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One hundred and twenty-five (125) years ago on January 20th, 1896 the first two children came to live at Epworth Orphanage from Lynchburg, South Carolina. They arrived by train and lived in the only house on the campus, along with the superintendent, his family, other “orphans” as they were admitted, and the helpers as they … Read more
Epworth is pleased to announce that Reverend Kenneth Middleton has joined us as Chaplain as of December 2020! Reverend Middleton comes to Epworth with a wealth of knowledge and experience working with youth. Reverend Kenneth Middleton serves as the Pastor of Bluff Road United Methodist Church in Columbia, South Carolina. He was appointed to this … Read more
Epworth Children’s Home will provide intensive, in-home services to Upstate, Midlands and Lowcountry families with children at risk of being placed in state-funded care, thanks to a grant from the South Carolina Department of Social Services. DSS selected Epworth as the recipient of the HOMEBUILDERS® Capacity Building Grant, through which the department partners with local … Read more
As farmers, Sarah and Brandon Bowers know that growth doesn’t happen overnight. Growth takes time and effort, light, warmth, nurture, patience, and honestly, a lot of hard work. While they have spent the last several years nurturing chickens, rabbits, cows and many other farm animals, for the last few months they have been nurturing and … Read more
Thank you so much for your support of Christmas with Epworth 2020! We had a wonderful, joy-filled Christmas thanks to you and your generosity! Be on the lookout in October of 2021 for details on Christmas with Epworth 2021! Thank you! At Epworth, Christmastime is a wonderful time of year…and this year we are already … Read more
The Annual Epworth Work Day Offering will be Sunday, September 13th in every South Carolina United Methodist Church.
Many people look back on their teen years as some of the best or worst times of their lives. Those years are filled with finding out who you are, what you love to do, finding and losing friends, growing and learning and changing. It can be a scary and challenging time for everyone. For a … Read more
Here at Epworth, we love to celebrate wins. Whether it is honor roll for the first time, learning a new skill, getting a new job or successfully finishing one of our programs, we want to celebrate and cheer for all the good things! Recently, we had a mom and her three children complete the program. … Read more
Due to our Maintenance Shed, which houses all of our supplies for the children burning down, we have updated this list of urgent needs. You can have anything shipped directly from Walmart, Amazon, Target or any other retailer to 2900 Millwood Ave, Columbia SC 29205. If you would like to drop your items off in … Read more
https://youtu.be/xwKbFeC-zvY May is Foster Parent Appreciation Month and Epworth Children’s Home is so thankful for this community and is excited to celebrate the hero’s in many forms! Upstate: Tiffany King, Email: tking@epworthsc.org Phone: 864-704-7863 or Jennifer Gilmer, Email: jgilmer@epworthsc.org Phone: 864-704-7863 Midlands: Haley Huff Email: huff@epworthsc.org Phone: 803-828-7724 Lowcountry: Amanda Winnen Email: awinnen@epworthsc.org Phone: 843-970-3960
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