by Trinity UMC | Aug 4, 2022 | Pastor Joseph's Blog
Recently, I read Eugene Peterson’s The Pastor: A Memoir, and saw a practice that helped his congregation immensely. His Maryland congregation already mailed a weekly newsletter complete with financial reports, upcoming events, and opportunities for service. As Pastor,...
by Trinity UMC | May 4, 2022 | Pastor Joseph's Blog
United Methodists value education. South Carolina Methodists started Columbia College, Claflin College, Spartanburg Methodist College, and Wofford College. United Methodists from throughout the state work together to fund scholarships to defray college and seminary...
by Trinity UMC | Mar 24, 2022 | Pastor Joseph's Blog
Last week, I received an email from Chaplain Bill Jewell, a chaplain at the Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital, part of the MUSC system in Charleston. Chaplain Jenkins wrote: “I came across the wooden crosses in cloth bags with your church’s name and information...
by Trinity UMC | Mar 22, 2022 | Lenten Devotional
I ‘ve always enjoyed watching and coaching my children in sports – from the days of tee ball and biddy basketball at the YMCA to now playing for their school teams. It’s been a blessing to watch each of them play, laugh, celebrate, get mad, compete,...
by Trinity UMC | Mar 21, 2022 | Lenten Devotional
Lamentations 3: 16-19 – He hath made my teeth to grind on gravel, and made me cower in ashes; my soul is bereft of peace; I have forgotten what happiness is; so I say “Gone is my glory, and all that I had hoped for from the LORD.” The thought of my...
