Commission on the Diocese
The Commission on the Diocese (COD) has as its primary objectives finance and administration and serves as the Finance Committee for the Standing Committee. It is the coordinating body for activities related to investment, finance, health and property insurance, stewardship, loans, audits, architecture, personnel, and institutions of the diocese.
The COD is co-chaired by the Vice-President of the Standing Committee. The Bishop nominates members of the COD and they are appointed with the consent of the Standing Committee.
The Commission on the Diocese meets quarterly, generally during the first month of the quarter. Recommendations of the COD are submitted to the Executive Committee for placement on the appropriate DEC or Standing Committee agendas.
The Commission on the Diocese (2024)
Term Ends 2024
Rick Gilliam – Chair of the COD, Church of the Advent, Spartanburg
The Rev. Sally Franklin (Retired) - St. Paul's, Fort Mill
The Rev. Deacon Al Hipp – Church of the Resurrection, Greenwood
Term Ends 2025
Craig Williams - Church of the Advent, Spartanburg
Hampton Saussy - Good Shepherd, Columbia
The Rev. LynnSanders (Retired) - St. James, Greenville
Term Ends 2026
George King - St. Thaddeus, Aiken
Suzanne Hulst Clawson - Good Shepherd, Columbia
RobertDozier - St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, Columbia
Stephen Johnson – Church of the Advent, Spartanburg
Ex Officio
Bill Sandberg, Diocesan Treasurer - St. Timothy's, Columbia,
West Summer, Assistant Diocesan Treasurer - Trinity Cathedral
Chanda Kelly - EDUSC Chief Financial Officer
The Rev. Canon Stephen J. Rhoades, Canon to the Ordinary
