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I wanted to express my appreciate for an article in the August 2021 edition of The Baptist Courier, “The Unsung Hero of the Hospital” by Edwin Leap, M.D. I have spent most of my career in hospice social work... Continue Reading »
The rise of the “nones” — or religiously unaffiliated — might be waning, the American Bible Society said in findings focused on Gen Z in the 2021 State of the Bible report. Gen Z members also haven’t decided whether... Continue Reading »
The annual Southern Baptist emphasis on baptism is coming up Sept. 12, and the North American Mission Board is encouraging churches to celebrate by baptizing new believers who have recently made professions of faith. “Our theme for Baptism Sunday... Continue Reading »
Albert Allen, pastor of First Baptist Church, Newberry, since 2014, will be nominated for president-elect of the South Carolina Baptist Convention at this year’s annual meeting in Columbia’s First Baptist Church, Nov. 8-9. Allen is a Columbia native and... Continue Reading »
Jerry Randall Sargent has been called as pastor of Beaver Creek Baptist Church in Neeses. An Orangeburg native, Sargent received a bachelor’s degree at Liberty University and was licensed by Beaver Creek on July 2. His wife, Dawn, is... Continue Reading »
Steve Eargle has been called as associate pastor of Oakwood Baptist Church in Lexington. A native of Conway, he is a graduate of Coastal Carolina University and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Eargle has served as pastor of several churches... Continue Reading »
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.
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