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Donald Herbert Stephens, 85, of Simpsonville, died Jan. 28, 2017. Born in Liberty, he served as pastor of Kentland Park Baptist Church in Greenville, Lowndesville First Baptist Church, Reidville First Baptist Church and Durbin Creek Baptist Church. He served... Continue Reading »
Francis “Frank” Craig Keels, 65, of Greer, died Nov. 5, 2016. A native of Pinewood, he served the following Baptist churches in South Carolina: Spears Creek in Columbia, Ashley Heights in North Charleston, Hopewell in Parkers Ferry, Cheraw Baptist,... Continue Reading »
Foster Thomas Givins, 89, of Spartanburg, a retired Baptist minister of more than 50 years, died Feb. 10, 2017. Born May 30, 1927, in Avondale, N.C., he was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and attended Mars... Continue Reading »
Jerry L. Brittingham, 74, died Feb. 1, 2017, in Lawrenceville, Ga. Retiring in 2006, he last served as pastor of Eason Memorial Baptist Church in Eastover and was predeceased by his wife, Jacqueline. Survivors include two daughters and five... Continue Reading »
The South Carolina Baptist Convention finished the 2016 budget year $937,414 short of budgeted Cooperative Program receipts of $28.5 million. CP giving from convention churches totaled $27,562,585, or 3.39 percent below budgeted needs, according to figures provided by Pam... Continue Reading »
North Greenville University will introduce its eighth president Thursday, Feb. 23, at a 2 p.m. press conference at the school’s Hayes Welcome Center. The university has been operating with an interim president since school trustees announced the departure of... Continue Reading »
Philip Blankenship received a doctor of ministry degree from Beeson Divinity School in Birmingham, Ala., in December. He is pastor of Mount Tabor Baptist Church in Anderson and is a graduate of North Greenville University and Southern Baptist Theological... Continue Reading »
The S.E.R.V.E. team from Hopewell Baptist Church in Anderson, led by Daniel and Autumn Cathey, packed 32 Valentine gift bags for the special education class at Whitehall Elementary. Members of this group range in age from 3 to the... Continue Reading »
South Carolina Woman’s Missionary Union has announced the nominees for 2017-18 executive board positions and nominees for 2018 nominating committee positions. Election of board members will take place March 24 during the WMU annual meeting at First Baptist Church... Continue Reading »
John Cribb, a resident of Bethea Baptist Retirement Center in Darlington, was baptized in the facility’s aquatic center Jan. 29. The Johnsonville native moved to Bethea two years ago. Cribb says he grew up in church and has read... Continue Reading »
Stephen Splawn has joined the staff of the South Carolina Baptist Convention as an evangelism and African-American ministries strategist. His work will focus on relational disciple-making and African-American engagement. Splawn will help facilitate the work of the Immersion Network... Continue Reading »
Waccamaw Baptist Nursing Fellowship observed its first anniversary Jan. 22. Pam Allsbrook, Gloria Reeves and Peggy Jones met in Debby Akerman’s home in late 2015 to make plans to begin a new BNF chapter in Waccamaw Association. The first... Continue Reading »
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