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Doug and Sally Kauffmann have retired from their respective roles as pastor and minister of music and education at Connie Maxwell Baptist Church. The Kauffmanns have served the church, located on the Connie Maxwell Children’s Home campus in Greenwood,... Continue Reading »
Two students with South Carolina ties earned degrees at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary in December. Marshall Locke, of Holly Hill, earned a master of divinity degree; and Sonja Myers, of Rowesville, earned a master of divinity degree with... Continue Reading »
James Orr, pastor of Pyerian Baptist Church of Floydale (Pee Dee Baptist Association), recently earned a doctor of theology degree from Andersonville Theological Seminary of Camilla, Ga. Orr previously served as director of missions for Pee Dee Association, pastor... Continue Reading »
Rhonda Littleton, formerly minister of children at Simpsonville First Baptist Church, has joined Connie Maxwell Children’s Home in Greenwood as foster care director. CMCH president Randy Harling called Littleton a “champion of children” and noted her previous experience in... Continue Reading »
A large crowd gathered at lunchtime Feb. 9 on the lawn of the State House in Columbia to hear Franklin Graham speak as part of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association’s “Decision America Tour.” Columbia was the fifth stop on... Continue Reading »
Matt Rogers, pastor of The Church at Cherrydale, located in Greenville, has published a new book, “Mergers,” which describes the process by which two churches can become one for the sake of mission to their community. Using the real-life... Continue Reading »
Cooperative Program giving from South Carolina Baptist Convention churches increased in 2015, marking back-to-back years of modest growth. Churches forwarded $27,988,055.32 in CP gifts in 2015, an increase of $362,646.25 (1.31 percent) over 2014, according to information released by... Continue Reading »
Timmy Keith Stephens, 33, of Duncan, died Feb. 5, 2016. He previously served as pastor of Reedy Fork Baptist Church, Converse Baptist Church, and as youth minister at Browns Chapel Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Jennifer Price Stephens,... Continue Reading »
Harold A. Shirley, 87, of St. Petersburg, Fla., founding pastor of NewKirk Baptist Church in Rock Hill, died Jan. 23, 2016. Born in Meridian, Miss., he graduated from Samford University and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He served as a... Continue Reading »
Willie Adolphus Honea, 86, of Liberty, died Feb. 2, 2016, at the Hospice House in Anderson. Born in Westminster, he was a graduate of Anderson College and later attended Furman University and Erskine College. He also served in the... Continue Reading »
David C. Hayes, 48, of Monroe, N.C., died Jan. 26, 2016. He served as senior pastor at Gowensville First Baptist Church in Landrum, and also churches in Texas and North Carolina, most recently as executive pastor of Hopewell Baptist... Continue Reading »
George Raymon Hamer, 84, of Travelers Rest, died Jan. 13, 2016. A native of Carrollton, Texas, he was a U.S. Air Force veteran of Korea and a retired Southern Baptist pastor, having served at Cross Plains, Cox Chapel, and... Continue Reading »
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