The Priory of St. Vincent is a branch office of The Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem, Inc. Primarily located in South Carolina, St. Vincents’ members also extend into North Carolina, Georgia and Michigan. We are a Christian, Chivalric Order Dedicated to Leading, Serving and Protecting the Faithful at Risk in the Holy Land and throughout the world.
Our Mission Overview
The primary charitable mission of the Priory of St. Vincent (SMOTJʼs American Grand Priory (GPUSA) is to support Christians at risk, especially in the Holy Land. Our collection of money will go to vetted Churches and Schools in Israel. Additionally, the Priory of St. Vincent collects money for donations to our local charities around the State of South Carolina.
Think about how you can labor for you Lord. A Templar’s heart is built on serving and Protecting the Faithful at Risk in the Holy Land and throughout the world.
Becoming a templar
Are you ready to walk through those gates and become a Templar?
If you are interested in learning more about the Templars, go to www.smotj.org. Fill out the membership interest form and someone will be in touch with you.
Student Scholarship Sponsorships
The Priory goal of active involvement in the Templar objective of promoting education in the Holy Land, which began with St. Vincent sponsoring, at the priory level, a single Christian student, Michael Lorenzo of Ramleh, has now grown to the sponsorship of more than 25 students by the Priory and its members, through Priory donations, single knight or dame sponsorship, anonymous in memoriam sponsorship, and the innovative approach of consortiums of knights & dames banding together to support a student. The Grand Priory is publicizing this concept to other priories around the country and encouraging its use to bolster involvement in the Templar scholarship program. Of special note in regards to its campaign to support scholarships in the Holy Land, the Priory of St. Vincent is the primary sponsor of three students in memory of H.E. Chev. Chester Cotter, a founding member of the Priory of St. Vincent and its first Prior, which is a worthy tribute and indicative of how important this charitable effort is to the Priory.
These efforts have made the Priory of St. Vincent the #1 Priory in the United States in terms of total scholarship dollars contributed, number of individual scholarships sponsored, and number of individual member knights & dames participating in the scholarship program for the 2025-2026 academic year.
