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Fast Facts for September 30, 2010

EC affirms status of Baptist Press The Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee unanimously declined Sept. 21 to recommend that Baptist Press be made a separate entity, and instead affirmed a 1982 study on the matter that reached the same... Continue Reading »

First Person: A Face, a Name

One of the greatest blessings of my life and ministry is when God brought me to South Carolina. My passion for South Carolina and the South Carolina Baptist Convention (SCBC) began more than 30 years ago while serving as... Continue Reading »

Florence Association bathes middle school in prayer

'there are some things every parent of a middle school student wants for their child,? said Southside Middle School assistant principal Rod Ruth. ?I want my kid safe, I want my kid to learn, I want my kid to... Continue Reading »

Pelion’s Florence Baptist Church to celebrate 150th

Florence Baptist Church, Pelion, which survived Sherman's March through South Carolina in 1865 despite being burned, will celebrate its 150th anniversary Oct. 10.... Continue Reading »

Eason Memorial turns 100

Eason Memorial Baptist Church, Eastover, will celebrate its 100th anniversary on Nov. 7.... Continue Reading »

Swansea pastor Terry Wilder awarded Palmetto State’s top civilian honor

Terry C. Wilder, pastor of of Swansea First Baptist Church, recently was presented the Order of the Palmetto, the state's highest honor for a civilian.... Continue Reading »

Baptist Historical Society to hold fall meeting in Georgetown

The annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Historical Society will be held Oct. 18 at First Baptist Church, Georgetown, in conjunction with the year-long celebration by the church of 300 years of Baptist presence in Georgetown.... Continue Reading »

Crossing Carolina for September 30, 2010

LARRY R. SIZEMORE has been called as senior pastor of First Baptist Church, Fairfax. He formerly served as associate pastor at First Baptist Church, Rock Hill. Sizemore is a graduate of Cumberland College in Williamsburg, Ky., and earned his... Continue Reading »

‘Simple, ordinary man’ leaves Christian legacy for community

Can one man's faith make a difference? The cynic might say no, holding up as evidence humanity itself ? never more self-consumed than today despite countless intercessions and the salt-and-light presence of Jesus? most devout followers over the last... Continue Reading »

South Carolina Showcase for September 30, 2010

Tony Atkinson, director of church relations at Connie Maxwell Children’s Home, spoke to the Joyful Heart senior adults of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Hemingway, on Sept. 2. The group presented to Atkinson three large boxes of school supplies for... Continue Reading »

Daughter writes memoir of Harry Dent

While much of the late Harry Dent's success is attributed to his ability to rally the party's conservative base in the South, his daughter's new book, ?Finding True Freedom: From the White House to the World,? reveals a more... Continue Reading »

Waccamaw team sees missions at work in Kentucky

The leadership team of Waccamaw Baptist Association Woman's Missionary Union joined missionaries in Lynch, Ky., recently to minister alongside them. A team of four traveled from Conway to Lynch on July 24 and returned July 31.... Continue Reading »