Don Kirkland

First Baptist Church in Charleston, the earliest of the Baptist churches in the South and one of the oldest in the United States, will host a "Baptist History Celebration" Aug. 1-3. The conference will bring together speakers and historians... Continue Reading »

A called state convention to vote on the candidate for executive secretary-treasurer of the South Carolina Baptist Convention is scheduled for April 26 at Riverland Hills Baptist Church in Irmo.... Continue Reading »

The dedication of the Thrift Library at Anderson University on April 12 represents a high watermark in the history of that South Carolina Baptist institution.... Continue Reading »

Concord Baptist Church in Anderson will begin a celebration of its centennial on April 22 with an opening message that evening from Frank Page, pastor of Taylors First Baptist Church and president of the Southern Baptist Convention.... Continue Reading »

The Thrift Library at Anderson University, which is the school's largest construction project ever and which had opened to students on Jan. 1, was dedicated April 12.... Continue Reading »

Charleston Southern University has filed suit against Parish Economics LLC and its owner, Al Parish, a former economics professor at CSU and a professed high-profile financial expert, to protect $10.6 million that the university had invested in Parish Economics.... Continue Reading »

A church musician and former cosmetologist is the new president of South Carolina Woman's Missionary Union. Gail Hodson, who felt the ?missions call? on her life as a Sunbeam and later as a GA, was elected at the annual... Continue Reading »

Not long ago, it was a story that captured the attention of, and drew criticism and skepticism from, the Christian world. Purportedly, the bones of Jesus Christ had been found. At least one network news anchor called it possibly... Continue Reading »

Michael Smathers is a man on mission ? on his Harley. But Smathers is not your typical biker in some other ways. For the past three years, he has been one of nine members of the Rugged Cross Riders,... Continue Reading »

The Executive Board, meeting in a special session in Columbia on March 27, unanimously endorsed the nomination of Jim Austin of Missouri to be the next executive director-treasurer of the South Carolina Baptist Convention.... Continue Reading »

On March 4, our daughter Angela presented her testimony of faith during the morning worship services at our church, Earle Street Baptist in Greenville. The topic of the message by pastor Jim Wooten was ?When You Sit Down to... Continue Reading »

A seven-member search committee seeking a new executive director-treasurer of the South Carolina Baptist Convention has found its man in Missouri. Jim Austin, an associate executive director of the Missouri Baptist Convention, is the committee's choice to succeed Carlisle... Continue Reading »