The Anglican Diocese of South Carolina

Bishop Edgar's Address to the 2025 Convention

“Rooted in Scripture and formed by the Anglican tradition, we are seeking to build a vital community of faith through planting, revitalizing, and developing local churches.” Hear Bishop Edgar cast a vision for the Diocese in his message given March 15 at St. Philip’s Church in Charleston, at the annual convention of the ADOSC

2024 Clergy Renewal of Vows Service

The Rev. Mary Ellen Doran, Rector of Trinity Church, Pinopolis gave the sermon at the annual Renewal of Vows Service for the ADOSC. It was held at the Cathedral Church of St. Luke and St. Paul in Charleston

Bishop Chip Edgar's 2024 Convention Address

Bishop Chip Edgar called the Anglican Diocese of South Carolina to exercise hospitality in his address to the 2024 Convention [https://vimeo.com/922554043?share=copy]. The event, which drew more than 300 clergy, delegates and guests to the Cross Schools in Bluffton, was held March 8-9. “If we are true to our nature as the people God has called to himself, keeping our blessings to ourselves is not an option,” he said. He urged those present to be ready to welcome the stranger.  “People by the thousands continue to move to South Carolina… Many are unchurched, and study after study suggests that unchurched folks are more likely to visit a church plant than an established church,” he said. “But many are churched, too, and churched folks are more likely to look for churches. To be hospitable, we have to both strengthen our existing churches and plant new ones.”

Bishop Edgar's Address to the 2023 Diocesan Convention

The War is Over: It’s Time to Plant, Revitalize, Rebuild Edgar Sets Diocesan Priorities in First Convention Address as Bishop In his first convention address as Bishop of The Anglican Diocese of South Carolina, Bishop Chip Edgar set priorities he hoped the Diocese would live into over the course of his Episcopacy. In the address, given March 10, 2023, in the Chapel at the Cross Schools, Bluffton, he highlighted church planting, church revitalization, the continuing education of our clergy, the updating of our constitution and canons and restoring our losses – noting, especially, the development of a new camp and conference center, Camp Jubilee. He also offered a word of caution.

Rekindle the Gift that is in You; Renewal of Vows Sermon

On May 18, 2021, at the annual Clergy Renewal of Vows service, held at the Cathedral of St. Luke & St. Paul, Bishop Mark Lawrence urged the clergy to rekindle the gift that had been given them by the laying on of hands at each of their ordinations. He urged them to raise up congregations who would "gossip the gospel."