On Sept. 13, St. James the Greater Mission in Walterboro celebrated its 200th anniversary! Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory, archbishop emeritus of Washington, DC, celebrated this milestone Mass, with Bishop Fabre concelebrating. The day included music by the Heritage Choir during Mass, and a presentation of Colleton County’s proclamation honoring the church’s 200 years of establishment and its historic significance.

We give thanks to God for this historic Black Catholic mission in our state, for 200 years of faith, resiliency, perserverance and legacy in this rural South Carolina community!