Open Conversation Live on Facebook on November 6

This Wednesday, November 6 at 6:30 pm the Diocese of South Carolina will host an Open Conversation on Facebook Live. It will be a great opportunity for anyone interested in the Diocese to ask questions and learn more about all that is going on now and in the future. Find our more on the Facebook event page here. Make sure you click that you are "interested" so that you will be updated when the event begins.

Six panelists will be available to answer any questions you may have. Read more about the panelists below:

The Right Reverend Gladstone B. (Skip) Adams III 
Skip Adams was elected by acclamation and invested as Provisional Bishop of The Episcopal Church in South Carolina on September 10, 2016. Previously he served as the 10th Bishop of Central New York, the diocese that covers the central portion of the state of New York, retiring in 2016 after 15 years of service. A native of Baltimore, Maryland, he is a graduate of Towson University and Virginia Theological Seminary. After his ordination in 1980 he served churches in New York, Virginia, New Hampshire and Maryland. He enjoys fly-fishing and fly-tying, reading, music of all kinds, camping and canoeing. He is interested in the Church and people in El Salvador, and serves on the board of Cristosal, an organization that works to advance human rights in Central America. His wife Bonnie is a registered nurse, and they have three adult children and two grandchildren. ​

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The Venerable
Calhoun (Callie) Walpole
Callie Walpole is Archdeacon of the diocese and vicar and subdean of Grace Church Cathedral, where she has served since 2009. A native of John’s Island, she grew up as a member of St. John’s Episcopal Church. She has taught Spanish at Burke High School and at Bishop England. Callie attended seminary at the University of the South, and served as assistant rector of Holy Cross Faith Memorial Episcopal Church on Pawley’s Island from 2005-2009. She also served half-time as priest-in-charge at St. Mark's in Charleston in 2012-13 while serving as vicar at Grace. She was appointed archdeacon in March 2013, and serves as secretary to Diocesan Convention and as a resource person for other diocesan programs. Her hobbies include crabbing, reading, history, writing, and walking.

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The Rev. William (Bill) Coyne 
Bill Coyne was appointed in June 2018 as Missioner for Returning Congregations, a new staff position working directly with Bishop Adams to assist parishes and missions that are returning to The Episcopal Church. Bill has served as a priest in the diocese since August 2015, when he was called as interim rector of St. Stephen’s, Charleston. He led that parish for two years through their successful call of a new rector. In August 2017 he was named priest-in-charge of The East Cooper Episcopal Church and continued until August 2019 when he shifted to a sole focus on his diocesan position. Before coming to Charleston, Bill served for 15 years as Archdeacon of the Diocese of Western Massachusetts, retiring in 2013 and then serving in two interim positions before he and his wife Janet moved to Charleston. The Coynes have three grown children and five grandchildren.​

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Andrea McKellar 
Andrea McKellar is Ministry Developer on the Bishop’s staff. Her responsibilities include transition ministry, working with individuals and congregations through times of discernment and calling. She also is responsible for leadership development, Christian formation and youth ministry. Andrea joined the staff in January 2014 after serving as Director of Christian Formation at Old St. Andrews in West Ashley from 2011-13. Andrea grew up in coastal Virginia and moved to Charleston upon graduation from the College of William & Mary in 2000. In July, she was elected to a 3-year term on the Executive Council of The Episcopal Church, and she is on the board of Forma, a national grassroots Christian formation organization. A lifelong Episcopalian, Andrea worships at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Charleston. Andrea and her husband Mark live in West Ashley with their two children. ​

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​Carrington Wingard
Carrington is a member of Diocesan Council and a founding member of St. Catherine’s Episcopal Church, Florence, and a and member of its first Mission Council. She served as an alternate deputy to the 2018 General Convention, and is a former Warden, and current Mission Council member. She is a graduate of The College of William and Mary and USC Law School, was admitted to the SC Bar in 1972. The first female prosecutor in SC, she is currently an attorney in private practice in Florence and a Family Court Mediator. She is current chair of South Carolina Legal Services Board; a member of the SC Bar House of Delegates, Nominating Committee, and Pro Bono Board, and Access to Justice Commission. She is also a member of various community boards including the McLeod Health Foundation, Florence Area Humane Society, and Boys and Girls Club of the Pee Dee; sustainer and past president of the Junior League of Florence. Married to Barry Wingard, retired Army Colonel, she is the mother of one grown daughter, two grown stepchildren, two Westies, two shelter rescue dogs and two rescue cats and numerous fur grandchildren.

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Taylor Skardon 
Taylor is a member of The Episcopal Church on Edisto where he serves on the Mission Council, as a Lay Eucharistic Minister, Usher and wherever else he is needed.  After graduating from The Citadel in 1982, he received a commission in the Navy where he served for 30 years as a Surface Warfare Officer.  After retiring in 2012 as a Captain, he and his wife, Nancy, returned to the South Carolina Lowcountry to be near family.  He initially served at The Citadel as the Executive Assistant to the President before moving to an Adjunct Faculty position.  He and Nancy host the Episcopal Cadets at their home on campus each Monday night.  They have three grown daughters.