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Community missions planned prior to SCBC annual meeting

The city of Columbia will host the South Carolina Baptist Convention's annual meeting Nov. 16-17, and, on Saturday, Nov. 13, South Carolina Baptists will have the opportunity to serve Columbia's local communities through hands-on mission projects.... Continue Reading »

Historic Anderson County church moves forward after fire

It was a most welcome rain that greeted visitors and church members as they arrived on the afternoon of Sept. 26 at Mountain Creek Baptist Church in the Saluda Baptist Association for the dedication of a new sanctuary. Only... Continue Reading »

First Person: Sharing the Good News in the Big Apple

New York City. Isn't it amazing how, just by saying the name of this one place, I now have your attention? Already your brain has conjured up images of flashing lights, honking horns, huge buildings, faces, places, and an... Continue Reading »

Pastor to Pastor – by Brad Whitt

We are counting down the days to the 2010 SCBC Pastor's Conference. I am really encouraged by the number of pastors who are saying that they can't wait to get together for worship and fellowship on Nov. 15 at... Continue Reading »

Silent when we shouldn’t be?

?Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.? Hallowed ? holy be your name! Is God's name holy any more?... Continue Reading »

Uneasy about Ezell’s leadership

The future of Southern Baptist work in North America is so important that I cannot ignore comments attributed to pastor Kevin Ezell (newly elected president of the NAMB), appearing in an article by Bob Allen, writing for Associated Baptist... Continue Reading »

First Person: Tips for Your Church’s Fall Festival

Church members are decorating with shades of orange and brown and meeting to finalize plans for fall festivals. It is important to plan for the event, but it is just as important to plan for follow-up.... Continue Reading »

LifeWay releases ‘True Love Waits 3.0: Path of Purity’

LifeWay Christian Resource's True Love Waits ministry has introduced 'true Love Waits 3.0: A Path of Purity.? The new initiative, introduced during the National Youth Worker's Conference held Sept. 13-15, is a result of a study of how the... Continue Reading »

Earl Moseley

Earl Moseley, 83, of Asheville, N.C., died Oct. 2, 2010.... Continue Reading »

Don F. Wilson

Don Franklin Wilson, 78, of Starr, a retired pastor and police chaplain, died Oct. 7, 2010, at the Rainey Hospice House in Anderson.... Continue Reading »

WMU launches new wmu.com

WMU announced the launch of a new and redesigned www.wmu.com on Oct. 11.... Continue Reading »

North Greenville University hosts Global Missions Week

Missionaries from around the world gathered at the North Greenville University campus Sept. 20-22 to share their experiences and to encourage others to become involved in missions as part of NGU's Global Missions Week.... Continue Reading »