Thank you to everyone who attended the Special Church Conference at Buncombe Street on Sunday, October 30. With almost 1000 people casting an in-person vote, there is no doubt we all care deeply about the future of our church. As you…
The Friends group responded to what we believe was God’s call and began our work in April of this year. Our group’s focus was to “shine a light” on the evolution of the UMC into a denomination that no longer…
An article entitled “A Sad Story of Disaffiliation’ was part of an email that was recently sent to our congregation. The article inaccurately portrayed the outcome of the church’s disaffiliation, as it did not include the most important result of…
-The Buncombe Street Child Development Center is an entity that is totally separate from the UM church. The SCUMC and the UMC have no influence or control over the Buncombe Street CDC. The CDC will continue to operate as a…
Progressive changes are occurring in the United Methodist Church. We are witnessing the damage being done to our churches and to our denomination first hand. Our denomination is losing members because of these changes. Traditional churches are being forced to spend…
There was an unanswered question asked in Monday night’s Way Forward Committee meeting that we would like to address. The question was: Are there any other Methodist churches in the upstate of South Carolina currently in the disaffiliation process?…
The Apostle Paul is warning Timothy to be aware of the false teaching of those who don’t preach sound doctrine. Paul’s warning was prophetic, given what is occurring in the UMC. We are witnessing many in the UMC who are…
The comments above have been made by various Buncombe Street members during this challenging period in our church's history. Ironically, these attitudes and feelings are not dissimilar to those found in the book of Exodus. Resisting God’s calling in times…
In our most recent communication, we explored the UMC’s apparent strategy over the last few years through the hypothetical eyes of our denomination's progressive leadership. Our continuing goal is to shine a light on the decisions that are being made…
-As seen through the hypothetical eyes of our denomination's progressive leadership- I’m imagining that I am one of the many leaders of the UMC. I recognize that the UMC is shrinking in size and in financial receipts. I believe that…