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January 2015
Volume 67 • Number 1
150 McSwain Drive
West Columbia, SC 29169
(803) 794-2209
www.southcarolinanazarene.org
This month’s newsletter features local church revivals, renewal services, and special emphases
planned across the South Carolina District in 2015. As you are able, please support each of
these evangelistic and spiritual-deepening efforts with prayer and attendance as we continue to
Foster a Hunger for God and await a fresh breeze of the Spirit.
SOUTH CAROLINA
LEADERSHIP TEAM
Dr. Eddie Estep
District Superintendent
803-794-2209
edwardlestep@aol.com
Mrs. LaNora Jensen
NMI President • 803-568-3939
nmi@scnazdist.net
Dr. Jim Thrower
SDMI Chairman • 803-796-0595
swaymin@yahoo.com
Rev. David Snodgrass
NYI President • 803-669-9409
ddsnodgrass@gmail.com
Mrs. LaNora Jensen
Treasurer • 803-794-2209
treasurer@scnazdist.net
Rev. Alan Pullen
Camp Manager • 803-532-3123
awpullen@hotmail.com
Eddie Estep
District Pastor
Midland Valley Community
Loyd M. Cain, Marlene H.
Cain, Michael Cain
Walterboro First
Curtis & Vickie Hooper
Transitions:
Rev. Jimmy Burks (Pam) has accepted the call to pastor Bennettsville First and will be installed on
January 14, 2015.
 Rev. Kyle Himmelwright (Jayme) has accepted the call to pastor Columbia First and will be installed
on February 22, 2015.
 Dr. Jim Stocks is serving as interim pastor at Fort Mill.
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Rev. Harry Widener is serving as interim pastor at Greenville First.
Rev. George and Rev. Mary Brassard (Wesleyans) are serving as supply pastors at Clemson ―The
Bridge.‖
Ashwood is in the process of calling a pastor.
Moncks Corner is in the process of calling a pastor.
Congratulations to Pastor Edward (Buck) Lathan and the York church board for a successful two-year
review, which has resulted in Pastor Lathan’s transition from ―appointed‖ to ―called‖ status.
Rev. Johnny Price (Bamberg)
recently diagnosed with cancer
Dr. Jim Bearden
(former SC DS)
DCPI Church Planting Training, in Spanish, at Greenville First: February 26-28, 2015
The 2015 and 2016 South Carolina District ordination candidates will participate in the Southeast
Region Ministry Assessment sponsored by the TNU Center for Pastoral Health, March 20-22, 2015,
Camp Garner Creek, Dickson, Tennessee. The TNU Center for Pastoral Health is offering a clinical and
professional assessment weekend that includes tests to help identify strengths and assess ministry health.
The 2015 camp meeting evangelists will be Rev. Norman Moore and Rev. Billy Huddleston, and
worship leader will be Lindsay Huggins. Dates for camp meeting are June 21-27, 2015.
Jean Pratt (Hartsville First
pastor's spouse) undergoing
treatments for multiple
myeloma
Pastor John Powell (retired)
undergoing treatments
for cancer
NewStart Church Planters and
NewStart Church Sponsors
This year’s SC District Ministry Team Christmas Banquet was hosted
by West Columbia Central and catered by Camden First.
An awakening movement of
the Holy Spirit on the South
Carolina District
Progress toward the
2020 Vision (100 churches)
for South Carolina
Rev. Libby Newman was installed as pastor at Batesburg on December 14, 2014.
Walterboro First won First Place for best overall
float in the Cottageville Christmas Parade. They
had 29 people participate in the parade and
distributed 280 Bibles.
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Existing NewStarts:
Georgetown: 11/09 Start; Pastor
James Merritt
Hollywood: 3/12 Start; Pastor Ted
Hambrick
Perry Correctional: 11/13 Start;
Pastor Gabriel Moreno
Hollywood (NewStart) has outgrown the vehicle used in their Super Bus
ministry (the top photo shows what 32 children look like on the old Super
Bus) and has recently acquired an RV (bottom photo) that will be retrofitted for the ministry. For a video overview of the Super Bus Ministry see
http://www.screencast.com/t/14Kdebm64qv.
