Welcome to Church of the Palms

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Worship
- Worship 5:30 p.m. Saturdays (live-streamed and in-person)
- Worship 8:30 a.m. Sundays (in-person)
- Worship 11 a.m. Sundays (live-streamed and in-person)

(Live-streaming at www.youtube.com/c/cotpsc

Masks and social distancing is not mandated
but will be honored and respected

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Text / Call Pastor Pete -- 843-694-7447

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Worship Rewind: "Jesus, What A Beautiful Name"

The Adult Chancel Choir, under the direction of Anna Marie Kuether, accompanied by Dr. Janet Elshazly, shared "Jesus, What a Beautiful Name" at the 11 a.m. classic-style worship at Church of the Palms, on May 16.

Worship Rewind: "Glory, Honor, Power

Lauren McLeod shared a cover of "Glory, Honor, Power" by Influence Music at "The Gathering" May 15 at Church of the Palms, Okatie

Brothers! continue May 20

The weekly Thursday morning Brothers! Bible-study and Breakfast continues May 13 at 8 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. The coffee will be ready by 7:30 a.m. for those eager to reconnect.

Breakfast (slightly pared down) will be served at 8 a.m. followed by re-start of our Bible study at 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. We will continue a study of Galatians.

Blood Drive, May 24

Please plan to support a blood drive to be held on Monday, May 24,2021 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

“The Blood Connection” will provide a mobile unit that will be located in the front parking lot area.

Each unit of donated blood can save 3 lives in our community! Please make plans now to schedule an appointment. It’s easy to make one! Go to this link: The Blood Connection to see available appointment times. Our “sponsor name” is Church of the Palms, “sponsor code” 2851 if needed.

All donors will receive a $10 Gift card and a $10 charitable donation to Church of the Palms will be made for every blood donor!

Please contact Jeff Harrison at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if questions, or need help on making an appointment.

Forks and Fellowship Re-Gathering in June

Forks and Fellowship are a group of people who get together once a month for a wonderful dining experience.

We go in groups of 6 to 8 once a month, (couples or singles) to area restaurants to get to know each other a little better and explore local dining. It can be for breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner, the host couple or the group can make that choice, it can be the same each month or it can change each time.

The lead couple (host couple) will organize the first month and contact all in their assigned group then coordinate the date that works for all and make reservations at the restaurant of their choice.

Guidelines for this round of Forks and Fellowship:
Groups can be smaller, 5-6, or a larger group of 7-8, done in a 3-month time frame starting June 1.
Host couple will select the first restaurant of their choice, contact the others in their group and arrange reservations and time and date that works for all in the group. Next month, the host will rotate to another member.

Please email Dee Lehr (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or Sandi Goodwin (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) and include your name, email address and phone number if you wish to participate; indicate if you have been vaccinated and if you only want to be with a group with all vaccinated. Please indicate if you want a smaller group or larger when responding.

The 1st session will be June, July and August. Please respond no later than May 15. This will allow Dee and Sandi time to coordinate all the groups and get the information out to you by the end of the month. We are not doing a sub list at this time.

Support Church of the Palms via AmazonSmile

AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support Church of the Palms every time you shop on Amazon, at no additional cost to you.

When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate 0.5% of the eligible purchase price to Church of the Palms.

To shop at AmazonSmile simply go to smile.amazon.com from the web browser on your computer or mobile device. You may also want to add a bookmark to smile.amazon.com to make it even easier to return and start your shopping at AmazonSmile.

On your first visit to AmazonSmile smile.amazon.com, you need to select Church of the Palms (search using “Palms United Methodist Church”) to receive donations from eligible purchases before you begin shopping. Amazon will remember your selection, and then every eligible purchase you make at smile.amazon.com will result in a donation.

Join the Worship Enhancement Team

Calling those who may wish to serve the church with Worship Enhancement. Displaying prayers, songs, or videos or by adjusting sound so all can hear is our main focus.

Training can be flexible to your schedule. If interested contact Pastor Pete at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Download COTP Mobile App

Do you know that the Church of the Palms website automatically adjusts to fit the device on which it is being viewed? This means it works well with smartphones and tablets.

You can also place a COTP icon on the homepage of your iPhone that acts just like an app icon. A single tap of the new icon will launch Safari and take you right to the web page.

Here’s how:

1. Tap Safari to launch it
2. Go to www.palmsumc.org
3. Tap on the share button (box with arrow) at the bottom of the screen
4. Tap “Add to Home Screen” A sheet will appear that will allow you to change (or shorten) the name the website if you like. An icon for the website will also be provided
5. Tap Add. An icon for the webpage will be added to an open spot on your home screen.

(Watch for similar steps for Android smartphones!)