News

July 29, 2020

Zoom Gatherings of Up to 300

Is your Sunday School class, Community/Special Interest Group, or Committee ready to meet online using Zoom? Virtual meetings can now be scheduled through the church. Using Zoom does not require any special devices or software downloads. Up to 300 people…

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July 27, 2020

Buncombe Street Blood Drive Blitz AUG 8-15

While our church buildings remain closed due to the pandemic, the needs for blood continue. In partnership with The Blood Connection (TBC), Buncombe Street UMC will be hosting the Buncombe Street Blood Drive Blitz August 8-15. All donations will be…

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July 6, 2020

UMC Implicit Bias Training

What we don’t think we think is the topic of an online course offered by the United Methodist Church Commission on Race and Religion designed for church leaders and congregations. The training is designed to enable us to recognize our…

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July 3, 2020

BSUMC Welcomes New Ministers

We are delighted to welcome Rev. Brian Gilmer as Senior Pastor and Rev. Karen Jones as Associate Pastor of Christian Education, to the Buncombe Street family!  

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June 28, 2020

HAITI at Home July 19-25

BSUMC Missions & Outreach is partnering with Mission of Hope to offer our first ever “Virtual Mission Trip.” Mission of Hope works in Haiti to empower the local community through education, nutrition, church advancement, medical, and local work programs. There is…

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June 23, 2020

Looking at Race in America

A worldwide conversation about race is underway. Our own Bishop, Jonathan Holston, and other Bishops of the United Methodist Church are imploring us to contemplate racial equity in the U.S. and ways that each one of us can play a…

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June 21, 2020

Ways to Connect

Worship online together here every Sunday! See below for links to the weekly services. And, while you are here, be sure to check out all the other ways we are gathering such as Haiti at Home, our first virtual mission…

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June 15, 2020

Interfaith Peace Walk

All United Methodist in SC are invited to participate in a Peace Walk this Saturday in Columbia, SC in partnership with the AME Church. Social distancing will be observed and masks are strongly encouraged. 2020 Interfaith Peace Walk with Bishop…

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June 11, 2020

Bishops Implore Members of the UMC

In a letter responding to recent acts of racial injustice, white bishops of the Southeastern Jurisdiction have issued a call to United Methodists. “We implore all United Methodists across the Southeastern Jurisdiction of The United Methodist Church to exercise influence and power…

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