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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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
He doesn’t consider himself talented, but, nonetheless, Rick Brewer, a former South Carolina Baptist, is lending his piano talents toward funding scholarships at Louisiana College. Brewer became president of the Louisiana Baptist school in 2015, and proceeds from the... Continue Reading »
The International Mission Board recently celebrated the appointment of 79 new missionaries in a virtual Sending Celebration streamed on Facebook and through the IMB: Advance the Kingdom app. The missionaries, who were previously approved by IMB trustees, come from... Continue Reading »
Twenty-four students with ties to South Carolina participated in fall graduation exercises at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, N.C. While unable to hold in-person graduation activities, the graduates celebrated virtually on Dec. 11. The students and their... Continue Reading »
IMB missionaries and staff pledged $802,700 to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering through an internal campaign that began Sept. 23 and ended Nov. 30. “Our IMB missionaries around the world, and our stateside support staff, wanted to lead by... Continue Reading »
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Lori Spikes, executive director of Baptist Nursing Fellowship, a ministry of national Woman’s Missionary Union, died Nov. 21 after being hospitalized with COVID-19. A graduate of Samford University, Spikes was a registered nurse for more than 40 years. She... Continue Reading »
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