Two South Carolina State University faculty members have helped bring to fruition a collaborative project with the Mepkin Abbey Trappist Monastery in Moncks Corner. The SC State faculty members helped ...

Mepkin Abbey has launched its Monastic Institute, which offers month-long and year-long retreat and seminar opportunities to people of any faith. The Monastic Guest Program is meant for men and women ...

Moncks Corner, S.C. (WCIV) — Tucked away in Moncks Corner sits Mepkin Abbey, a Trappist Monastery where 14 monks live and work on the land. The 3,000 sprawling acres are hugged by the Cooper River and ...

A tradition seeded in 1223 by Francis of Assisi has grown and continues to thrive around South Carolina. Several annual events celebrating nativity, or crèche, scenes are hosted by churches and ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X The Most Rev. Jacques Fabre-Jeune, bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston, blesses the ...

One of the most peaceful places I have ever visited is Mepkin Abbey, home to a community of Roman Catholic Trappist Monks that was established in 1949. The abbey is on the site of the historic Mepkin ...

Every Christmas, the Trappist Monks of Mepkin Abbey, host a Crèche Festival. Inspired by the first few Crèche sets donated by a grateful retreatant; the festival has grown almost exponentially. This ...