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Churches are reminded that the South Carolina Baptist Convention will close its 2015 financial records on Jan. 7, 2016. The following will be counted as 2015 contributions: Hand-delivered contributions received by the close of business on Dec. 31. Electronic... Continue Reading »
John Williamson, pastor of Ridgeway First Baptist Church, has published his ninth book, “Luther’s Hammer: A Concise History of the Protestant Reformation.” With the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation coming in 2017, Williamson’s book chronicles the events leading... Continue Reading »
Take a trip back in time to 1st Century Bethlehem on the night Jesus was born by attending the Bethlehem Walk at Holston Creek Baptist Church in Inman, Dec. 11-13. This marks the 12th anniversary of the outdoor drama,... Continue Reading »
Glenda Faulkenberry, a member of White Bluff Baptist Church in Kershaw, made 500 pillowcase dresses for “Little Dresses for Africa.” She is pictured with a sample of her work.
Some Christians boycott the very institution the Bible presents as duty Writer: Jack Williamson I knew a man who had many of the external trappings of being a Christian. He and his wife regularly prayed together and read their... Continue Reading »
Writer: Keith Davis There is a lot of discussion concerning the decline or plateauing of many Southern Baptist Convention churches. In this discussion we hear about churches that are dying a slow death. In response, we begin pushing for... Continue Reading »
The congregation of Fairview Baptist Church, Spartanburg, held a groundbreaking ceremony for their new family life center on Oct. 18. As part of the service, members joined hands and prayed for the construction and the workers, and for God... Continue Reading »
Members of Faith Baptist Church, Ridgeland, recently held a packing party to assemble more than 150 shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child, surpassing their original goal of 110 boxes. Items were collected from donors over the past month. Pictured clockwise... Continue Reading »
Redd’s Branch Baptist Church, Aiken, ordained Steven Gibson to the ministry on Nov. 8. Gibson felt the call to ministry as a high school freshman, and later attended Columbia International University, where he earned a degree in 2012. He... Continue Reading »
Joe Reed, a retired minister and member of Northside Baptist Church in Lexington, was recognized by Columbia International University Nov. 6 at the school’s alumni weekend banquet. Reed graduated from CIU in 1945 when it was known as Columbia... Continue Reading »
A church and two individuals were recognized at the SCBC annual meeting by the convention’s Christian Life & Public Affairs Committee for their impact and Christian witness in the public sphere. Three Rivers Baptist Church, Irmo, received the annual... Continue Reading »
I commend Dr. Rudy Gray on a great article in the November issue, “Is It Time for a New Approach to Missions?” He writes that the Great Commission “does not preclude us from evangelizing and discipling people here and... Continue Reading »
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