[Magdalen] 10th Anniersary of Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd

[Ginga Wilder]

Thank you, Marion!  The years of a build up to the schism, as early as 1980
with Bishop Fitz Allison's election.  Then onto to the 1992 Evangelism
conference at Kanuga when the African Primates came and told those gathered
something like, "You (TEC) have done quite enough evangelizing of the
'global south;' "now it's our turn to evangelize The Episcopal Church,
etc."  Then in South Carolina, Mark Lawrence was elected Bishop in 2006 and
co-opted most of the diocese into a movement to leave TEC, as Pittsburg,
San Joaquin, Ft. Worth, had already done.  From my seat, after the actual
split in South Carolina, the reorganization of the diocese and also
Episcopal communities that had been left to fend for themselves with regard
to establishing new churches.  This is what led to Good Shepherd's
creation.  We grew from 7 people meeting on the afternoon Bp. Lawrence's
letter saying he had left the Episcopal Church and the diocese was no
longer part of the Episcopal Church.  Quickly we grew to 20-30 people.  You
may remember that this group asked me to serve as senior warden, and I have
to say that job was easy and a thing of joy.  I served until 2015.  Good
Shepherd is a healthy church and we have a wonderful future before us.  Our
motto is (and we sincerely mean it) is "All are welcome.  All are valued.
All are loved."

Ginga

On Thu, Oct 6, 2022 at 5:53 PM Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi, Ginga,
>
> It's been a lo-n-n-ng time comin' !   May you all continue to know God's
> blessings!  Well done, good and faithful servants!
>
> Marion, a pilgrim
>
> On Thu, 6 Oct 2022 at 17:03, Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Thanks, Lynn!  A joyful journey for the most part.
> > Ginga
> >
> > On Thu, Oct 6, 2022 at 3:08 PM Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Wow! What exciting news! Can't wait to follow along with your
> continuing
> > > blessings!
> > > Lynn
> > >
> > > On Oct 6, 2022, at 11:47 AM, Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > To all on Magdalen, especially those who stood with me and encouraged
> me
> > > to
> > > keep on keeping on as the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina broke
> > apart,
> > > we are celebrating our 10th anniversary!!  Alleluia!  Alleluia!
> > >
> > > Celebrate with the restored Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina and
> Good
> > > Shepherd and other missions, parishes that reorganized after we rent
> > > asunder by schism.  Here is the video that Good Shepherd's priest in
> > charge
> > > and our media specialist created.  We have prospered in growth, giving,
> > and
> > > ministries.  We see new faces, young families, and retirees every
> Sunday.
> > > We worship over +/- 85 people in two services, we have just hired a
> > > professional musician and choir director.  And, we have purchased a
> piece
> > > of property upon which to put a church building in the next few years.
> > > South Carolina as a wonderful diocesan bishop, The Rt. Rev. Ruth
> > > Woodliff-Stanley, consecrated a year ago.
> > >
> > > Watch our 10th anniversary video, How Firm a Foundation on youtube:
> > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faGuQp5hhxQ
> > >
> > > And visit our webpage here:
> > > https://www.episcopalchurchofgoodshep-summerville.org/
> > >
> > > Yippee!
> > > Ginga Wilder
> > >
> >
>