GMC of SC Lay Ministry School Honors the Inaugural Class of Certified Lay Ministers

John Wesley understood the importance of lay leadership in empowering local believers to share the Good News. As Global Methodists, our shared mission to & Make Disciples of Jesus Christ and Spread Scriptural Holiness across the World & is greatly strengthened by the collective efforts of the laity. Throughout history, laity have been a cornerstone of the Methodist movement. 

On Saturday, November 9, 2024, a momentous occasion unfolded at Nazareth Methodist Church in Leesville, SC. The inaugural class of Certified Lay Ministers (CLM) was honored, marking a significant milestone in the history of the GMC of South Carolina.

Representatives from five of the seven districts in the state gathered to celebrate this historic achievement. The atmosphere was charged with excitement, as these dedicated individuals, filled with a thirst for God and a desire to serve, embarked on a new path as Certified Lay Ministers.

Please join us in congratulating Inaugural Class of Certified Lay Ministers in the GMC of SC:

Harriet Aaron, Mt View, Taylors (Upstate)

Donald Black, Nazareth Methodist, Leesville, SC (Midlands)

Garland Crump, Holly Hill Methodist (Low Country)

Larry Fulmer, Aldersgate GMC (Pee Dee)

Lee Herndon, Christs Church, Bennettsville (Low Country) 

Paulette Humphries, Union Methodist, McBee, SC, (Pee Dee District)

Steven Lapham, Liberty Methodist (Upstate)

Norman Murdaugh, Givhans Trinity (Low Country)

Judi Rose, Rehoboth Methodist (Midlands)

Sandra Lisenby, Christs Church (Pee Dee)

Jim Vaughn, Knightsville Methodist (Low Country)

Tony Watson, Edgefield Methodist (Midlands)

May God bless these faithful servants as they continue to serve proclaiming the Good News. The words from 1 Peter 4:10 - 11 are ever true, “Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen.