Leadership Change on the Standing Committee

Today, the Rev. Cn. Caleb Lee, President of the Standing Committee of The Diocese of South Carolina, has written a letter to the people of the diocese to provide an important update. A copy of the letter can be viewed here.

The text of the letter is below:


June 10, 2021


Dear Faithful People of the Diocese,
 
I write to inform you that because of my new call to St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Wilmington, NC, I will be resigning as President of the Standing Committee effective Friday, June 11. The Standing Committee, at its meeting on June 8, elected The Reverend Robertson C. Donehue to complete my term which ends in November. He will assume the duties of President of the Standing Committee beginning Saturday, June 12. I will continue to serve on the Standing Committee until I depart for my new call.

Fr. Donehue is rector of St. Anne’s Episcopal Church in Conway and has served on Diocesan Council, the Search and Transition Committees for the Election of the XV Bishop of the Diocese of South Carolina, and most recently, the Standing Committee. Most importantly, he is a servant leader and he will serve you well.

It has been a privilege to serve you as President of the Standing Committee during this historic time in our diocese and the world. When I said “yes” to this responsibility a year and half ago, I never could have imagined what we would experience together as a diocese. I will be forever grateful to The Venerable Calhoun Walpole and Chancellor Thomas Tisdale for their friendship and steadfast service to this diocese before and during this period of transition and pandemic.  
 
I am also grateful for all of you, who have done your part in serving on the councils and committees of the diocese, and all who have kept the leadership of the diocese in your prayers.  We truly are the Body of Christ. As this new chapter in the Diocese of South Carolina begins, I will keep you and Bishop-elect Woodliff-Stanley in my prayers and remember fondly what we accomplished together during this time, with God’s help. 
 
God bless the Diocese of South Carolina!
 
In Christ, 
 
Caleb+