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First Baptist Church of Honea Path held Colossal Coaster World Vacation Bible School, June 10-14, with 373 enrolled and an average attendance of 294. Total offering for the week was $651, which will be used to buy duffel bags... Continue Reading »
Pine Bluff Baptist Church, Columbia, recognized Bobby Chavis on June 30 for 50 years of service as a deacon. The congregation presented him with a plaque during their homecoming services. Pictured with Chavis is his wife Camilla.
Hal Stewart, formerly of Pickens, has been named professor of discipleship and will hold the Broadmore Chair of Discipleship at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary beginning Aug. 1. A graduate of Southeastern and New Orleans Baptist seminaries, Stewart is... Continue Reading »
Larry Jennings accepted the call earlier this year to become pastor of Mount Olive Baptist Church in Nichols. He most recently served as senior pastor at Piney Grove Baptist Church in Augusta, Ga. Jennings has master’s degrees in theological... Continue Reading »
Phil Ellenburg was called as pastor of First Baptist Church, Hampton, on June 2. He is a graduate of North Greenville College and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and is completing a doctoral program at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Ellenburg... Continue Reading »
Swift Creek Baptist Church, Hartsville, dedicated a historical marker during its spring picnic celebration April 7. The church, which is currently a member of Welsh Neck Association, was originally affiliated with Charleston Association and began with 76 members. Swift... Continue Reading »
Woodvale Baptist Church, Rock Hill, honored Melvin Robinson (center) on Feb. 3 with the title of deacon emeritus for 50 years of service to the deacon ministry. Pictured with Robinson is his extended family. Absent from the photo is... Continue Reading »
With the first half of 2013 in the books, Cooperative Program support from the South Carolina Baptist Convention’s 2,100-plus churches is running 6.83 percent short of budgeted needs. Through June, CP giving from churches was $13.28 million, nearly $1... Continue Reading »
Writer: Benjamin Hawkins Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is launching an innovative master’s degree that will meet the needs of the International Mission Board’s Macedonia Project, which was introduced at the 2013 annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention in... Continue Reading »
Fred K. Norris Jr., a founding trustee of the Baptist College of Charleston (which later became Charleston Southern University), died May 11, 2013. Norris served numerous terms on the boards of trustees and endowed a scholarship. Norris Hall, which... Continue Reading »
South Carolina native Thomas White has been named the 10th president of Cedarville University, a Christian institution in southwest Ohio. He begins work July 1. White, originally of Honea Path, is an Anderson University graduate who was ordained jointly... Continue Reading »
South Carolina’s three Southern Baptist-affiliated universities awarded a total of 1,225 undergraduate and graduate degrees during spring commencement ceremonies in May. At Anderson University on May 4, 325 graduates braved chilly morning temperatures for the school’s annual outdoor service... Continue Reading »
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