The South Carolina District Church of the Nazarene exists to . . .

May 2018 Volume 70 • Number 5

150 McSwain Drive West Columbia, SC 29169

(803) 794-2209

www.southcarolinanazarene.org

Election of a New District Superintendent

Introduction of Assembly Theme: “The Gath-ering – Neighbor,” sharing the importance of knowing and loving our neighbor

Reports: Interim District Superintendent, Pastors, Ministry Leaders

Combined NYI and NMI Conventions (Monday, 8:30 a.m.)

Ordination Service (Monday, 7:00 p.m.)

Dr. Greg Mason Interim District Superintendent

TRANSITIONS:

Bamberg: Rev. Wayne Cheselka is serving as interim pastor.

Duncan LifeSpring Community: Pastor Scott Cantrell has announced his resignation,

effective May 31, 2018. Rev. Ray Moore has agreed to serve as interim pastor (at least

for the summer).

Florence Family Life: Pastor Michael McCants (Florence A New Start International) is

serving as interim pastor.

Hartsville First: Dr. Jim Stocks is serving as interim pastor.

Manning New Start Community: Dr. Jim Thrower is serving as interim pastor.

Congratulations to Dr. Greg and Elaine Mason on the birth of their grandson, Levi Dean

Mason, 21” long and 9.6 lbs., on March 28, 2018.

On Sunday, April 8, 2018, Pastor Terry Weyman and

Greenville First Church of the Nazarene (GFN) honored

Dr. Milton and Norma Harrington for 70 years of minis-

try.

Rev. Michael and Rev. Hope McCants, co-pastors of our

Florence A New Start International Church, reported

that on March 24, 2018, there was a celebration of 31 years

of ministry impact of the Florence St. John Church of the

Nazarene. Florence St. John was organized in 1987 and merged with Florence First in 2006

at which time the name was changed to Florence Family Life. More than 50 people were in

attendance at the celebration service. Beverly Sipp, widow of the founding pastor, Rev.

Eddie D. Sipp, and co-founder of the church, brought the evening message. Pastor Michael

McCants said, “It is through the ministry of St.

John that Florence A New Start International

stands.”

Family of Rev. Merle W. Forman (retired minister) at his passing

Gail Adams (spouse of Pastor Henry Adams, Great Falls) and

family at the passing of her mother, Emily Rabon

Patty Hambrick (DAB member,

spouse of Hollywood NewStart pas-tor) recovering from eye surgeries

Dr. Jim Bearden (former SC DS)

NewStart Church Planters and

NewStart Church Sponsors

Awakening movement of the Holy Spirit on the South Carolina District

Progress toward the 2020 Vision (100 vibrant churches) for South

Carolina

Vibrant Church Initiative (VCI)

(co

Pelion George Bailey, Monica Beam, Randy Burkett, Peggy Burkett, Linda Hartly, David Millender

Rock Hill Grace Mary Bradshaw

Summerville

Caique Lacerda Ribeiro, Lucineri Coradin, Alessandro Freire Macedo, Luciana Carla, Cordeiro Freire Ma-cedo, Edileno José Farias Barbosa, Cristiane Aline Alves de Souza, Mi-guel Benno de Souza Farias, Vitória de Souza Farias, Robson Alexandre

Dias da Silva, Thatiani Dias Da Silva, Giovana Dias Da Silva, Maria

de Lourdes Menosio

Sumter Wise Drive Donna Green

2018 REVIVALS, RENEWAL SERVICES May 6-9 Ashwood Rev. Darryl Bogatay,

Worship Leaders: Revs. Michael &

Hope McCants

May 10-13 Sumter Wise Drive Dr. Susie Shellenberger

May 20-23 Bennettsville First Rev. David Gallimore

Trevecca Nazarene University Nixon

Endowment Fund Scholarship Recipients:

Kurtis Poole, Midland Valley Community Korey Moses, Greenville First

May

3 Assembly Planning Meeting #3, 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m., District Office 5 TNU Commencement 8 DAB Meeting, 6 p.m./District Finance Committee Meeting, 7 p.m. 13 Mother's Day 25-27 TNU Spouses of Pastors’ Retreat 27 Report Monthly Discipleship Ministries/Worship Statistics to District Office 28 Memorial Day 31 End of Church Year

June 11-15 YES Conference, Trevecca Nazarene University 10-16 District Family Camp Meeting 17 Father’s Day 21 Assembly Planning Meeting #4, 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. District Office 24 Report Monthly Discipleship Ministries/Worship Statistics to District Office 25-29 Youth Camp, Gunter Camp & Conference Center

Vision 20-20

MAY – MISSIONARY CARE Many churches like to participate in Missionary Health Care (MHC) by presenting Distinguished Service Awards (DSAs) and Memorial Roll (MR) certificates, and we appreciate that participation. By doing so, your church helps provide much-needed health care for Nazarene missionaries. We offer a few pointers that should make ordering proceed with as few glitches as possible. Order Early. If your church presents MHC certificates on Me-

morial Day Weekend (or any time within the month of May), order them as early as possible. Doing so will allow orders to be filled and returned in a timely manner. Gener-ally over 1,200 MRs and DSAs are processed in May alone!

Follow Instructions and Guidelines Carefully. Online order-ing provides the instructions during the order process. For orders by mail, there are clear guidelines and instructions for DSAs at: www.nazarenemissions.org/10000/story.html and at www.nazarenemissions.org/10001/story.html for MRs.

Double-check all spelling. Verify the honoree’s name, even if it is someone you have known for years.

Order Online with a credit card. Allow 5-10 business days for delivery.

Use Recent Order Forms when ordering by mail. They are available on the Web pages listed above. Allow 3-5 weeks for delivery when ordering by mail.

Check the Status after sufficient time has passed (using the

time frames listed above). The person ordering the certifi-cates should note when to expect them. If the order doesn’t arrive by then, please contact the NMI office (phone: 913-577-2970; e-mail: nmi@nazarene.org) to guarantee on-time arrival.

Check the MR/DSA History to view who has been honored with a DSA or MR certificate: http://app.nazarene.org/NMICertificate. Clear, concise instructions are available on that page.

Medical Plan Plate Offerings. Through freewill offerings (often taken in May), the entire congregation can lend a hand for the medical needs of our missionaries. All money given to the Medical Plan is used directly for Nazarene missionaries' health care and may count as 10 percent credit for your church. None of the money is used for ad-ministrative costs. Unfortunately, not enough money is cur-rently being raised by Missionary Medical Plan giving to pay for all of the health care costs of Nazarene missionar-ies. So, World Evangelism Fund monies are used to pick up that slack.

Need Assistance? Contact Darryl at 913-577-2973 or dgben-

nett@nazarene.org.

We are grateful for your participation in Missionary Health Care. The missionaries are blessed time after time for what you do! Rachael Watts Missionary Health Care

Last month the 681 active JESUS Film

teams working around the world reported

that 49,085 more people had come to

Christ through their ministry.

Most of our partners understand that the

JESUS Film remains relevant and effective

for Kingdom building, but most don’t have a chance to realize the JESUS Film is more effective today

than it was 20 years ago when JESUS Film Harvest Partners began funding teams!

During the first five years of the ministry, JESUS Film teams reported 14% of all the people who viewed

the film went on to make a decision for Christ. In the last five years, that number has increased to 23%.

