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MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCIV) — Stephen Wood, the archbishop of the Anglican Church in North America, faces allegations of sexual harassment, bullying and plagiarism, according to a report published by The Washington Post on Thursday.

Wood's local ministry, St. Andrew’s Church in Mount Pleasant, confirmed a complaint had been filed against the reverend in a statement provided to News 4.

"The leadership of St. Andrew's Church is aware that a complaint has been submitted to the Anglican Church of North America (ACNA) relating to allegations made against Archbishop Steve Wood," the statement from the church reads. "Because this is an ongoing process, the Wardens, Vestry, and Staff of St. Andrew’s cannot comment on these allegations."

Wood, 62, is accused by a former children's ministry director of putting his hand against the back of her head and trying to kiss her in his office in April 2024, two months before he was elected as the archbishop, according to the report from The Washington Post. The woman who levied the accusation also claimed that he gave her thousands of dollars in "unexpected payments from church offers" before the attempted kiss.

According to The Post's reporting, Wood also faces complaints from priests that he plagiarized sermons and bullied and disparaged church staffers before he became archbishop.

“I do not believe these complaints have merit," Wood said in a statement. "I trust the process outlined in our canons to bring clarity and truth in these matters.”

Church staff explained that in accordance with canon law, as soon as the complaint is validated as a presentment, Bishop Ray Sutton, Dean of the Province, will convene a Board of Inquiry to thoroughly investigate the accusations included in the presentment and determine if there are reasonable grounds to pursue an ecclesiastical trial.

The Anglican Church in North America was formed approximately 16 years ago by former members of the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Church of Canada, both part of the global Anglican Communion.

Around 700 congregations split from the historic communion, accusing it of promoting progressive theology and social causes, particularly concerning sexuality and the ordination of women.

The denomination does not allow women to serve as bishops and considers same-sex relationships sinful.

The Anglican Church in North America includes more than 1,000 congregations, mostly in the United States, with an estimated 128,000 members.

In 2020, Wood contracted COVID-19 and was placed on a ventilator, which he credits with saving his life.

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCSC) - The Mount Pleasant Chamber of Commerce hosted a mayoral and town council candidate forum Thursday night.

With dozens of residents in attendance, the forum brought all the candidates for mayor and town council together to share their vision for the town’s future, as well as their priorities and solutions for challenges the town faces. There is one mayoral seat and four town council seats open during this election.

The candidates shared priorities, including solving traffic issues, raising pay for first responders, increasing civic engagement, developing better infrastructure and looking into flood resiliency programs.

John Meissner, a Mount Pleasant resident for the past 25 years, says he gained a better understanding of where all the candidates stand.

“I thought the forum was great,” Meissner says. “It gave me a better idea of who was keeping things organized in Mount Pleasant. All of them seem to be very well qualified.”

Candidates for Mayor include Will Haynie, who is a two-term incumbent, and Curt Thomas. Haynie was first elected in 2017.

Haynie, who is running for his third term, introduced himself as a lover of the town and a mayor who gets things done.

“If you love the town and you love its people, everything else falls in place and I fell in love with this town, I’m in love with this town now and I try to do everything for this town out of that love for you and the town we all love,” Haynie says.

Thomas defined himself as new and said the town needs to change.

“We’ve been told to be patient while our town’s traffic gets worse,” Thomas says. “Our infrastructure is an issue. Patience is costing us and it’s the very reason why we are here. Let’s be clear, the real risk isn’t change, it’s having the same four years of this leadership.”

Candidates for town council include Alexandra Crosby, Jenny DeSart, Brianna Harmon, Perry Rourk, Craig S. Russack and Kathryn Whitaker. Incumbents running again include John Iacofano, Gary K. Santos and Mike Tinkey.

All of the candidates were invited to participate, but three of the town council candidates were unable to attend.

Residents were able to submit questions for the moderators to ask the candidates. They brought up concerns regarding economic development, infrastructure, projects focused on resiliency and affordable housing.

“The nurses, the firemen, the policemen, a lot of them are not able to afford to live here,” Meissner says. “It’s like the problem is in the rest of the country, having affordable housing for people in the middle class is really important to me and I hope they find a way to make that happen.”

Many are also concerned about the traffic on Highway 41 and whether the town is going to widen it, build on top of marsh or go forward with Charleston’s Road to Compromise . Many of the candidates said they were against the Road to Compromise project and instead want to find another practical solution. Charleston County the plan amidst pushback from the town of Mount Pleasant this summer.

Candidates also had the opportunity to share their views on Mount Pleasant Way, a of connected multi-use pathways throughout the town for non-motorists. All the candidates said they supported the project, but some also brought up the importance of private property rights for communities and protecting the wetlands during construction.

The early voting period for this election began on Oct. 20 and ends on Oct. 31. The general election is on Nov. 4.

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MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCSC) - Veterans will now be able to make their way to a new Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs Health Care System clinic in Mount Pleasant.

“A VA service center here for primary care really just sort of completes the picture for Mount Pleasant,” Mount Pleasant Mayor Will Haynie said.

Haynie said this clinic was what this town needed because of its patriotic history.

“Just this is who we are as a town in Mount Pleasant. We’re very patriotic, as I said with Patriots Point Medal of Honor,” Haynie said.

With Tuesday’s ribbon-cutting, Mount Pleasant entered a new era for the veteran community.

“Thousands of veterans that live east of the Cooper both in Mount Pleasant and the whole East Cooper community and for them to have this primary care health right here and whole health in Mount Pleasant. Where they don’t have to go downtown, they don’t have to worry about parking, they don’t have to worry about flooding, is huge for our veterans of our town, and there are between four and five thousand that we know of now, and that number is going up every day,” Haynie said.

The VA’s mission is to be available to all veterans, and that’s why they established the new clinic in Mount Pleasant.

“The VA is all about accessibility. So opening this clinic in Mount Pleasant, where so many veterans live, is about bringing care to where they are and to make it easier, accessible, and to give them better care,” Wayne Capps, chief of public affairs for the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, said.

With it being located in a central location in Mount Pleasant, it’ll be more convenient for patients coming from nearby locations.

Capps said that this space will offer not only primary care but also whole health.

“Opening up this clinic, there was a need to bring primary care into the Mount Pleasant area. We’re also bringing in whole health things like chiropractic, massage therapy, things of that nature that can help the whole veteran concept,” Capps said.

Capps said that the whole health concept is very sought out and the VA wants to serve veterans as a whole.

The clinic will officially open to the public Monday.