Anderson Senior Follies Performs Their 35th Show, “Bucket List” 

Anderson Senior Follies, a premier senior theatre performance organization, has showcased musicians, actors, dancers, comedians, and vocalists for 35 years. They will be performing “Bucket List” from March 7-10 at Anderson University’s Henderson Auditorium. Timmi Jernigan, a Follies member since 2021, described the show as energetic, fast-paced, humorous and creatively choreographed. All the performers are […]

Round Hill pastor Don Turner retires after 28 years of ministry

Don Turner retired as senior pastor of Round Hill Baptist Church in Lexington on Dec. 31, after 28 years of ministry. He and his wife, Toni, have faithfully served churches across South Carolina for more than 50 years. The church will be honoring the Turners with a drop-in and special service in January.

Near quarter of U.S. adults ‘spiritual but not religious,’ Pew finds

Nearly a quarter of American adults consider themselves “spiritual but not religious,” and a plurality of those say organized religion is divisive and spreads intolerance, Pew Research said in its latest release. The 22 percent of Americans describing themselves as spiritual but not religious track with recent U.S. declines in traditional religious beliefs and practices, […]

A Conversation with Our New President

Wes Church, senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Columbia for the past five years, assumed the role of president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention following the annual meeting in November. He will preside at next year’s annual meeting when the state convention will convene at Columbia First on Nov. 11-12. He has chosen […]

What We Believe About Scripture

Baptist Faith & Message 2000 Article I: The Scriptures The Holy Bible was written by men divinely inspired and is God’s revelation of Himself to man. It is a perfect treasure of divine instruction. It has God for its author, salvation for its end, and truth, without any mixture of error, for its matter. Therefore, […]

116 Army soldiers profess Christ at First Lawton’s Living Christmas Tree

When First Baptist Church of Lawton, Okla., sensed godly inspiration to add a second weekend to its Living Christmas Tree, Senior Pastor Mike Keahbone didn’t realize what was in store. “To ask for a church to do it two  weekends back-to-back was a difficult, difficult ask,” Keahbone told Baptist Press, citing the long hours and […]

Charleston Southern breaks records again with Christmas shoeboxes

Charleston Southern University has packed the most Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes of any college or university in the nation for the fifth year in a row, with a total of 13,601 boxes in 2023. “Every area of campus participated in packing shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child,” said Jody Jennings, vice president of student life and […]

Obituary: Jack Causey

Richard Wayne “Jack” Causey, 88, of Statesville, N.C., died Nov. 28, 2023. Born in Meridian, Miss., he was a graduate of Mississippi College and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He served as associate minister in Greensboro, N.C., and later served as senior pastor at First Baptist Church, Gaffney, and Pendleton Street Baptist Church, Greenville. He was […]