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Call to serve in South Carolina was clear, say Hollingsworths

Gwen Hollingsworth was watering flowers last September during a moment of quiet time with the Lord. She knew a South Carolina Baptist Convention search team had approached her husband about his possible candidacy for the state’s open executive director-treasurer... Continue Reading »

New exec hopes to bring ‘clarity and focus’ to convention’s role in serving churches

Gary Hollingsworth, newly elected executive director-treasurer of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, says he embraces the state denomination’s pillars of evangelism, missions, church planting and church revitalization, and he plans to sharpen the SCBC’s focus on serving churches. “Denominations... Continue Reading »

South Carolina Baptists to send $1 million gift to IMB

The South Carolina Baptist Convention has pledged to send a $1 million year-end gift to the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention at a time when the missionary-sending organization has announced a reduction in its worldwide force... Continue Reading »

SCBC panel discussion focuses on discipleship, reaching new generations and culture

Pastors should see themselves as “lead missionaries” within their churches, and churches must be more diligent in one-on-one relationships toward a goal of making disciples. That was the spirit of a panel discussion, featuring five South Carolina Baptist pastors,... Continue Reading »