HISTORICAL NOTE: BECAUSE OF THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC (COVID-19), OUR SANCTUARY WAS CLOSED MUCH OF 2020 AS WELL AS THIS YEAR FROM JANUARY 3 TO APRIL 4, 2021 (Easter Sunday). During that time, outdoor services were held at the Picnic Shelter, with members staying in cars. FM 89.5 was available for use on vehicle radios. The last outdoor service was held on Palm Sunday, March 28, 2021.
01-01-2021
Members on roll 235
DEATHS 2021: Age Date – 2
1. Earlyne Maddox Shuler (Island Cemetery) 93 06-09
2. Anthony (Tony) Bruce Dantzler 47 10-28
NUMBER ON ROLL 12-31-2021 233
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CHURCH FAMILY EVENTS
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MARRIAGES: (2) Date Place
Matthew Middleton Bull and Krystan Elizabeth Funchess 01-02-21 Providence UMC
James Arthur (Jay) Shuler and Alyshea Brown 11-21-21 Shuler Home
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BIRTHS: (6 ) Date
Lyla Leclair Shuler, daughter of Corey and Kayla April 4
Shuler Ann Hutto, daughter of Dean and Sara April 23
Madalyn Ella Collier, daughter of Wesley and Kaylin May 14
Banks Daniel Hutto, daughter of Gavin and Amanda July 5
Walker James Clardy, daughter of Zane and Holly July 6
Paul William Whitten III (Tripp) son of P. J. and Roberta Sept. 11
BAPTIZED: (5)
- Lily Shuler Whitney, daughter of Mary Auburn and Blake May 28
- Madison Taylor Buckley, daughter of Kristen and Taylor August 8
- Lyla Leclair Shuler, daughter of Corey and Kayla August 8
- Shuler Ann Hutto, daughter of Sara and Dean August 8
- Banks Daniel Hutto, son of Gavin and Amanda December 12
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UNITED METHODIST WOMAN OF THE YEAR – Ann Henry Clemmer
PROVIDENCE UMC GRADUATES: (High School)
Name School
Gabriel Collier Clarendon Hall (to Erskine College)
Dyson Dantzler Holly Hill Academy (to Clemson University)
(Higher Education)
Stewart Bull Wofford College
Autumn Dantzler College of Charleston
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MILESTONE WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES: 2021
Name number of years date of marriage
Alice and Larry Odom 50 February 25, 1971
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MOVED TO RETIREMENT/ASSISTED LIVING/CARE FACILITY during 2021:
Name Place month
Shirley M. Bull Magnolia’s of Santee October 2021
Sue W. Shuler Magnolia’s of Santee December 2021
DEATH OF FORMER MINISTER – Rev. Larry Jenkins – October 2021
(Note, His wife, Eleanor, died earlier in 2021)
Also, Harvey Hatchett, son of Rev. O. H. Hatchett, died in August 2021
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MEMBERS AGE 90 AND ABOVE:
Sue Shuler (12-17-26) Carolyn Patrick (03-31-29)
Betty Shuler (09-20-27) Charles L. Hutto (05-15-29)
Margie Collier (02-09-31)
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AWARDS AND HONORS AND ACTIVITIES
2021 Name Honor Date
Robin Chinners Recipient of Dr. Irene Myers Education Grant March 2021
Gabriel Collier Recipient of Erskine College Scholarship and
Named to the Erskine College Quiz Bowl Team March 2021
Susan Paramore Named Assistant Head of School at Holly Hill Academy April 2021
Skyler Hutto Selected by State Newspaper as one of 20 Under 40 outstanding
people from the midlands June 2021
Gabriel Collier Recipient of 2021 $1,000 Bart Hutto Memorial Scholarship Dec. 2021
Dyson Dantzler Recipient of 2021 $1,000 Bart Hutto Memorial Scholarship Dec. 2021
HISTORICAL – PURCHASES/IMPROVEMENTS AND GIFTS TO CHURCH
Month Gift/Event From Cost
May 2021 Deed To Teacherage received Orangeburg County School District 3 GIFT
Dec. 2021 Transferred Deed to TEACHERAGE and BART’S CORNER to
Providence Recreation Group.
(Note: Properties containing ball fields, site of tennis courts, Providence Elementary School and Providence Gymnasium are already owned by that group.)
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Please notify Harriet Hutto of graduations, milestone anniversaries (those which end in “0” or “5”), Awards, Honors and Activities so that those of your family can be included.
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NOTE: By clipping this annual membership audit in the back of your CHURCH HISTORY BOOK, you will be able to keep your records up to date.
If do not have a copy of the CHURCH/SCHOOL/COMMUNITY HISTORY written in 2019, there are a few copies remaining for $15.00 each. See Harriet L. Hutto, Historian, to get a copy.