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SCBC Executive Board concludes year with restructuring, reports, election of 2017 officers

In 2017, the South Carolina Baptist Convention Executive Board committees will be organized in a way that provides seamless work with the state convention staff toward accomplishing the priorities of evangelism, missions mobilization, church revitalization, and church planting. Approval... Continue Reading »

Plain and simple: Flood relief volunteers needed in 2017

To make it plain and simple, South Carolina Baptist Disaster Relief needs churches to send missions volunteers for statewide service in the coming year. The effects of flooding in October 2015 are still being felt by dozens of Pee... Continue Reading »

Woman’s Missionary Union executive reflects on S.C. mission agency’s 2016 work, future emphases

South Carolina Woman’s Missionary Union is more actively involved in touching lives than most churches know. A lot of people think WMU, an auxiliary to the Southern Baptist Convention and to state conventions, is dying, but that’s not true.... Continue Reading »

SCBC Executive Board approves budget, looks to future of ministry in South Carolina

The South Carolina Baptist Convention’s Executive Board adopted a $28.5 million budget for 2017 at its one-day fall board meeting Oct. 18 in Columbia. The board meeting was rescheduled from Oct. 10-11 because of a statewide focus on disaster... Continue Reading »

State Baptists respond to South Carolinians affected by Hurricane Matthew

From the South Carolina Baptist Convention website: South Carolina Baptists are responding to meet needs in the name of Christ after the hurricane. All Disaster Relief units are on ALERT to respond, as we expect to be engaged with... Continue Reading »

From SCBC Disaster Relief: Preparing for Hurricane Matthew

From the South Carolina Baptist Convention website: On this anniversary week of the 2015 flood, our state is preparing for impact from Hurricane Matthew. Storm surge will be significant, and is the most dangerous aspect of a hurricane’s effects... Continue Reading »

Internationals become believers through ESL ministry

English as a Second Language (ESL) ministry is an effective way for churches to reach those in the local international community who want to learn or improve their language skills. Through regular instructional classes and the relationships that develop... Continue Reading »

Jay Hardwick joining SCBC staff as director of church planting

Jay Hardwick, 37, pastor of North Rock Hill Church, in Rock Hill, will join the South Carolina Baptist Convention staff in July as director of church planting. Gary Hollingsworth, executive director-treasurer of the SCBC, made the announcement on Tuesday,... Continue Reading »

Veteran construction superintendent joins SCBC as RebuildSC coordinator

Jack McCormick of Anderson, a Mission Service Corps (MSC) missionary with the North American Mission Board, will serve as the RebuildSC coordinator, providing overall coordination of rebuild efforts from October’s 2015 “thousand year” flooding throughout the state. McCormick will... Continue Reading »

SummerSalt impacts lives; reveals ministry plans to staffers

Registration for the South Carolina Baptist Convention’s 2016 SummerSalt was sold out in early March, a record for the summer youth camp. Staff members anticipate 3,000 students will attend this year’s camps, held at White Oak Conference Center near... Continue Reading »

Vision casting moves church from divided to united

When Chris Peagler was called to pastor Victory Baptist Church in Bonneau a decade ago, he arrived on the heels of a painful period when the church had gone through nine pastors in 11 years. “People were hurting, and... Continue Reading »

Spartanburg pastor touts SCBC church multiplication process

Fountain of Life Church in Spartanburg is primarily an African-American congregation that formed following a church split a decade ago. It had been without a pastor for about a year when the church, with 44 members, called Rickie Sarratt... Continue Reading »