Second Presbyterian Church

05/22/2026

24 hours to go, and the worker bees are bee-sy!! 🌻🪻See you all tomorrow in Wragg Square in front of Sanctuary for Garden Party 2026. 11a.m. - 2 p.m.😀

05/21/2026

Support Star Gospel Mission this weekend as they offer us a way to come together to walk in love, reframe homelessness and meet the needs of our community.

Can’t participate in Walk In Their Shoes this year? You can “Walk in Love”, in many different ways.

Sponsor a participant, support a team or individual fundraiser, or give directly to Star Gospel Mission to help create opportunities for healing, restoration, and new beginnings for men, women, and families in our community.
Visit https://secure.qgiv.com/event/awalkintheirshoes2026/ or contact Mrs. Theresa Watters for more information on how to get involved or give today.

05/21/2026

Thank you to our May group that met before church last Sunday to serve breakfast at Star Gospel Mission. If you would like to volunteer with a future “Third Sunday Breakfast” please contact Sally McDuffie.

05/20/2026

Join us tonight for our final Neighbor Nights of the season! 🌼🪏

Ending the season at Wragg Square, Neighbor Nights invites community members to help us maintain our parks and interact with the Conservancy and our neighbors in a new way. In addition to the volunteer session, we will provide refreshments to enjoy throughout the evening.

This is the perfect entry opportunity for someone looking to volunteer with the Conservancy with limited morning availability. No experience required. All tools will be provided.

Bring your friends & family for a fun night in the park!

05/20/2026

🏀It’s that time again…

WE’RE PLAYING BASKETBALL 🏀🎶
“WE LOVE THAT BASKETBALL!”

Season 5 of The Flip League is bringing the community together for an unforgettable night filled with:

🔥 Live DJ
🏀 Adult Basketball Games
🍔 Food Truck Vendors
🎈 Jump Castles
🤝 Community Unity

📍 Mall Park
68 Columbus Street
Charleston, SC 29403

🗓 Saturday • 6/6/26
⏰ 6:30PM – 9:30PM

05/20/2026

We are not orphaned. We are entrusted to do that for which we were created. Where Jesus goes we are invited to follow—not by levitation or climbing, but by becoming… like Jesus.

Rev. Cress Darwin delivers a message on Luke 24:49-53, read by Lynlee.

05/20/2026

Adam Murphy was interviewed today by Quintin Washington about our upcoming Garden Party featuring dining in Wragg Square with classic Charleston eats and live music by Lime and the Coconuts. Proceeds support some amazing charities throughout the year, like Hands of Christ, The Tywanza Sanders Legacy Foundation, Star Gospel Mission, Water Mission, Charleston Habitat for Humanity. We would love for you to come out and join us this Saturday from 11:00-2:00 p.m.

Thanks for the Garden Party spotlight,

Second Presbyterian Church is inviting the community to come by the church for its annual “Garden Party” on May 23, from 11 to 2 p.m. in the historic Wragg S...

05/19/2026

The Spartina Consort, including our Director of Music, Dr. Julia Harlow will be playing in Piccolo Spoleto Festival this Friday at 3:00 p.m.

Some things never change!

In 1607, the composer and musician John Coprario had to live with the whims of princes and potentates getting in the way of business as ordinary as ordering new strings—as this letter attests! But even in an age of political and religious turmoil, musicians were still writing and playing boundary-pushing new music that freely borrowed from across national and confessional divides.

Come hear music by Coprario, Dowland, and others: Spartina Consort at Piccolo Spoleto's Early Music Series: A Pilgrimes Solace this Friday at 3PM!

05/19/2026

When Thomas asks, “how can we know the way,” Jesus comforts their troubled heart (singular) by reassuring them they already know the way because Jesus has embodied the fullness of God.

Guest preacher Rev. Steven Baines delivered a message for the week of May 3 on John 14:1-6, read by liturgist and communion celebrant Rev. Catherine Parler.

05/18/2026

Our Women’s Circle Bible Study meets today for the final lesson in the “Finding Resilience, Joy, and Our Identity in Jesus Christ” study. Lesson 9 takes us through two apostles’ time on the road to Emmaus mourning Jesus’ crucifixion. Along the way they encounter Jesus without recognizing him, even after the women of their group who tended to the tomb had told them of Jesus’ resurrection. Are women believed?

That the apostles think the women’s testimony was an idle tale is part of Luke’s intended narrative. Luke shows these women sharing good news of the resurrection. The male disciples did not understand when Jesus said he would rise again or they did not believe that he would rise so soon. The women, on the other hand, were the ones who believed first, the ones who were at the tomb first, and the ones who went and told of the resurrection first.

Maybe that the Bible includes women as first witnesses is further evidence that the resurrection actually happened, as convention would have it that this testimony would come from men. Jesus apparently had a different plan. Jesus believed in Mary Magdalene and the women to carry his message into the world. He trusted them with sharing the Easter message, “Christ has risen. Christ has risen indeed!”

05/18/2026

It's Garden Party week! Lunch will be prepared and served by members of Second Presbyterian Church this Saturday, with a thoughtfully curated menu by church member Chef Adam Murphy. This year's tearoom luncheon will boast the impressive array of delicious homemade dessert options you've come to love.

All proceeds from the lunch go directly to local missions, reflecting the heart of Second Presbyterian's commitment to service.