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Southern Baptist Convention President J.D. Greear has announced the 68 members of the Committee on Committees that will meet prior to the SBC annual meeting in Nashville June 15-16. Greear, pastor of The Summit Church in Durham, N.C., has... Continue Reading »
David Sons has been called as lead pastor of Lake Murray Baptist Church in Lexington. Sons has served on staff at Lake Murray in a number of pastoral roles since 2015. He is a graduate of North Greenville University... Continue Reading »
Bruce W. Evans has announced his retirement as pastor of Andersonville Baptist Church in Anderson, effective June 6. He has served the church for 30 years. During his tenure, Evans oversaw the addition of classroom space, a new family... Continue Reading »
International Mission Board leaders are celebrating a monumental milestone in Southern Baptist life. On March 31, the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering surpassed $5 billion total gifts since collection to send missionaries to China began in 1888. “I praise God... Continue Reading »
South Carolina pastor Marshall Blalock will nominate California pastor Anthony Dockery for first vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention at the 2021 SBC annual meeting in Nashville in June, Blalock announced April 6. Blalock said Dockery, who has... Continue Reading »
Do Christians ever encounter angels? Courier Editor Rudy Gray believes they can, and sometimes do — though people may not always be aware. In fact, Gray believes he and other members of a missions team from a church he... Continue Reading »
Dave Dupree is the new minister of worship and senior adults at Washington Baptist Church in Greer. He and his wife, Donna, are from Arlington, Texas, where he has served Fielder Baptist Church for five years. Earlier, Dupree was... Continue Reading »
The 2021 Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting will move to the Music City Center in downtown Nashville June 15-16, the SBC Executive Committee has announced. According to Ronnie Floyd, president and CEO of the SBC Executive Committee, the shift... Continue Reading »
This year’s National Conference on Preaching will convene immediately after the Southern Baptist Convention adjourns June 16 in Nashville, making it convenient for pastors and church leaders to attend both events. The annual preaching conference — offered annually since... Continue Reading »
T. Walter Brashier, 86, of Travelers Rest, a longtime financial supporter of North Greenville University and other institutions of higher education, died March 24, 2021. NGU’s graduate school is named in his honor. He also created several scholarships at... Continue Reading »
Jo Ellen Rouda O’Shields, 88, of Greer, wife of longtime pastor and retired director of missions Alvin B. O’Shields, died April 12, 2021. A native of Greenville, she earned an associate degree from North Greenville University. She later served... Continue Reading »
Larry Eldridge Roberts, 86, of Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Community, Laurens, died March 16, 2021. Born in Kingsport, Tenn., he was a US Army veteran of the Korean Conflict and a retired minister, having served churches in both North... Continue Reading »
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