Emerging NewStarts:
Charleston Iglesia del Nazareno:
10/14 Start; Pastors Bill and Isa
Wojtkowski
West Columbia Hispanic: 9/14
Start; Pastor Ulises Garcia
Jackson: 9/14 Start; Pastor Thom
Harvey. (New Ellenton New Life has started a weekly service in Jackson, SC, meeting at the Fire Department.)
UPDATE
In the Pipeline:
Batesburg: Rev. Libby Newman is prayerfully considering the planting of a
Hispanic church.
Bluffton: A young couple attending NTS is prayerfully considering starting
a work in Bluffton upon graduation.
Columbia Abundant Life: Pastor Joshua Keith is prayerfully planning the
planting of a Hispanic Church at their location.
Columbia Grace Hispanic: Pastor Ulises Garcia, in partnership with
Rev. Brian Walker and Columbia Grace, is planning the planting of a
Hispanic Church at their location.
Darlington: Rev. Dana (Mark) Wolfe will be starting the work in Darlington.
North Charleston: Pastor Karen Lawson is prayerfully planning ―Ties to
the Community‖ – a compassionate center NewStart.
Richburg: A NewStart in Richburg is being prayerfully considered by
Chester Church and Pastor John Porter.
Summerville: Pastor Mike Blankenship is planning to sponsor the planting
of Esperanza Iglesia del Nazareno – Hope Church of the Nazarene.
Sumter Wise Drive: A Hispanic NewStart is being prayerfully considered
by Sumter Wise Drive and Pastor Sammy Geddings.
Mission 2015 (M15): The USA/Canada Region Mid-Quadrennial Conference will take place February 9-11, 2015, in Kansas City, Missouri. The conference theme will be ―Honoring the Past, Shaping the Future.‖ M15 will feature a strong list of plenary speakers, meaningful
and unique worship experiences:
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180 workshops on topics ranging from social issues of our day to theological
identity issues pertinent to our denomination
mega-lunches with leading speakers on powerful topics
a wide array of resources for your local and district mission
denominational vision casting
fellowship as only Nazarenes know how to do
all bathed in Spirit-infused prayer
To register for the M15 Conference, go to: http://www.m15conference.org
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DISTRICT
January 10 SDMI Convention and Mid-Year Rally, 10 a.m.,
Dr. Jim Diehl, Seawell's Restaurant and Convention Center
13 DAB, 6 p.m., District Office
17 NYI District Bible Quiz Meet
22 Mission Area Conveners Meeting,
10 a.m., District Office
23-24 District TNT, Midland Valley Community Church
24 SC Nazarene Women Clergy Assembly, 9 a.m.3 p.m., D. Moody Gunter Camp & Retreat Center
25 Statistics Due in District Office
26-28 Church Planting Training, North Raleigh Church
of the Nazarene, North Carolina. Contact
Rev. Ben LaPlace, 803-522-1097
31
District Men's Day, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Wayne Cheselka, West Columbia First
CALENDAR
February 5-8 DS Leadership Conference
7 Children's Bible Quiz, D. Moody Gunter Camp
& Retreat Center
9-11 Mission 2015 (M15) in Kansas City, "Honoring
the Past, Shaping the Future"
14 NYI District Bible Quiz Meet
16-17 Pastors’ Prayer Summit, “The Character of a
Leader,” D. Moody Gunter Camp & Retreat
Center
18 Ash Wednesday
21 Children's Talent Festival, Midland Valley Community
21 NYI District Bible Quiz Meet
22 Statistics Due in District Office
28 Camp Board Meeting, 12 noon,
D. Moody Gunter Camp & Retreat Center
If we search out our own hearts and seek God’s will for our lives, each of us can make a difference in a small way
through volunteering and can find ways to help that will make our efforts worth the time and trouble we invest in
them.
Benefits:
Volunteering makes you feel needed.
Volunteering can help you learn new skills.
Volunteering may help you face personal problems.
Volunteering introduces you to new people and breaks down barriers of misunderstanding, mistrust, and fear.
Volunteering can create new contacts that may help your business or career.
So you want to do something. But what?
Work & Witness—short-term mission experiences of three weeks or less for a variety of church groups and people
of all ages. Teams are connected with needs.
