This essay will address some good things happening in South Carolina that are worthy of mention and analyze the current-and-near-future state of the church in South Carolina.
Takeaways:
- Expect about 50 churches to present a formal request to the South Carolina Conference Trustees to close the church and transfer the property to a new entity. (South Carolina does not have a disaffiliation process.)
- IF the transfers of property are presented to the Annual Conference by the Trustees and IF the Annual Conference approves, then many of these new entities are unlikely to affiliate with the Global Methodist Church in the near/foreseeable future.
- Do not expect a large second wave in 2024.