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The members of Pineview Baptist Church, Kershaw, recently paid off the loan on their life center. The groundbreaking ceremony for the $450,000 facility was July 29, 2001, during Gary Lockee’s pastorate. Current pastor Greg Gunter and two members of... Continue Reading »
The congregation of Hulon Baptist Church, Batesburg, recently dedicated their new church directory to Jeanette Whatley — the only living charter member who still attends Hulon. The surprise service, attended by members of Whatley’s family and church members, was... Continue Reading »
Tucapau Baptist Church, Startex, honored Evelyn Nelson Smith on March 30 for 30 years as church secretary. The congregation presented her with a gift and held a retirement reception in her honor. Pictured with Smith is pastor emeritus William... Continue Reading »
The congregation of Round Hill Baptist Church, Lexington, recently honored pastor Don Turner and his wife, Toni, with a surprise celebration and an all-expense paid trip to the Holy Land for their 18 years of service to the church.... Continue Reading »
Ron Fousek retired Feb. 2 after serving more than four decades as a pastor. He completed his service at Eureka Baptist Church in Anderson, where he was pastor for eight and a half years. Previously, he pastored Shady Grove... Continue Reading »
Cooperative Program gifts received from churches by the South Carolina Baptist Convention were more than $600,000 short of budgeted needs in the first three months of 2014. According to figures released by Pam Carroll, SCBC chief financial officer, CP... Continue Reading »
Many churches mark the Easter season with special services, including musicals, dramas and sunrise services. We asked Courier readers to tell us about some of the ways their churches celebrate the resurrection of Christ. At Goucher Baptist Church in... Continue Reading »
Bill Pfister, who served as senior pastor of Locust Hill Baptist Church in Travelers Rest for five years, has accepted a position as international regional director for Samaritan’s Purse/Operation Christmas Child. He has previously served churches in North Carolina... Continue Reading »
A retired Southern Baptist missionary is the latest recipient of assistance from the annual Mother’s Day Offering for South Carolina Baptist Ministries for the Aging. Barry Mitchell, who served with his late wife, Laura, as a missionary to Brazil... Continue Reading »
A quartet of Christian-themed motion pictures debuting this season offers moviegoers everything from a controversial big-budget retelling of Noah and the Great Flood to a spinoff of last year’s popular TV miniseries, “The Bible.” Dominating the online chatter has... Continue Reading »
Chris Yeargin was commissioned recently by Ridge Spring Baptist Church, Ridge Association, to serve as a chaplain in the United States Army. Yeargin, 40, who served as Ridge Spring’s pastor for seven years, is completing training at Fort Jackson,... Continue Reading »
Tony E. Crouch has been called as pastor of Fairview Baptist Church, Kinards. He formerly served as senior pastor of Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church, Laurens. A graduate of Erskine Theological Seminary, Crouch has been in the ministry for more... Continue Reading »
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