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James Douglas Humphries, 73, of Greenville, died July 17, 2021. A native of Shelby, N.C., he was a U.S. Air Force veteran who served during the Vietnam War. After earning an associate degree from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary,... Continue Reading »
Curtis Edward Daniel, 91, of Boiling Springs, died July 25, 2021. A native of Thomaston, Ga., he served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict and was ordained as a Baptist minister in 1962. He was a graduate... Continue Reading »
Eddie Allen Cooper, 60, of Lyman, died July 26, 2021. A native of Greenville County, he was a graduate of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and was the senior pastor at Apalache Baptist Church, Greer. He previously served at Little... Continue Reading »
Southern Baptist Convention President Ed Litton has named Marshall Blalock to a seven-member task force to oversee a third-party review into the handling of sexual abuse claims by the SBC Executive Committee. Calling formation of the task force his... Continue Reading »
Fred Stone retired on July 11 as senior pastor of First Baptist Church, Pickens, following a total of 40-plus years in ministry, including 25 years at Pickens. He previously served at Mayo First, Utica, and Cornerstone Baptist churches before... Continue Reading »
George Tate, pastor of Slabtown Baptist Church in Easley for more than 40 years, retired on April 4. Tate was the founding pastor of Slabtown in 1980.
Buddy Amerson was honored by Spring Branch Baptist Church, Hartsville, for 44 years as pastor on July 11. He and his wife, Betty, were recognized with a plaque and a dinner.
The 2021 Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting was the largest since the 1995 meeting in Atlanta, and much of that had to do with the location and the involvement of first-time messengers to the convention. A survey of those... Continue Reading »
Cathy Locklear, Columbia Metro Baptist Association’s ministry mobilizer, has announced her retirement, effective Aug. 31. For more than 20 years, Locklear has assisted the association with a variety of ministries including hunger ministry, Woman’s Missionary Union, and an evangelistic... Continue Reading »
J.D. Shiflet recently retired from the pastoral ministry after almost 20 years of service as pastor of Second Baptist Church, Laurens.
Chuck Trammel, minister of music at Catawba Baptist Church in Rock Hill, retired July 4 after 45 years of service. He was licensed and ordained into the ministry there.
James Hammond Warren Sr., 71, of Clinton, died June 22, 2021. A native of Blackville, he served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War. He was pastor of several churches, most recently Fork Baptist Church, where he... Continue Reading »
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