Virginia Episcopalian Magazine Spring 2013 Issue | Page 11

From Virginia to South Carolina

When some parishioners and leaders
in South Carolina voted to leave the
Episcopal Church in late 2012, the
news struck a chord with Dayspring
congregations in Virginia. Continuing
Episcopalians in South Carolina were
left feeling uncertain and looking for
places to worship. Those circumstances
felt all too familiar to Virginians.

The Rev. Lucia Lloyd, rector of
St. Stephen’s, Heathsville, decided to
organize a diocesan-wide effort to
support the Episcopal Church in South
Carolina. Lloyd’s Dayspring congregation
was one of four in Virginia that
continued to worship as Episcopalians
when breakaway congregations
controlled church property.

“I have been inspired by the
courage, hope and faith of the
continuing Episcopalians in South
Carolina, and the way that their faith
has been strengthened through
adversity,” said Lloyd. “They are
starting with nothi