Townville Church, in Saluda Association, burned the mortgage on its family life center on May 1. The facility was constructed in 2001. Pictured at the service are Jim Crittendon, pastor; Jim Collins, chairman of deacons; Tommy Grant, vice chairman of deacons; and building committee members Betty Cox, John Shirley and Pat Boleman.
Reedy Creek Church, Marion, baptized two new members, Elizabeth Smoak and Danielle Blanchett, on June 5. Darrell Floyd is pastor at Reedy Creek.
Calvary Church, Spartanburg, broke ground for a new sanctuary on May 22. This will be the church’s third worship facility since its organization in 1924 – the first having been constructed in 1926 and the second in 1935. Since that time, Calvary built an education facility in 1950 and a family life center in the 1970s. The congregation also helped establish several “daughter” churches – Cudd Memorial, Bethany, Northview and Dakota Street – and purchased property for a new building in 2009. Construction is expected to be completed by the end of the year. Pictured is pastor Scott Linnerud with members of the congregation at the groundbreaking service.
Volunteers from Mt. Vernon Church, Loris, recently completed mission projects at Bethea Baptist Retirement Community in Darlington.
Seven members of Trinity Way Church, Greenville, recently traveled to Honduras on a mission trip. The church, as well as individual members of the congregation, sponsor a total of 23 children, a teacher and a pastor there. Pictured are (front row, l to r) Brenda Lee, Janet Campbell and Teeka Holtzclaw; (middle row) Brandi Campbell, Sierra Fowler and Jane Fowler; (back row) John Lee. Dennis Holtzclaw is pastor at Trinity Way.
North Hartsville Church, Welsh Neck Association, recently held Vacation Bible School, with “Big Apple Adventure” as the theme. Average attendance was 112, and $1,000 was raised for disaster relief to assist tornado victims. Ladell Humphries is pastor at North Hartsville.
High Point Church, Pageland, held Vacation Bible School June 12-16, with “Big Apple Adventure” as the theme. Total enrollment for the week was 84, and average attendance was 74. Myra Coffey is VBS director and Rodney Nicholson is pastor at High Point.
Pleasant Hill Church, Conway, held Vacation Bible School June 20-24, with “SonSurf Beach Bash” as this year’s theme. Activities included Bible classes for all ages, crafts, contests and games.
Union Church, Lancaster, held Vacation Bible School June 12-16. The theme for this year’s VBS was “Big Apple Adventure.” A total of 108 were present for High Attendance Night, and average nightly attendance was 94. Kelly Carnes is VBS director and Jackie Jenkins is pastor at Union.
Crosswell Church, Sumter, transformed its fellowship hall into the ancient city of Nazareth for Vacation Bible School June 12-16. The city was complete with walls, houses and a marketplace, where children could spend their coins each night on crafts. “The entire night was Scripture-saturated,” said children’s pastor Cameron Wilson. “The kids would get a lesson and daily Bible point in their different tribes. The shopkeepers were in character and got them talking about what they believe – verbalizing their faith. Each night they visited Mary at her home, who kept their attention with hands-on teaching and conversation and drove home each day’s lesson.”