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St. Stephen's, Charleston, Sponsors Historical Marker for Charleston Race Riot

12/6/2023

Inspired by a racial justice pilgrimage, members of St. Stephen's, Charleston, led the efforts to acknowledge the 1919 race riot that killed three Black Charleston residents and left dozens injured near Archdale and Beaufain Streets. According to the article shared by the Charleston Post & Courier it was not clear why the altercation began between White naval sailors stationed in Charleston and local Black residents, but the terrifying event lasted for eight hours. Two sailors were punished for the crimes.

As noted in the Post & Courier article, "Members of St. Stephen’s congregation launched the effort of adding this historical marker after a group at the church went on a racial reconciliation pilgrimage across the Southeast and returned to Charleston with a desire to share this buried story, the Rev. Adam Shoemaker said."

"'(We were) trying to figure out how we could help move the ball along on telling the story in our own backyard,' he said. St. Stephen’s is located a few blocks away on Anson Street. Barbara Pace, a parishioner at the church who helped lead the cause, said the marker allows residents and tourists alike to better understand American history."

The marker is located at 49 Archdale Street in downtown Charleston. You can view videos of news coverage of the unveiling at Live 5 News at this link, and on WCBD News 2 at this link.

St. Christopher Hosts Two Province IV Events for Bishops and Youth

12/6/2023

The staff at St. Christopher Camp and Conference Center did a remarkable job last week hosting two key events for Province IV, the largest grouping of dioceses in The Episcopal Church, which includes 20 dioceses in nine states of the southeastern United States. Province IV bishops and spouses representing 16 dioceses arrived on Wednesday, November 29 for their annual gathering. View an album of photos of their time together on Facebook at this link.

On Thursday, youth and youth ministries leaders began arriving for the Province IV Youth Ministries Leadership and Network meeting. This gathering is held annually at a location around Province IV and provides an opportunity for leadership development and idea sharing. Twelve dioceses were represented this year and everyone enjoyed the fellowship together and all of the wonderful activities offered at St. Christopher. View an album of photos from this event on our Facebook page at this link.

Longer stories about each event will be shared later this week on our News Blog and linked in next week's newsletter! Many thanks to the entire staff at St. Christopher Camp & Conference Center who worked seemingly effortlessly to make both of these events a wonderful experience for everyone who participated.

St. Stephen's, Charleston, Sponsors Historical Marker for Charleston Race Riot

St. Christopher Hosts Two Province IV Events for Bishops and Youth

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