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Clowns for Christ at Martha Franks

Clowns for Christ visit Martha Franks retirement community

Clowns for Christ from Round Hill Baptist Church of Lexington entertained at Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Community in Laurens on Jan. 25. The seniors enjoyed songs, laughter, balloons and fun presented by the clown group. Pictured with her friends... Continue Reading »

Union Baptist Church - shoeboxes

Union Baptist members give generously to worthy causes

Members of Union Baptist Church, York, recently prepared 283 shoeboxes for Samaritan’s Purse. Pastor Ray Long is scheduled to travel this month with a group from Samaritan’s Purse to Trinidad and Tobago to distribute shoeboxes. In addition, the congregation... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Robert Ed Griggs

Ed Griggs, 82, a long-serving pastor in Chesterfield Baptist Association, died Jan. 9, 2014. A Patrick, S.C., native and a graduate of Furman University, he was pastor of Middendorf Baptist Church for 27 years and at other Baptist churches... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Jack G. Channell

Jack G. Channell, who served as pastor of Northwood Baptist Church in North Charleston for 27 years before retiring to Fort Mill in 2002, died Jan. 28, 2014. Channell was born Aug. 31, 1932, in Sand Springs, Okla. He... Continue Reading »

Lonnie Shull

Shull honored by Baptist Foundation upon retirement

Lonnie H. Shull Jr. retired from service as field development coordinator with the Baptist Foundation of South Carolina on Dec. 31. Shull joined the foundation staff on a part-time basis in 2006 after serving in pastoral ministry for 50... Continue Reading »

Columbia Baptist Church WMU project

Columbia Baptist WMU makes mats for homeless

The WMU of Columbia Baptist Church, Honea Path, recently completed their latest project: mats for the homeless in their community. The ladies enjoyed the fun and fellowship of meeting together to crochet the mats from used plastic grocery bags.... Continue Reading »

Beaver Creek 2 Christmas program

Beaver Creek Church members enjoy December events

December was a busy month for the congregation of Beaver Creek Baptist Church, Neeses. Both young and old joined for the church’s annual Christmas caroling at the homes of their homebound members, followed by food and fellowship provided by... Continue Reading »

Sandra and Donnie Murdock

Murdock celebrates 25 years at First Creek; new building opened

Donnie Murdock was honored recently by First Creek Baptist Church in Antreville on his 25th anniversary as pastor. A reception for Murdock and his wife, Sandra, was held in the church’s newly completed fellowship building. The building was finished... Continue Reading »

Jeff Wright 2

Jeff Wright new pastor at Red Bank

Jeff Wright is the new senior pastor at Red Bank Baptist Church in Lexington. He previously served as pastor at Nine Forks Baptist Church in Easley and associate pastor at East Pickens Baptist Church. He also served formerly as... Continue Reading »

Martha Franks - Lottie Moon Offering 2013

Martha Franks residents give to Lottie Moon offering

The residents and staff at Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Community in Laurens recently donated $3,507 to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. Among the first ones to give were retired missionary to Nigeria Louise “Lu” Hill and chaplain Russell Dean.... Continue Reading »

Friendship - Lottie Moon ornament

Friendship Christmas tree reflects church’s Lottie Moon goal

The members of Friendship Baptist Church in Pauline combined their prayer mission and their Lottie Moon Christmas Offering in a unique way, and used the church Christmas tree to chart the progress of their goal. Each ornament represented $100... Continue Reading »

2014 Evangelism Conference touts ‘Legacy’

Pastor and Christian filmmaker Michael Catt will headline a group of speakers who will drive home the importance of passing down a “Legacy” at the 2014 State Evangelism Conference, to be held Feb. 18-20 at Rock Springs Baptist Church,... Continue Reading »