because of the vigorous debate.
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On Wednesday, September 23rd, at 10:30 a.m., the Diocese of South Carolina will enter into oral arguments before the South Carolina Supreme Court. The Court has agreed to hear TEC’s appeal of the trial court ruling in our favor that was announced by Judge Goodstein on February 3rd of this year. In that order, Judge Goodstein ruled that the Diocese and its parishes:
• Are the owners of their real, personal and intellectual property.
• TEC has no legal, beneficial or equitable interest in any of those properties.
• TEC and its officers and agents were permanently enjoined from using our names or symbols.
• All the TEC counterclaims in the trial were dismissed with prejudice.
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 The congregation of St. Paul’s Church, Summerville, will have its first opportunity to meet and welcome its new rector on Aug. 16. The Rev. Julian Thomas “Tripp” Jeffords III, will preach at the 8, 9, and 11 a.m. services. The church is adjusting its schedule of services so everyone in the congregation will have an opportunity to hear the new senior pastor preach. “I’m excited about this fresh new start,” said Jeffords, 48, a South Carolina native who received his bachelor’s degree from the University of South Carolina, his master’s in divinity from Duke University Divinity School and an Anglican Studies Diploma from Virginia Theological School. The new rector looks forward to helping St. Paul’s, Summerville, press on toward a future that is “biblically-centered, Christ-centered and Holy Spirit driven.”
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On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that "all states must license marriage between two people of the same sex" and "recognize a marriage between two people of the same sex when their marriage was lawfully licensed and performed out-of-state." Despite this change, the Diocese of South Carolina continues to affirm the historic position of the Christian Church: that God has ordained two states of life for His people, singleness or Holy Matrimony – the joining together of one man and one woman into a holy union. By affirming this position, we stand firmly under the authority of Holy Scripture, in continuity with the two thousand year history of the church, and in accord with the vast majority of Christians around the world. Therefore, it is clear that while the Supreme Court may be changing the civil definition of marriage, it has no authority over Holy Matrimony and the Church’s blessing of the union between husband and wife.
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