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Fathers and Sons: ‘All in’ with Dabo Swinney on Faith, Family and the Fundamentals of Life

When Father’s Day rolls around this year, Dabo Swinney won’t be able to pick up the phone and call his dad. But he still has a few voicemail messages from the man he calls “Big Erv,” who passed away... Continue Reading »

‘Sunburn trailer’ offers Gospel witness

Headed to the Carolina coast this summer for some sun and surf but also looking for a missions opportunity? Martha Bullard has just the job for you. This summer, as she has for the past seven summers, Bullard, along... Continue Reading »

Loving ‘the People Nobody Wants’

Grant and Amber Hinson forsake comfort and security to live among the residents of Countryside mobile home park Imagine quitting your job, putting your roomy home up for sale, paring down your possessions by way of a yard sale,... Continue Reading »

Camp Marietta trustees ready to recommend buyer for property

Trustees of Camp Marietta in northern Greenville County have settled on a potential buyer for the property, and the chairwoman says she is confident the facility will continue to operate as a Christian camp after it is sold. The... Continue Reading »

Gary Hollingsworth to lead South Carolina Baptist Convention as new state executive

Gary Hollingsworth, a long-serving pastor and denominational leader with a record of church planting and international missions support, has been elected executive director-treasurer of the South Carolina Baptist Convention. He received the unanimous support of SCBC messengers who convened... Continue Reading »

‘I’m glad my parents chose to save my life’

15-year old lauded for her right-to-life senate testimony In most ways, Savannah Duke is a typical 15-year-old. She takes honors classes and sings in the chorus at her middle school, and she swims for the varsity team at Spartanburg’s... Continue Reading »

For SCBC president Tom Tucker, ‘it’s about soul-winning’

Convention leader urges South Carolina Baptists to ‘launch out’ in prayer, evangelism Tom Tucker is plainspoken when it comes to his heart’s desire for South Carolina Baptists. “I just don’t want to see us decline anymore,” he said. Tucker... Continue Reading »

South Carolina Baptists launch ‘marathon response’ to historic S.C. floods

The numbers are staggering — 19 dead, thousands of homes with sodden floors and walls, hundreds of roads and bridges impassable — but the story emerging from the floods that devastated Columbia and other areas of South Carolina in... Continue Reading »

South Carolina Baptists to gather in Spartanburg for 195th annual meeting

When South Carolina Baptists gather for their annual meeting Nov. 10-11 at Spartanburg First Baptist Church, they will choose a president and — for the first time — a president-elect. Meeting under this year’s banner, “Tell the Story,” messengers... Continue Reading »

S.C. Baptist volunteers begin relief efforts in wake of ‘thousand-year’ event

A South Carolina Baptist Disaster Relief official is predicting that it will take years for the state to recover from the extensive flooding of the past two days. “This is much bigger than [the recovery from] Hurricane Hugo,” said... Continue Reading »

100-plus saved at ‘little country church’

More than 100 people have experienced salvation at little Rice’s Creek Baptist Church near Liberty over the past eight months. Pastor Tim Porter says the explanation is simple: “The Gospel always works.” “I’ve basically preached salvation for eight months,”... Continue Reading »

A Call to Men to Confront Domestic Violence

You’re the pastor, and you suspect that one of your deacons — a respected family man and a person of some influence in your church — is abusing his wife. You’ve seen some warning signs, but you can’t be... Continue Reading »