Pro-life vigils, rosaries, and Life Chains taking place around the state

A variety of pro-life events are coming up in South Carolina.

The 40 Days for Life fall campaign runs Sept. 26 to Nov. 4. For more information on the local 40 Days events contact the regional coordinators:

Charleston—Malcolm Brennan, www.40daysforlife.com/charleston/ or (843) 906-5511; Columbia/Midlands—Christy Brown, www.40daysforlife.com/greenville/ or (803) 554-6088, Upstate—JoAnn Gorman, (864) 248-0264, Ingrid Ireland, (864) 329-0044 or www.40daysforlife.com/Columbia.

The annual Rosaries for Life campaign runs simultaneously. Contact: Len Turi,
ltrosaries4life@carolina.rr.com.

Life Chains will be held on Oct. 7 in most cities. They will be found at the following locations:

AIKEN—118 Bypass (Rudy Mason Highway) at 183 Old Wagener Road, 3-4 p.m.; Rhonda Terry, (803) 643-1834 or fermata62@aol.co

BEAUFORT—Ribaut Road at Boundary Street, 2:15-3:30 p.m.; Theresa Pulliam, (843) 524-2604 or PulliamIns@hargray.com

CHARLESTON—Savannah Highway between Avondale Avenue and Harrison Road, 2:30-3:30 p.m.; Clare and Bill Richter, (843) 766-2729 or RichterW@bellsouth.net

COLUMBIA—Forest Drive at Beltline Blvd, 2-3:30 p.m.; Holly Gatling, (803) 252-5433 or  SCCL@SCLife.org

CONWAY—Highway 501 at 16th Avenue, 2-3 p.m.; Brenda Brown, (843) 234-0918 or BDBrown7521@aol.com

GAFFNEY—Floyd Baker Blvd. at Walmart, 2:30-3:30 p.m.; Anna Daniel, (864) 489-9992 or
Anna.Daniel@mastec.com

GARDEN CITY—Highway 17 Business at Cypress Avenue, 1:30-3 p.m.; Ellen DeKleva, (843) 651-1359

GEORGETOWN—Church Street (Highway 17) at Frasier Street, 2:15-3:30 p.m.; Danny Owens, (843) 527-7810 or Chris.DannyO@gmail.com

GOOSE CREEK—510 St. James Avenue, 2:30-3:30 p.m.; Yvonne Weatherby, (843) 572-9604 or Annette Griebsch, (843) 554-7786

GREENVILLE—Woodruff Road between I-85 and I-385, 2:30-3:30 p.m.; Gary Hall, (864) 367-4635 or Rooster1949.JH@gmail.com and Mahlon Helmuth, (864) 845-6880 or HelmuthM@charter.net

GREENWOOD—Montague Avenue, 2:30-3:30 p.m.; Cheryl Cogburn, (864) 223-6536 or JCogburn@embarqmail.com

McCORMICK—Highway 28 at Highway 378, 2-3 p.m.; Donna Smith, (864) 391-4420

MYRTLE BEACH—Kings Highway at 38th N, 2-3 p.m.; John Kost, (843) 626-8684 or jckost@joimail.com

ROCK HILL—Cherry Road at Caswell Street, 2-3:30 p.m.; Kristine Lenti, (803) 328-5810 or KLenti@ComPorium.net

SPARTANBURG—Reidville Road at I-26, 2:30-3:30 p.m.; Joe Rumler, SparTanBurg@SClife.org

SUMTER—Broad Street at Alice Drive in front of the mall on Nov. 4, 2:30-3:30 p.m.; Hugh Wilson (803) 481-7972 or HDWilson@FTC-I.net.

LONGS—1569 Highway 9 E, Oct 28, 4:30-5:30 p.m.; Ashley Bates, (843) 222-9065 or BrwneyesSC@aol.com