Jeremy Garrett, right, was ordained to the ministry Nov. 30 by First Baptist Church, Westminster. With him is pastor Craig Canton.
The children of First Baptist Church, Cowpens, led by Charlene Reese, assisted the WMU with Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child. A total of 26 Christmas shoeboxes, filled with gifts and personal care items for boys and girls, were collected. The culmination of their efforts was a celebration service, where the children sang for the congregation and presented their boxes during a morning worship. Prayer was led by youth minister Reggie Carroll to bless the shoeboxes and their recipients. The children also collected money to provide a Thanksgiving meal for a family in Cowpens and assisted the GAs with a second meal for Faith Homes, located in Cowpens.
Brian Henderson was ordained to the ministry Nov. 23 by Matlock Baptist Church, Jackson, where he will join the staff as associate pastor. Henderson is a student at USC-Aiken and plans to attend Southwestern Seminary.
Matlock Baptist Church, Jackson, voted Dec. 3 to support Bob Collum and his wife Emma as Mission Service Corps missionaries to South Carolina. The couple will be camp chaplains at Carolina Landing in Fairplay. More than 10,000 people come through the campground each year.
Members of Cedar Shoals Baptist Church, Belton, prepared 520 boxes for Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child. Making the delivery are (l to r) Larry Berg, Bonnie Berg, pastor Michael King, Jimmy Chapman, Carolyn Chapman, Francis Tumblin, Ned Tumblin, and Jerry Rhodes.
The senior group of Bethcar Baptist Church, Wagener, recently attended the Christmas show at the Alabama Theater in Myrtle Beach. Pastor Chris Addy (third row, right) accompanied the group.
The kindergarten of Kelleytown Baptist Church, Hartsville, held its annual Clemson/Carolina Day Nov. 25. The group used the Clemson/Carolina wall in the youth room to divide up into the two teams.
The men, women and youth of the mission group at First Baptist Church, Salem, made 112 dolls for missions, which were featured in the November 2007 issue of “Missions Mosaic.” Thirty-six dolls were sent with a team from College Street Baptist Church to Peru; 36 were sent with Salem’s youth mission team to Eleuthera, Bahamas; and 40 were made for a mission team going to Kentucky. The group made 12 baby quilts for a team that is planning a spring 2009 trip to Peru. They also made 12 baby quilts and collected diapers for the Foothills Pregnancy Center in Seneca. Pictured are Andrew Heaton, Abbey Nichols, Madison Pierce, Anna Krezdorn, P.J. Heaton, Betty Stevens and Jean Bonham (receiving the blankets for College Street’s Peru mission team), Mickey Nichols, Judy Driver, Tony Moore, Martha Sue Heaton, Dot Fowler, Ed Fowler, Howard Tilson, Tim Hafner, Pat Tilson, Alice Talley, pastor Carl Krezdorn and Terri Krezdorn. Not pictured: Helen Jones, WMU director.
“Bethlehem Walk,” an open-air dramatic recreation of first-century Bethlehem featuring a cast of 140 actors, will be presented from 6-9:30 nightly, Dec. 12-14, by Holston Creek Baptist Church, Inman. The walking tour, a visitor’s search for the newborn Messiah, takes about 30 minutes. “Bethlehem Walk” is a scripted dialogue between the tour guide and other actors who portray merchants, innkeepers, beggars, Roman soldiers, shepherds and wise men. The drama takes place on the night Jesus was born. The production features live animals, including a camel, a donkey, sheep and goats, as well as elaborate sets depicting shops in the town’s marketplace. When visitors leave Bethlehem, they visit scenes depicting the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus. This year marks the seventh year Holston Creek has staged the event, which is free.