UPCOMING EVENTS

Help a child start this school year with confidence by preparing them with the proper school supplies. Our goal is to have enough supplies to help 8 Thornwell Building Families Program children, and students in Richland School District 2. Sign up here or grab a tag from the Atrium display. Place supplies in the Atrium donation bins by July 31st. 

Supplies can be dropped off in the Atrium anytime during the month of July!

Please contact Elizabeth Ogorek at eogorek@thornwell.org or 803-312-2955 if you have questions.

Meet us in the CrossRoads Room (off of the Atrium) every Sunday at 9:30AM from July 6 - August 17 as Pastor Jack leads on the topic: "Thing I have Learned: Reflections on 40 Years of MInistry."

Every Wednesday except April 30th, from 10-11AM in Crossroads (off of the Atrium). 

On May 7th, we'll begin our Summer Study Plan. Each week will stand alone as a study. 

For the first Summer Study on 5/7, we will discuss selected portions of Trent Horn's book "Answering Atheism". 

Contact Ken McManus at kenmcmanus@mindspring.com if interested in joining this Bible Study group.

Now collecting SOCKS for migrant workers. 

We also need 10 volunteers to help deliver and serve dinner in Monetta on July 8, and 2-3 volunteers to help pick up and pack the food around 4:30. We will then carpool and leave the church by 5:15pm.

If you have questions or are able to help, contact Sarah St. Onge at 803-466-8982 or sarahgstonge@gmail.com.

Please join us in the Sanctuary at 10:25AM, right before the 10:30AM service, for a Congregational Meeting to request that Trinity Presbytery dissolve the pastoral relationship between Spring Valley Presbyterian Church and Rev. Dr. Jack Heinsohn, effected on August 31, 2025, so that he may retire.

Join our monthly breakfast/discussion group that meets in the private dining room at Lizard's Thicket in front of Target on Two Notch Road at 8:00 AM. Led by Steve Bower and/or Ken McManus. 

Please come join us at the next meeting on Thursday, June 19th at 8:00 AM. The topic of discussion is: Hebrews 12, Running with Perseverance and Presbyterian minister and author Tim Keller's notion of "God of Love and Fury." 

Let's meet for lunch! Ken McManus has reserved a private room at Lizard's Thicket for us to gather and socialize on the 3rd Monday of the month. Please email Ken at kenmcmanus@mindspring.com if you have questions or plan to attend.

Just Older Youth. This group is generally 55+ and meets the first Monday of every month. Bring a covered dish to share and join us in Potts Hall at NOON.

New members are always welcome. Upcoming meeting info & book selections are available in weekly announcements & email newsletter.

For July 27th we will read "The Frozen River" by Ariel Lawhon.

Books we have read in the past are listed here.

We read fairly new fiction with a few non-fiction selections a year. Meetings are informal and almost always include M & M's! 

Blessing of the Backpacks for students & teachers! Bring your backpacks/briefcases on Sunday, August 3rd to either 8:30AM or 10:30AM service and start the school year off with a blessing!

One of our favorite events of the year is coming our way this summer. On FRIDAY, AUGUST 15 we get together for a night of baseball.

First pitch is at 7:05pm at Segra Park versus the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, and it is Toy Story Night. Tickets are for upstairs at the BMW of Columbia Balcony and include food and soft drinks, along with a cash bar.

Adults (13+): $25 Children (12 & under) are $5.

Game Highlights: Toy Story Night - kicking off the final 10 games.

RSVP HERE

Payment is due by August 1 via check (with Fireflies in memo line) or pay online at https://onrealm.org/svpc/-/form/give/now and scroll on the dropdown menu to "Fireflies Outing" under "Funds". 

Tickets will be text to your cell phone the week of the event.