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An undisclosed number of full-time employees of the South Carolina Baptist Convention may elect to accept a voluntary early retirement incentive in the coming months, according to an April 26 news release from SCBC executive director-treasurer Gary Hollingsworth. In... Continue Reading »
A group of women at Edgefield First Baptist Church hosted a Truth Be Told paint class on March 23. The process involves painting patterns on canvas along with Bible verses.
Celebrating Our Centenarians Vernia Wall Pearson celebrated her 100th birthday with her family, friends and church family at Brown’s Chapel Baptist Church in Pacolet Mills on March 25.
The South Carolina Baptist Convention is accepting recommendations for persons to serve on the state denomination’s standing committees, on the boards of trustees of the convention’s institutions, and on the SCBC Executive Board. Deadlines for receiving recommendations are July... Continue Reading »
Stephen Allen Aylesworth, 61, of Columbia, died Jan. 26, 2017. Born in New York, he had served as youth pastor of North Columbia Baptist Church for the past 34 years. He also volunteered with the disaster relief team of... Continue Reading »
Daniel Henderson, who most recently served as associate pastor for family life and students at Kelleytown Baptist Church in Hartsville, is the new Pee Dee area representative for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He had been on staff at... Continue Reading »
The Baptist Courier garnered five prizes recently from the South Carolina Press Association. The awards, which recognized work published in 2016, were announced March 18 in Columbia. The Courier’s June issue, with a cover story on Clemson University head... Continue Reading »
Courier Publishing has partnered with Connie Maxwell Children’s Home to reprint “Someone Held My Hand,” a collection of uplifting stories by alumni and friends of the 125-year-old Baptist-affiliated institution based in Greenwood. With the latest reprint, more than 17,000... Continue Reading »
Paul McKee, a missions ministry consultant for Spartanburg County Baptist Network for the last 10 years, has been named director of missions for the network. He succeeds Jim Goodroe, who retired after serving as director of missions since 2000.... Continue Reading »
Connie Maxwell Children’s Home has formed a presidential search committee and will be accepting applications until May 5. The next president of Connie Maxwell Children’s Home will succeed Randy Harling, who resigned in October 2016. James Wright, former chief... Continue Reading »
After 34 years as president of Charleston Southern University, Jairy C. Hunter Jr. will assume a new role at the school on June 1, 2018. An article posted March 28 at the university’s website said Hunter will “transition” to... Continue Reading »
Why are so many of our churches in decline? Some reasons are easy to understand. Many churches don’t live by Scripture. Some have declined because of bad decisions and others because of splits. But, more than these, there seems... Continue Reading »
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