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Shirley Upton Parris, a member of Draytonville Baptist Church in Gaffney, has served as the church administrative assistant for 50 years. Her church honored her years of service and celebrated her retirement during the Feb. 8 worship service.
Robert Duane Jeske, 79, of Kershaw, died Jan. 16, 2015. Born in Lind, Wash., he was educated at Central Washington University, Western Washington University, the University of Chicago, and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He pastored the following Baptist churches... Continue Reading »
Ben Davis, retired president of Connie Maxwell Children’s Home, has been elected as a commissioner to the South Carolina Department of Transportation. His previous public service, before joining the Connie Maxwell staff in 1993, included 12 years as mayor... Continue Reading »
Rich McLawhorn has been called as interim pastor by Screven Baptist Church. McLawhorn’s prior ministry work includes serving as president of South Carolina Baptist Ministries for the Aging and senior pastor of Garden City Baptist Church.
Greg Dover has been called as senior pastor of Augusta Heights Baptist Church in Greenville. He served at Earle Street Baptist Church in Greenville as associate pastor since 2009. He is a graduate of Furman University and Wake Forest... Continue Reading »
Al Phillips, former associate pastor of First North Spartanburg Baptist Church, has been called as director of missions for Greenville Baptist Association. Phillips, who was elected at a called meeting of the association on Jan. 27, succeeds Ron Davis,... Continue Reading »
James Phillip Dixon, 80, of Anderson, died Feb. 3, 2015. He was a retired Southern Baptist minister, having pastored churches in both Georgia and South Carolina. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Anderson. He served in... Continue Reading »
John Tillman Holland, 87, of Columbia, died Jan. 15, 2015. A graduate of Mars Hill College, Wake Forest College and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, he came to Columbia as a young man to be an intern for F. Clyde... Continue Reading »
Aileen Black, who has attended Zion Hill Baptist Church in Spartanburg for every one of her 100 years, was honored Feb. 2 by her church. Her birthday was Jan. 30. She says her life has been “filled with love,... Continue Reading »
Rick Brewer, who has served in several administrative capacities at Charleston Southern University over the past 28 years, has been elected president of Louisiana College in Pineville, La. Louisiana College trustees unanimously elected Brewer as the school’s 11th president... Continue Reading »
Kenneth Ridings, retired president of Fruitland Baptist Bible Institute (now College) in Hendersonville, N.C., died Thursday, March 5, following a battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Ridings, a South Carolina native, joined the faculty at Fruitland as professor of homiletics in... Continue Reading »
Furman P. Martin recently was honored on his 25th anniversary at Varennes Heights Baptist Church in Anderson, where he is associate pastor for music and senior adults. He and his wife, Carole, have two children and two grandchildren.
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