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Sen. Lawrence K. “Larry” Grooms, Berkeley County has been selected to receive the 2013 Public Servant Award by the Christian Life and Public Affairs Committee. Created in 2012, the Public Service Award recognizes a godly elected official who has... Continue Reading »
The Christian Life and Public Affairs Committee has named East Cooper Baptist Church, Mount Pleasant, as the 2013 Impact Your World Award recipient. The church is recognized for sharing the gospel, meeting needs and being actively involved in community... Continue Reading »
The Christian Life and Public Affairs Committee has recognized Robert Jackson as the recipient of the 2013 E.A. McDowell Award. A member of First Baptist Church, Boiling Springs, Jackson serves as a family practice doctor in Chesnee and is... Continue Reading »
Steve Lee, pastor of Mt. Olivet Baptist Church in Camden, has been named the 2013 Small Church Pastor of the Year by the South Carolina Baptist Convention. He was presented the award Nov. 12 at the SCBC annual meeting.... Continue Reading »
A mute woman, whose mother described her as demon-possessed, came to the house church in New Delhi where the latest team from South Carolina was visiting. Team members said she looked like she was in a trance, nearly catatonic.... Continue Reading »
On Sept. 29, First Baptist Church of Charleston celebrated its 331st anniversary and the commissioning of church members as missionaries to China for the second time in 165 years. With each anniversary, pastor Marshall Blalock said the church looks... Continue Reading »
Written by Amanda Phifer Naomi Lowe never meant to become an adoptive mother when she agreed to coordinate the sponsorship of two Vietnamese refugee families 38 years ago. Officially, she never did adopt. But try telling that to the... Continue Reading »
Meeting at White Oak Conference Center Oct. 7-8, the South Carolina Baptist Convention’s Executive Board approved a 2014 convention budget of $28.6 million, which represents no total increase from the 2013 budget. The budget will be presented to messengers... Continue Reading »
NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE Recommendations of the Nominations Committee must be approved by vote at the 2013 meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention. If approved, terms begin Jan. 1, 2014. Craig Thompson, pastor at Malvern Hill Baptist Church, Camden, is... Continue Reading »
More than 200 women met Sept. 20-21 at First Baptist Church, Columbia, for worship and evangelism training, then put their training into practice at ministry project sites across the Midlands. The Women’s Ministry Group at the South Carolina Baptist... Continue Reading »
During the 2013 annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, the bylaws committee of the convention, chaired by Steven Ruff, pastor of Port Royal Baptist Church, will present several recommendations for consideration. The summary of the proposed changes... Continue Reading »
The South Carolina Baptist Convention’s White Oak Conference Center near Winnsboro will offer day and overnight equestrian camps starting early next year. The retreat destination has allowed equestrian trail access to roughly 500 acres of its 835 total acreage... Continue Reading »
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