Churches Return to Normal After Hurricane Dorian Passes by South Carolina Coast

Hurricane Dorian passed by the South Carolina coast on Thursday, September 5, leaving fallen tree branches and leaves, scattered power outages, and minimal damage on the ground. The mandatory evacuation orders affecting coastal counties have been lifted by the state governor, and the churches in the Diocese look forward to returning to a normal schedule this weekend.

All churches report they will return to Sunday services as scheduled, except for St. Francis, Charleston, that has canceled their Sunday service (primarily due to reasons unrelated to the storm). See below for additional notes about weekend services provided by specific churches.

All Saints, Hilton Head
Services will resume as scheduled: Saturday at 5 pm, and Sunday at 8 am and 10:15 am. The church office and preschool will resume normal hours on Monday, September 9.

St. George's, Summerville
Services will be offered as scheduled at 8 am, 9:30 am and 11 am. The church will also hold the Fall Backpack Buddies Ministry Kickoff at all services this Sunday. Due to the evacuation, the Fall Sunday School schedule will be pushed back one week. So instead of having the Sunday School Ice Cream Social Kickoff this Sunday, it will be held next Sunday, September 15.

St. James-Santee, McClellanville
Sunday service will be held at 10 am as scheduled with a coffee hour to follow. Due to sewer issues in the area, bathrooms may not be available.

St. Mark's, Port Royal
There will be one Sunday service at 10 am. This celebration will mark the start of their fall calendar of activities and herald the congregational kickoff of the Capital Campaign. The brunch will be catered by Ramona Fantini of Common Ground at no charge to attendees. The brunch will be held on the lawn next to the Center after the service.

St. Stephens, Charleston
Services will resume as scheduled on Sunday at both 8 am and 11 am. The Ministry Fair will be on Sunday after the 11 am service as scheduled. The Sunday School Clean-Up Day has been postponed until further notice.

St. Thomas at Park Circle, Charleston
Services will resume as normal. Workday scheduled for Saturday will proceed as scheduled. Come help clean-up inside and out from 9 am to 2 pm.

Additional information will be added as it is received.