Isn’t it just like our God to do something as surprising as this?

congrats scnyi tnt@tnu2018 purpledivision champions

South carolina nyi newslettermay 2018

Thank you for your faithful stewardship and for the difference you are making across South Carolina and around the world! We are grateful to all of our churches for their support of the World Evangelism Fund, Trevecca Nazarene University, Pensions & Benefits, and the South Carolina District Fair Share. Greg Mason, Interim District Superintendent

BUDGET PROGRESS rEPORT

March 2018 SS AM

Low Country Mission Area Beaufort 29 18

Charleston Calvary 195 130

Charleston Portuguese NA 49

Charleston Community Ties NA NA

Charleston First NR NR

Charleston Iglesia del Nazareno 31 23

Charleston Sea Islands Intern'l Comm. NR NR

Cottageville 21 27

Hollywood Trinity Bible Fellowship 39 39

Moncks Corner NR NR

Ridgeville 4 5

Summerville 45 105

Summerville Portuguese 17 26

Lower Midlands Mission Area Aiken Ebenezer 15 47

Bamberg 8 19

Batesburg 19 28

CA CTM #1 NA 65

Midland Valley Community 561 631

New Ellenton New Life 8 32

Orangeburg First 37 48

Orangeburg Memorial 55 83

Pelion 44 79

Midlands Mission Area Cayce 30 32

Columbia Abundant Life Fellowship NR NR

Columbia Emmanuel Korean 0 9

Columbia First 284 412

Columbia Grace 15 23

Lexington Shepherd NR NR

West Columbia Central 92 124

West Columbia First 102 133

West Columbia Taller de Jesus 45 45

Winnsboro 87 128

Pee Dee Mission Area Bennettsville First 59 44

Bishopville 12 17

Camden First 73 82

Hartsville Calvary 11 12

Hartsville First 53 67

Lugoff Faith 35 42

Pageland Rose Memorial 40 62

Wallace 24 63

Piedmont Mission Area Chester 92 126

Clover 26 43

Fort Mill 133 143

Great Falls 28 32

Lancaster SonLight Community 11 24

One Church - Chester 28 20

Rock Hill Celebration Place 19 43

Rock Hill Emmanuel 29 60

Rock Hill First 111 104

Rock Hill Grace 89 103

Rock Hill Nuevo Amanecer NA 17

Rock Hill Trinity 63 102

York 8 16

Santee Mission Area Ashwood 23 41

Florence A New Start International 15 45

Florence Family Life 13 20

Georgetown New Hope 14 10

Manning New Start Community 59 142

Myrtle Beach – The Connection 40 65

Sumter Calvary 80 85

Sumter First 80 230

Sumter Wise Drive 85 140

Upstate Mission Area Cherrydale Hispanic 45 86

Duncan LifeSpring Community 28 32

Greenville First 394 246

Greenville First Iglesias 670 373

Greenwood Community 98 105

Greenwood Cristo Reina Iglesia 16 47

Honea Path Genesis 0 33

Laurens Cornerstone 5 5

CA CTM #2 NA 41

CA CTM #3 NA 18

Seneca 13 14

Simpsonville LifeSpring Community 7 26

Spartanburg Casa del Alfarero 15 47

Spartanburg First 43 46

TOTAL 4470 5479

Church

March

Fair Share

TNU Paid

YTD

WEF Paid

YTD

P&B

Paid YTD

Aiken Ebenezer $443.23 $1,434.48 $3,512.44 $1,507.44

Ashwood $0.00 $472.03 $860.00 $472.03

Bamberg $303.43 $1,535.40 $3,700.71 $1,535.40

Batesburg $181.00 $623.00 $501.00 $487.00

Beaufort $348.06 $1,096.36 $3,688.84 $1,153.78

Bennettsville First $370.00 $1,474.09 $4,239.44 $1,736.96

Bishopville $302.23 $756.02 $1,997.01 $756.02

Camden First $644.17 $2,100.39 $5,234.35 $2,100.39

Cayce $559.95 $1,739.53 $4,499.62 $1,739.53

Charleston Calvary $1,294.00 $6,076.00 $14,785.00 $6,076.00

Charleston First $488.04 $1,333.50 $3,754.62 $1,333.50