Mission Corps—designed for people who want to serve cross-culturally for three months or longer. Volunteers fulfill specific assignments that match their skills and gifts.
JESUS Film Harvest Partners—participants purchase and deliver JESUS Film equipment to a Nazarene team in a
priority location.
Extreme Nazarene Missions—Extreme Nazarene finds unmet, complex, global needs and matches the needs with
the talents and resources available throughout the worldwide church.
RVs on a Mission (ROAM)—an outreach ministry of the Church of the Nazarene through the Center for Lay Ministry. ROAM provides the opportunity for persons to volunteer their time and skills in meaningful Christian service
through Church of the Nazarene related mission agencies, camps, churches, disaster relief, compassionate ministries
projects, and other designated areas of service.
Praying—participants in the previously mentioned ministries always need prayer support. You may not be able to
go, but you can pray.
So what are you waiting for? The church and God’s kingdom needs you like never before. There is no better time to
serve the Lord than now.
JESUS
Film
teams
have
reported
68,986,546 evangelistic contacts* from
January 1998 through December 2014. Of
these contacts, 13,054,456 (18.9% of
contacts) have indicated decisions for
Christ with 5,555,748 (42.6% of decisions) initial discipleship follow-ups. There
have been 47,387 preaching points
started.
*JESUS Film and other tools
I rejoice in the reality that we serve a God ―who makes all things new‖! As we begin this New Year,
I want to challenge every SDMI Chairman and worker to join me in embracing the following promises of God to us:
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Let’s remember that no matter what our story has been, we are not defined by the past!
Let’s remember that God is conscious of our every need, ―even before we ask Him‖!
Let’s stand on the promise of God’s Word that ―nothing is impossible with Him"!
Let’s act on His promise that ―we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us"!
Let’s remember that ―we are more than conquerors in Christ Jesus"!
In Isaiah 43:19 we read, ―See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up, do you not perceive it? I
am making a way in the desert and streams in the waste land.‖ Would you dare believe with me that
God is beginning to do a ―new thing‖ where you serve? Let’s start looking for the signs of His
working!
A great place to begin looking will be at this year’s SDMI Convention & Mid-Year Rally! I hope to
see you there.
May God bless you in all you seek to do for the advancement of His kingdom is my prayer!
You are loved and appreciated,
Dr. Jim Thrower
January 10 – South Carolina
District SDMI Convention &
Mid-Year Rally
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
at
Seawell's in Columbia
2015
SDMI MID-YEAR RALLY
AND CONVENTION
JANUARY 10, 2015
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Seawell’s Restaurant
1125 Rosewood Drive, Columbia, SC
Speaker: Dr. Jim Diehl
Session #1 – “I Believe in Sunday School ----- Let me give you 10 reasons why.” (1-5)
Session #2 – “I Believe in Sunday School ----- Let me give you 10 reasons why.” (6-10)
The 1993 General Assembly of the Church of the Nazarene in Indianapolis, Indiana, elected Dr. James Diehl to
the Board of General Superintendents. In 2009, after he served 16 years in this role, the 27th General Assembly in
Orlando, Florida, bestowed on him the honor of general superintendent emeritus status.
A love for ministry has always been at the center of his heart. He first demonstrated this in his pastorates in Iowa
and Georgia. As pastor at Oskaloosa, Iowa, he conducted live radio programs for seven years and led his church
to develop a weekly television broadcast. He came to the general superintendency from his senior pastor position
at First Church of the Nazarene in Denver, Colorado. Ministry passion also led him to an administrative role at
MidAmerica Nazarene University. Additionally, he served for a decade as a district superintendent, first in
Nebraska and then in Colorado.
Dr. Diehl is a prolific writer of numerous articles that have appeared in the Herald of Holiness, Holiness Today,
Preacher’s Magazine, Bread, World Mission, The Holiness Digest, Perspective, and others.
As Paul described his ministry to Timothy in 2 Timothy 1:11, so Dr. Diehl describes his calling—to be a pastor, a
preacher, and an administrator. While laying down the administrative call, his passion continues with an ongoing
preaching ministry from a pastor’s heart.
