Cathedral of St. Luke and St. Paul
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The Cathedral of St. Luke and St. Paul is the cathedral of the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina. Construction was begun in 1810 and was originally known as St. Paul's Radcliffeboro. It continued as St. Paul's until 1949 when it merged with St. Luke's, Charlotte Street. It was designated the Cathedral of the Diocese in 1963. It is located in Charleston on Coming Street, in the heart of the College of Charleston campus. It is the home of Diocesean events throughout the year and has a dedicated, active parish.
2009 proved to be an exciting time for the The Cathedral, as long-time Dean William McKeachie announced his retirement, and the Vestry called 36-year old Peet Dickinson to fill the role. The decision to call a Priest considered young for the position of Dean was strategic, as the congregation felt called to further increase their outreach efforts to young families and College of Charleston students. 2009 was also the year the new Dean, Vestry, and Executive finance committee took the necessary moves to retire the debt accumulated from structural renovations to the historic church building. As a result, the Cathedral will celebrate its bicentennial in 2010 as a debt-free parish.
2010 is destined to be a year of change and growth for the parish. New programs and Bible studies have been emerged, and the Christian Faith Formation for children is utilizing the Diocese's recommended model of home-centered-church-supported education. The concept behind the home-centered-church-supported model is to return the primary responsibility for discipleship to parents, where it properly belongs. In recent decades, "dropping the kids off at Sunday School" has become far too commonplace-- and as a result, children are growing into adults who associate Jesus Christ with "church," as opposed to a centerpiece for life. Under this new paradigm, "Sunday School time" is used as a time when parents pass along their faith to their own children. Parents are also trained and equipped to take carry the concept home with them, in order that the home becomes the center of the family's spiritual life, and "Sunday church" becomes a time for worship and thanksgiving.
2009 proved to be an exciting time for the The Cathedral, as long-time Dean William McKeachie announced his retirement, and the Vestry called 36-year old Peet Dickinson to fill the role. The decision to call a Priest considered young for the position of Dean was strategic, as the congregation felt called to further increase their outreach efforts to young families and College of Charleston students. 2009 was also the year the new Dean, Vestry, and Executive finance committee took the necessary moves to retire the debt accumulated from structural renovations to the historic church building. As a result, the Cathedral will celebrate its bicentennial in 2010 as a debt-free parish.
2010 is destined to be a year of change and growth for the parish. New programs and Bible studies have been emerged, and the Christian Faith Formation for children is utilizing the Diocese's recommended model of home-centered-church-supported education. The concept behind the home-centered-church-supported model is to return the primary responsibility for discipleship to parents, where it properly belongs. In recent decades, "dropping the kids off at Sunday School" has become far too commonplace-- and as a result, children are growing into adults who associate Jesus Christ with "church," as opposed to a centerpiece for life. Under this new paradigm, "Sunday School time" is used as a time when parents pass along their faith to their own children. Parents are also trained and equipped to take carry the concept home with them, in order that the home becomes the center of the family's spiritual life, and "Sunday church" becomes a time for worship and thanksgiving.