Opportunities plentiful to reach college students with love of the gospel

Making Christ Known on Campus When Ryan Williams graduated from high school and turned his sights toward college life at Winthrop University, he wasn’t pondering spiritual things. “I wasn’t really thinking about what God could do in my life,” he said, even though he was part of a church youth group where he’d been exposed to biblical teaching and had known people who “tried to pour the Word into me.” “I wasn’t ready for that, I guess,” said Williams. Instead, toward the end of his senior year, he had started partying and drinking with friends, which he continued to do after enrolling in the fall at Winthrop, a school he’d chosen because he felt particularly drawn to its “small-college atmosphere.” At... Continue reading »

Danny Nicholson named president of Connie Maxwell Children’s Home

Danny Nicholson, a Hartsville, S.C., native who has spent his career as a development officer at colleges in South Carolina and other southeastern states, has been elected president of Connie Maxwell Children’s Home. Connie Maxwell trustees... Continue reading »

Collegiate minister Scott Smith: ‘I really enjoy what I do’

Scott Smith absolutely loves going to work every day. When he unlocks the door to the Baptist Collegiate Ministries center at Lander University and crosses the 30 steps to his office, he whispers a prayer: “Lord, help me make a difference for... Continue reading »