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Carroll Caldwell honored for 55 years of service in ministry

Pastor Carroll Caldwell (right) of Padgett’s Creek Baptist Church in Union was presented a plaque and study Bible from the South Carolina Baptist Convention in recognition of his 55 years of service in the ministry by David Blanton, director... Continue Reading »

Christmas for $12.50

Writer: Mary Lou McKee Some may go through life looking for the perfect gift to give at Christmas and never feel they find it. Thanks to the leadership of the Holy Spirit, I found the perfect gift for $12.50!... Continue Reading »

Camp Marietta officials seeking buyer to ‘maintain Christian ministry’ of site

Citing increasing regulatory requirements and a decline in financial support, officials of Marietta Baptist Camp and Conference Center have voted to sell the 56-year-old facility. The camp is jointly owned by Greenville and Three Rivers Baptist associations and is... Continue Reading »

Cross Hill First Baptist ordains Cephas Hand to the ministry

Cephas Hand (left) was ordained to the ministry by First Baptist Church of Cross Hill on Sept. 13. He attended Fruitland Baptist Bible Institute and serves as the chaplain at the Laurens County Memorial Home. Hand and his wife,... Continue Reading »

Jacksonboro Women on Mission partner with breast cancer advocacy group

The Women on Mission of Jacksonboro Baptist Church (Colleton Baptist Association) have teamed up with a breast cancer advocacy group to create hundreds of “comfort pillows” for women undergoing breast cancer treatment. The women of Jacksonboro Baptist Church cut,... Continue Reading »

Willow Creek Baptist celebrates bicentennial at Oct. 11 homecoming service

Willow Creek Baptist Church in Florence celebrated its 200th birthday Oct. 11 with a homecoming service and singing in the yard. David Cromer has served as pastor for 15 years. “When I first came, we were sitting on the... Continue Reading »

Woodruff Baptist Association names Tony Crouch as new DOM

Tony Crouch has been named director of missions for Woodruff Baptist Association. The Greenwood native formerly served as pastor of Fairview Baptist Church in Kinards and Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church in Laurens. Crouch attended the University of South Carolina... Continue Reading »

Courier Publishing releases three new titles

Three new books from Courier Publishing focus on the biblical promise of life to be found in the love and person of Jesus Christ, even as they do so from different approaches. In “You Can Live Until You Die,”... Continue Reading »

Martha Franks marks 30th anniversary of founding

Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Community recently turned 30 years old. The occasion prompted a feature story in the Laurens County Advertiser. The newspaper reported that Martha Franks’ residents said the 55-acre campus elicits a “sense of coming home.” “Just... Continue Reading »

Early SCBC conventioneer

Cory Singleton, pictured with his mom, Connie, was only 5 months old when he attended his first South Carolina Baptist Convention annual meeting 40 years ago, as documented in the Nov. 27, 1975, issue of The Baptist Courier. Today,... Continue Reading »

South Carolina Baptists zero in on personal evangelism at 2015 annual meeting

Writers: Butch Blume & Scott Vaughan In a two-day meeting imbued with a sense of urgency for a return to personal evangelism, South Carolina Baptists gathered for their 195th annual meeting Nov. 10-11 at Spartanburg First Baptist Church under... Continue Reading »

SCBC budget unchanged for 2016

Messengers at the SCBC annual meeting adopted a $28.6 million budget that is unchanged from last year but, if met, will send $1.13 million in supplemental funds directly to the International Mission Board. With anticipated Cooperative Program gifts of... Continue Reading »