Four men were licensed to the ministry March 30 by South Florence Baptist Church, Florence. From left: Tim Bonnette, Richard Pitts, Randy Butler, and Chris Reeder. Reeder has also been commissioned by the South Carolina Baptist Convention as a church planter.
Charles and June Phillips, members of Glenwood Baptist Church, Easley, received the Tommy Thompson Award during the March training event for South Carolina disaster relief. With them is Cliff Satterwhite, center, director of South Carolina Baptist Convention disaster relief.
The men’s ministry of Unity Baptist Church, Starr, recently served lunch for the workers at a school construction site near the church. Pastor Lloyd Robison said that serving lunch at the job site gave the men’s ministry a new way to reach out to others with the gospel. New Testaments, gospel tracts and church brochures were distributed to every worker coming through for the lunch. The Starr/Iva Gideon Camp assisted in providing New Testaments (including Spanish translations) to all workers.
Dry Creek Baptist Church, Johnston, held an appreciation dinner Feb. 24 for pastor Lowell Clark and treasurer Marjorie Yonce. Clark has served for more than 45 years, and Yonce has served for more than 25 years.
Twenty-eight members of Grace Baptist Church, Duncan, participated in a “Christmas in Action” mission project April 12. The group repaired and painted a home in Spartanburg.
Rev. and Mrs. Jackie Jenkins were recently honored by Union Baptist Church, Lancaster. An appreciation meal was held for them, and the congregation presented them with a money tree.
First Baptist Church, Darlington, celebrated the burning of a $1.2 million debt Easter Sunday. Now First Baptist is able to give more to missions, doubling, for example, its gifts to The Lord Cares food pantry and the free medical clinic. “With folks’ willingness like it has been, and people just understanding what needs to happen, and trusting God for the rest, we can do some impossible things,” pastor Ken Sandifer said. Participants included, from left, David Mullen, Jimmy McKelvey, Betty Dickerson, Archie Moody, and Sandifer.