From South Carolina-The members of St. Catherine’s Episcopal Church in Florence were recognized last week as an official mission church at the annual convention for The Episcopal Church in South Carolina after nearly a year of working to create a church out of thin air.
During a ceremony held at All Saints Episcopal Church on Hilton Head Island, St. Catherine’s, along with four other worshipping communities, were promoted and accepted into the fold, joining 22 other parishes and missions already in union with the convention.
“St. Catherine's had a great day and we are so lucky to have them in our diocese,” Holly Behre, director of communications for TECinSC, said.
The congregation had to go through a very formal application process and adhere to strict guidelines in order to be accepted as a mission church.
However, for a group that started as a small band of displaced worshippers hoping to stay affiliated with the national Episcopal Church after a tense break with the Diocese of South Carolina, the members of St. Catherine’s are well-versed in what it takes to be on mission.
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