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North Greenville, New Orleans Seminary form partnership

In a move intended to help men and women called to ministry get placed into positions sooner, North Greenville University and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary are partnering to count certain college credit hours toward a master of divinity... Continue Reading »

DR training slated April 17 in Easley

The spring Disaster Relief Training Conference for South Carolina Baptist volunteers will be held April 17 at Brushy Creek Baptist Church in Easley. Classes will be offered in several Disaster Relief ministry areas: assessment of needs, introduction to chaplaincy,... Continue Reading »

S.C. Baptist wins Clemson award

Carl Martin, former pastor, church planter, and SCBC staff member, was awarded the 2021 Brian Dawkins Lifetime Achievement Award from the Clemson University football program. The award is given annually to former players who have been out of school... Continue Reading »

Anderson names Easterling VP for church engagement

Engaging churches across the United States in the mission of Anderson University and helping it develop the next generation of young Christian leaders is the mission of Eugene Mayson Easterling III, who is joining the university as its vice... Continue Reading »

LifeWay finalizes sale of Ridgecrest Conference Center

LifeWay Christian Resources has finalized the sale of Ridgecrest Conference Center and Summer Camps to the Ridgecrest Foundation, a group dedicated to using the property as a Christian camp and conference center. LifeWay will continue to hold youth camps... Continue Reading »

Sandra Pound’s poetry ‘resounds with faith’ in latest book

Courier Publishing is pleased to announce the publication of “A Lifetime of Verse,” a collection of poems by retired educator Sandra R. Pound, Ph.D., of Swansea. Pound’s poetry delves into love, marriage, children, nature, life and death, and God.... Continue Reading »

Fred Wolfe’s impact for the gospel remembered

Longtime pastor, mentor and Southern Baptist Convention leader Fred Wolfe died Jan. 3 due to complications caused by COVID-19. He was 83. At 70 years old in 2007, Wolfe heard God’s call for him to do something new. So... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Marshall Sargent

Marshall Earl Sargent, 82, of Greenville, died Jan. 11, 2021. A native of Pendleton, he was a graduate of Anderson University, Erskine College and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and received his doctorate from Erskine Theological Seminary. He was a... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Herb Garrett

Herbert C. Garrett Jr., 92, of Woodruff, died Dec. 24, 2020. A native of Woodruff, he attended The Citadel, but left a semester early to join the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He later completed his degree... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Jimmy Brown

James Malachi “Jimmy” Brown Jr., 74, of Norway, died Jan. 2, 2021. He was a native of the Norway community in Orangeburg County and served as pastor of Beaver Creek Baptist Church in Neeses for nearly 14 years after... Continue Reading »

ERLC plans 10 ultrasound donations

The Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission has announced it will donate a record 10 ultrasound machines to pregnancy resource centers in the next six months. The ERLC will make the donations to gospel-focused, pro-life centers across the... Continue Reading »

Nevada restrictions ruling applauded

Religious freedom advocates applauded a federal appeals court decision in December that blocked enforcement of Nevada’s pandemic-related restrictions because they treat various secular events and businesses “significantly better” than worship gatherings. A three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court... Continue Reading »