The goal of the SCNYI Leadership Team is to help
equip pastors, youth pastors, youth workers, and
parents of our district families with the tools &
resources needed to lead this generation into a
dynamic life in Christ!
!
We have been working hard to establish and
streamline our efforts to help make your job of loving
on students much easier and more efficient. We are
currently in the process of collecting e-mail
addresses and phones numbers of all our district
youth leaders to try and make our distribution list
more effective as we increase communication. If you
are not currently on the e-mailing list and would like
to be, contact us at
scottandtammiecrandall@googlemail.com and we
will be happy to add you to the list.
south carolina
nazarene
youth
international
!
District
Leadership:
!
NYI President
David Snodgrass
dsnodgrass@camdenfirstchurch.org
!
Vice-President
Wes Steisslinger
wes@greenvillenaz.org
!
NYI Secretary
Tammie Crandall
scottandtammie@googlemail.com
!
NYI Treasurer
Brandie Smith
brandie2981@yahoo.com
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DISCIPLESHIP
BUDGET PROGRESS rEPORT
m i n i s t r i e s
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.
Eddie Estep, District Pastor
Church
Aiken Ebenezer
Ashwood
Bamberg
Batesburg
Beaufort
Bennettsville First
Bishopville
Camden First
Cayce
Charleston Calvary
Charleston First
Charleston Sea Is.Intern'l Com.
Cherrydale Hispanic
Chester
Clemson - The Bridge
Clover
Columbia Abundant Life
Columbia Emmanuel Korean
Columbia First
Columbia Grace
Duncan LifeSpring
Florence Family Life
Fort Mill
Georgetown
Great Falls
Greenville First
Greenwood Community
Hartsville Calvary
Hartsville First
Honea Path Genesis
Lancaster SonLight Com.
Laurens Cornerstone
Lexington Shepherd
Lugoff Faith
Manning NewStart
Midland Valley Community
Moncks Corner
Myrtle Beach
New Ellenton New Life
Orangeburg First
Orangeburg Memorial
Pageland Rose Memorial
Pelion
Rock Hill Celebration Place
Rock Hill Emmanuel
Rock Hill First
Rock Hill Grace
Rock Hill Trinity
Seneca
Simpsonville LifeSpring
Spartanburg First
Summerville
Sumter Calvary
Sumter First
Sumter Wise Drive
Wallace
Walterboro First
West Columbia Central
West Columbia First
Winnsboro
York
TOTAL
December
Fair Share
$0.00
$896.44
$499.50
$450.00
$566.55
$400.43
$236.20
$1,173.30
$583.04
$0.00
$609.77
$168.98
$0.00
$3,369.00
$0.00
$0.00
$455.77
$50.00
$10,831.66
$278.43
$522.62
$0.00
$775.25
$0.00
$126.84
$2,990.95
$1,191.50
$0.00
$1,223.94
$562.07
$1,519.00
$0.00
$1,494.95
$1,180.01
$1,797.64
$6,495.00
$0.00
$1,500.00
$220.91
$0.00
$674.73
$0.00
$706.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$2,720.49
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$1,309.90
$2,616.63
$1,958.47
$985.00
$108.26
$330.16
$2,352.52
$1,381.00
$1,499.61
$0.00
$58,812.52
TNU
Paid YTD
$160.50
$843.57
$552.19
$284.00
$681.91
$743.76
$640.26
$1,109.31
$850.93
$2,819.00
$675.42
$425.98
$0.00
$2,682.00
$111.05
$692.30
$797.11
$0.00
$9,380.83
$500.04
$1,182.56
$102.00
$2,360.11
$0.00
$36.35
$9,046.55
$2,786.24
$163.97
$1,658.02
$489.35
$1,158.00
