We are a vibrant community founded by the Franciscan Friars from the Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus centered in New York City.

In that spirit we continue today under the care of the Dioceses of Charleston, South Carolina.

In the St. Mary’s family everyone is welcomed without distinction. We are a warm community composed of big hearted members. We are a non-judgmental family and welcome the Spirit’s expression in all who come to worship. We treasure each person as a gift from God to our community and welcome these gifts with gratitude, as they are expressed through the particular and unique channel. We look beyond any particular expression to embrace the child of God within. We hope that they share the gift of themselves.

What we ask of the members is a desire to actively worship with us and endeavor to proclaim the Gospel with the way they live in world in which they live, by loving God and serving their brothers and sisters.

St. Mary’s has always been open to the poor and the alienated with the desire to minister with them.

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