ANGLICAN DIOCESE BUYING NEW CAMP SITE

On September 15, 2023, the Anglican Diocese of South Carolina announced it had entered into a contract to buy 80 acres of land for the development of a camp. The site is on "the north end of Lady's Island, in Beaufort County," and has a mile of waterfront on Broomfield Creek. Find the announcement HERE .

Lady's Island is just east of the town of Beaufort. No purchase price was given although one would imagine a multi-million dollar figure. Since the land is undeveloped, the diocese will have to raise, or borrow, a great deal of additional funds for the construction of camp buildings and infrastructure. Thus, the ADSC will have to tap its members to pay twice, for the land and for the buildings. The name ADSC has chosen is "Camp Jubilee."

Not too far away stands the Episcopal Diocese's Camp St. Christopher with its 314 acres and oceanfront expanse on Seabrook Island. The new Anglican diocese had occupied this property from the time of the schism, in 2012, until they vacated it, under court ruling, last year. Apparently, the ADSC did not pay any rent for the decade-long use of the Camp (nor for any of the other Episcopal property they occupied, as the bishop's residence). Nevertheless, they are expecting the Episcopal diocese to pay them for improvements in the properties of the seven parishes (the eighth parish was sold to the Anglican occupants) returned to the EDSC. This is the "betterments" suit in circuit court.