$0.00
$2,495.54
$0.00
$2,819.22
$10,993.00
$0.00
$1,300.00
$466.11
$387.00
$1,029.86
$640.00
$1,000.84
$0.00
$771.70
$0.00
$610.93
$2,577.35
$0.00
$100.00
$650.00
$2,347.94
$0.00
$4,959.61
$1,570.00
$279.71
$674.21
$4,638.66
$2,039.00
$3,242.93
$238.61
$88,765.53
WEF
Paid YTD
$280.88
$1,764.39
$1,665.30
$878.57
$1,822.62
$1,619.50
$2,340.10
$3,318.01
$2,580.99
$9,154.00
$2,130.11
$2,072.24
$0.00
$5,897.00
$267.42
$1,242.37
$2,062.75
$0.00
$18,787.71
$2,054.59
$2,706.12
$259.00
$5,769.38
$0.00
$88.86
$22,836.33
$6,916.29
$490.37
$4,052.94
$1,583.82
$3,525.00
$0.00
$10,851.95
$0.00
$6,891.35
$28,435.00
$0.00
$4,150.00
$1,349.91
$944.00
$2,517.45
$0.00
$4,393.00
$0.00
$1,258.65
$0.00
$2,296.16
$11,387.36
$299.65
$860.00
$800.00
$6,562.99
$1,484.33
$12,500.94
$4,060.00
$582.93
$2,559.60
$14,252.30
$6,067.00
$8,887.02
$690.45
$242,248.70
P&B
Paid YTD
$200.63
$843.57
$552.19
$231.00
$704.84
$587.33
$640.26
$1,109.31
$980.11
$3,799.00
$871.42
$425.98
$0.00
$2,682.00
$111.05
$556.69
$797.41
$0.00
$7,685.88
$518.39
$1,013.56
$102.00
$2,250.87
$0.00
$36.35
$9,046.55
$2,786.51
$173.97
$1,658.02
$615.04
$1,158.00
$0.00
$2,809.77
$0.00
$2,819.22
$10,993.00
$0.00
$1,700.00
$466.11
$387.00
$1,029.86
$640.00
$1,495.58
$0.00
$530.31
$0.00
$266.59
$2,577.35
$115.84
$100.00
$625.00
$2,684.86
$573.83
$5,123.02
$1,250.00
$246.59
$782.08
$5,200.45
$2,483.00
$3,660.66
$238.61
$90,936.66
SS
AM
Low Country Mission Area
Beaufort
Charleston Calvary
Charleston First
Charleston Sea Is. Intern'l Com.
Hollywood Trinity Bible Fellowship
Moncks Corner
Summerville
Walterboro First
December 2014
25
125
35
114
35
NR
51
26
40
195
60
30
35
NR
131
44
Lower Midlands Mission Area
Aiken Ebenezer
Bamberg
Batesburg
Midland Valley Community
New Ellenton New Life
Orangeburg First
Orangeburg Memorial
Pelion
17
19
23
382
23
35
84
56
36
29
35
735
44
43
122
117
Midlands Mission Area
Cayce
Columbia Abundant Life
Columbia Emmanuel Korean
Columbia First
Columbia Grace
Lexington Shepherd
West Columbia Central
West Columbia First
Winnsboro
38
NR
0
315
13
35
104
137
87
38
NR
9
407
30
68
204
183
152
Pee Dee Mission Area
Bennettsville First
Bishopville
Camden First
Hartsville Calvary
Hartsville First
Lugoff Faith
Pageland Rose Memorial
Wallace
34
14
60
9
NR
52
55
24
40
18
83
11
NR
73
65
58
Piedmont Mission Area
Chester
Clover
Fort Mill
Great Falls
Lancaster SonLight Com.
Rock Hill Celebration Place
Rock Hill Emmanuel
Rock Hill First
Rock Hill Grace
Rock Hill Trinity
York
173
28
84
32
36
25
24
88
49
91
9
187
44
104
30
69
53
63
132
91
114
23
Santee Mission Area
Ashwood
Florence Family Life
Georgetown NewStart
Manning NewStart
Myrtle Beach
Sumter Calvary
Sumter First
Sumter Wise Drive
42
10
5
69
56
127
133
130
52
18
10
167
69
105
272
180
30
NR
23
561
78
15
12
0
15
92
13
48
4125
68
NR
29
410
153
32
14
18
23
87
74
66
5892
Upstate Mission Area
Cherrydale Hispanic
Clemson - The Bridge
Duncan LifeSpring
Greenville First
Greenwood Community
Honea Path Genesis
Laurens Cornerstone
Perry Correctional Center
Seneca
Simpsonville LifeSpring
Spartanburg Casa del Alfarero
Spartanburg First
TOTAL