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Mt. Lebanon honors staff during Clergy Appreciation Month

In celebration of Clergy Appreciation Month, the congregation of Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church, Greer, recognized the staff on Oct. 20 for their 202 combined years of service. Mt. Lebanon staff includes Mark Smith, pastor, serving at Mt. Lebanon for... Continue Reading »

Apalache Baptist Church celebrates Pastor Appreciation Day

Apalache Baptist Church, Greer, observed Pastor Appreciation Day Oct. 13 with a churchwide fellowship following the morning worship service. Pictured are pastor Eddie Cooper and his wife, Lori.

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Mt. Lebanon GAs hold banquet on Sept. 21

The GAs of Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church, Pauline, held a banquet on Sept. 21 that celebrated their own history and the 100th anniversary of Girls in Action. Displays of Mt. Lebanon’s GA history included groups from 1975 (under the... Continue Reading »

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North First Baptist calls two new staff members

First Baptist Church, North, recently called Rick Jones, left, as senior pastor, and Stephen Wilson as minister of children and youth.

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Swansea First Baptist Church sends mission team to Kenya

A team of volunteers from Swansea First Baptist Church traveled to Kenya for a medical missions trip earlier this year. They financed 11 surgeries and conducted four medical clinics in western Kenya, where they saw more than 1,200 patients.... Continue Reading »

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Wren Baptist Church holds baptism service

Zane Martin, left, was baptized on Sept. 29 at Wren Baptist Church, Piedmont, by pastor Harold Sanders.

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Wren Baptist Church ordains Chad Weiser

Wren Baptist Church, Piedmont, ordained Chad Weiser, center, as a deacon on Sept. 29. Pictured with Weiser and his wife, Kelley, is pastor Harold Sanders.

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Ebenezer Welcome

Ebenezer Welcome honors Harold Turner for 50 years of service

Ebenezer Welcome Baptist Church, Landrum, recently recognized Harold Turner, center, for 50 years of service as a deacon and Sunday school teacher. Turner, who still teaches Sunday school, has been an active member of Ebenezer Welcome since 1956. The... Continue Reading »

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Scott Hanna called as pastor of Black Creek Baptist Church

Jeffery “Scott” Hanna has been called as pastor of Black Creek Baptist Church, Colleton Association. A graduate of Southeastern University in Lakeland, Fla., he has served churches in Florida and North Carolina in several staff positions including associate pastor,... Continue Reading »

Dusty Bradshaw

Dusty Bradshaw is second nominee for SCBC president

Dusty Bradshaw, pastor of Hillcrest Baptist Church in North Charleston, will be nominated for president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention at the state denomination’s annual meeting Nov. 12-13 at Shandon Baptist Church in Columbia. He is the second... Continue Reading »

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CSU wants to hear from graduates serving in ministry

James W. “Skip” Owens is compiling a book to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Charleston Southern University next year. Owens, who serves as the director of denominational relations at the school, is asking graduates of CSU who are now... Continue Reading »

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State CP giving continues slide

Cooperative Program giving from South Carolina Baptist churches continues to decline, dipping to nearly 6 percent below budgeted needs for the year. Through the third quarter of 2013, CP receipts were $20,099,620, or 5.97 percent, under needs of $21,375,000... Continue Reading »