Charleston Iglesia del Nazareno $270.00 $1,007.00 $4,574.00 $1,007.00

Charleston Sea Islands Intern'l Comm. $0.00 $648.24 $2,513.55 $648.24

Cherrydale Hispanic $0.00 $180.00 $360.00 $446.00

Chester $1,233.00 $5,549.00 $15,339.95 $5,549.00

Clover $242.00 $1,205.08 $2,981.18 $1,205.08

Columbia Abundant Life Fellowship $0.00 $1,642.25 $4,322.34 $1,762.94

Columbia Emmanuel Korean $65.00 $200.00 $200.00 $500.00

Columbia First $545.24 $3,187.87 $50,120.45 $1,946.27

Columbia Grace $41.07 $776.60 $1,932.21 $967.46

Cottageville $470.83 $1,289.61 $5,076.15 $1,289.61

Duncan LifeSpring Community $318.15 $1,535.71 $3,511.38 $1,268.76

Florence A New Start International $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

Florence Family Life $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

Fort Mill $1,541.82 $4,952.57 $12,237.51 $5,012.57

Great Falls $187.62 $144.33 $439.78 $165.04

Greenville First & Iglesias $5,029.59 $24,008.59 $44,111.39 $18,008.60

Greenwood Community $1,181.40 $5,096.84 $13,320.09 $5,449.09

Hartsville Calvary $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

Hartsville First $963.00 $3,573.00 $9,739.00 $3,573.00

Hollywood Trinity Bible Fellowship $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

Honea Path Genesis $210.00 $744.00 $1,914.00 $744.00

Lancaster SonLight Community $0.00 $628.00 $1,859.00 $580.00

Laurens Cornerstone $79.73 $299.48 $1,418.77 $299.48

Lexington Shepherd $1,059.89 $3,997.12 $14,610.41 $4,009.12

Lugoff Faith $1,527.77 $1,182.12 $1,895.00 $1,358.81

Manning New Start Community $1,470.06 $4,557.95 $10,999.90 $4,499.99

Midland Valley Community $10,098.00 $19,682.00 $50,910.00 $19,682.00

Moncks Corner $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

Myrtle Beach – The Connection $348.00 $1,061.27 $2,532.53 $1,061.27

New Ellenton New Life $215.26 $822.06 $2,467.04 $822.06

One Church - Chester $137.95 $360.72 $881.76 $360.72

Orangeburg First $370.00 $1,227.00 $4,968.05 $1,227.00

Orangeburg Memorial $565.45 $816.28 $2,785.31 $816.28

Pageland Rose Memorial $0.00 $0.00 $2,375.61 $972.11

Pelion $768.00 $1,727.48 $5,783.00 $1,944.36

Ridgeville $375.57 $380.22 $1,182.38 $380.22

Rock Hill Celebration Place $765.09 $2,480.01 $6,062.24 $2,480.01

Rock Hill Emmanuel $0.00 $203.69 $498.13 $660.79

Rock Hill First $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

Rock Hill Grace $2,088.70 $3,299.09 $9,404.05 $3,299.09

Rock Hill Trinity $1,124.35 $3,822.66 $13,848.00 $3,822.66

Seneca $0.00 $470.05 $1,049.88 $470.05

Simpsonville LifeSpring Community $328.66 $1,050.27 $3,070.75 $1,256.21

Spartanburg Casa del Alfarero $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

Spartanburg First $0.00 $290.28 $1,395.99 $290.28

Summerville $1,000.00 $280.44 $6,349.31 $2,224.95

Sumter Calvary $0.00 $2,841.38 $7,962.35 $2,841.38

Sumter First $2,418.18 $7,546.30 $18,773.25 $7,679.97

Sumter Wise Drive $300.00 $2,282.00 $9,271.00 $2,282.00

Wallace $99.75 $255.73 $665.21 $277.44

West Columbia Central $1,680.34 $8,594.80 $21,127.67 $8,348.62

West Columbia First $0.00 $3,409.00 $8,331.00 $3,409.00

West Columbia Taller de Jesus $49.77 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

Winnsboro $652.00 $4,661.48 $10,800.69 $4,661.48

York $0.00 $204.48 $1,047.75 $204.48

TOTAL $44,755.35 $152,814.85 $443,792.04 $150,662.54