In 2012, due to disputes over theology and authority, the standing committee of the Diocese of South Carolina voted to withdraw the entire diocese from  The Episcopal Church in the U.S.A. and become an autonomous Anglican diocese, joining the Anglican Church in North America in June 2017.
In 2012, due to theological and authority disputes, the Diocese of South Carolina's standing committee voted to withdraw from The Episcopal Church in the U.S.A. and form an autonomous Anglican diocese that joined the Anglican Church in North America by June 2017.