JAMES EDWARD BAKER began duties March 4 as senior pastor of Grays Hill Baptist Church, Beaufort. He and wife Sandy come to Grays Hill from Bishopville, where he served as pastor for more than five years. Baker is a graduate of New Orleans Baptist and Luther Rice seminaries.
Ryan AlexanderRYAN ALEXANDER began duties Feb. 11 as student minister of First Baptist Church, North. He is a graduate of Atlanta Christian College and previously served as youth leader at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Fairburn, Ga.
Alan BagwellALAN BAGWELL was called as pastor by Cordesville First Baptist Church, Moncks Corner, Feb. 1. Former pastorates include Cross Roads Baptist Church, Easley; First Baptist Church, Cowpens; and Cedar Spring Baptist Church, Spartanburg. Bagwell and his wife Melanie have one son, Gabriel.
DON CORLEY retired Jan. 1 from the pastorate of South Union Baptist Church, Westminster, where he was pastor for nine years. Corley has served in the ministry for 43 years. He and his wife Pat will live in the Columbia area.