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Lewis Edgar “Eddie” Greene, 74, past president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, died Wednesday, June 26, 2013, at Bethea Baptist Retirement Community in Darlington, S.C. Born in Charleston, W.Va., he graduated from Trinity College in Clearwater, Fla., Piedmont... Continue Reading »
Chris Murrell has begun duties as minister of music and senior adults at Southside Baptist Church, Spartanburg. A graduate of Furman University and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Murrell has previously served churches in Greenville and Boiling Springs. He and... Continue Reading »
Writer: David Satterwhite It was on a Sunday night in late 1970 or early 1971 at Ballast Point Baptist Church in Tampa, Fla. I was a young boy. A gospel quartet was leading us in worship. I don’t remember... Continue Reading »
Writer: Michael Bryant Christians who have followed the debate over homosexual practice/gay marriage have likely noticed that advocates of the pro-homosexual position use a number of arguments to advance their cause. Below are three arguments frequently presented, followed by... Continue Reading »
Two men were ordained to the ministry on May 26 at Red Dam Baptist Church in Hardeeville. Savannah native Aubrey Mixon, 29, has served nearly six years as youth pastor at Red Dam. He is a graduate of Toccoa... Continue Reading »
Writer: Sharon Crout Calvary Baptist Church in Williamston is visiting the “Duck Dynasty” clan this summer. Each Sunday evening, a 21-minute episode of the 2012 season of the popular A&E reality television series is shown to all ages in... Continue Reading »
I believe Billy Graham’s humility is a key to the Lord using him so greatly. One of his first crusades was in Fort Worth, Texas, at the Will Rogers Coliseum. I was a student at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary... Continue Reading »
It is really interesting to hear of “all” the supposed complaints about a local grade school holding their graduation at Turner Auditorium on the campus of North Greenville University. It is also interesting that no one came forward to... Continue Reading »
Martin Wiles — author, minister and teacher — has penned a new devotional book. In “Grits & Grace & God,” Wiles takes readers on a journey on how to swim through financial quagmires. Wiles has served as a regional... Continue Reading »
After rebounding in April, giving from South Carolina Baptist churches through the Cooperative Program slipped in May, falling 2.29 percent behind budgeted needs for the year. Receipts for May were $2,278,956, pushing year-to-date giving to $11,603,316, according to information... Continue Reading »
About 240 South Carolina pastors and lay leaders attended a church revitalization conference May 23 to talk frankly about the reality of stagnant and declining congregations. In South Carolina, an estimated 75-80 percent of churches fall into that category.... Continue Reading »
Courtney Watts of Sandy Level Baptist Church, Columbia Metro Association, won this year’s State Youth Bible Drill, held May 4 at the South Carolina Baptist Convention building in Columbia. The 8th-grader competed with 29 young people from 14 churches.... Continue Reading »
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