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

[P. Dan Brittain]

I love the story - thank you for sharing it!

On Thu, Oct 6, 2022 at 5:50 PM Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
> > > >
> > >
> >
>


-- 
P. Dan Brittain
Harrison, Arkansas

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