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‘Huge, growing disconnect’

My guess is that my church is not the only one in the South Carolina Baptist Convention that has had to make some very difficult decisions in these tough economic times.... Continue Reading »

Time to ‘just pray’

God's Word is full of promises to us. God is not a god who created the world and set it in place, leaving the rest to us. He is a father who is interested in each and every activity,... Continue Reading »

Serving God’s servants

We are grateful to the Lord for how he has blessed and used the ministry of Parson's Pantry. The Lord has blessed us with the resources to assist 241 needy pastors, retired pastors, widows of pastors, and married ministerial... Continue Reading »

Fast Facts for July 8, 2010

  Fish, Ham inducted into Evangelists’ Hall of Faith SOUTHERN BAPTIST EVANGELISM professor Roy Fish and legendary revivalist Mordecai Ham were inducted into the Conference of Southern Baptist Evangelists’ Hall of Faith June 12 during the organization’s annual meeting... Continue Reading »

Ergun Caner no longer dean; stays on faculty at Liberty University

Ergun Caner will no longer serve as dean of Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary in Lynchburg, Va., but will remain on the seminary's faculty, according to a public statement released by Liberty University.... Continue Reading »

SCBC staff member named NAMB missionary to Upstate

The North American Mission Board has appointed Abi Elrod as a US/C2 missionary, a position of service in the United States or Canada for two years. Elrod, currently employed with the South Carolina Baptist Convention as an assistant in... Continue Reading »

South Carolina Showcase for July 8, 2010

A group of 13 adults and youth from West Side Baptist Church, West Columbia, went to Iquitos, Peru, June 3-12. The group traveled by boat six hours down the Amazon River to the village of Huanta, which served as... Continue Reading »

Connie Maxwell Children’s Home celebrates alumni reunion

Connie Maxwell Children's Home celebrated its 34th biennial alumni reunion recently on the main campus in Greenwood, where 600 alumni and family members shared stories that brought laughter and tears.... Continue Reading »

Church serves up ‘Blessings in a Bowl’

In November 2009, the WMU members of Brownsville Baptist Church, Pee Dee Association, were planning their annual meal for the shut-ins and talked about volunteering at a soup kitchen during the holidays. Church member Kitty Carabo spoke up and... Continue Reading »

She handled array of tasks, raised 8 children

At 102 years old, Ruth Carlisle still knew the power of prayer. When one of the hospice workers tending to Carlisle told her about a grandchild who had been diagnosed in the womb with a serious birth defect, Carlisle... Continue Reading »

B.F. Hawkins

Benjamin Franklin "B.F." Hawkins, 95, of Columbia, a retired pastor and director of missions and former president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, died July 4, 2010.... Continue Reading »

Letter: Judge not by style

Let's judge churches by substance, not style or statistics. Acts 2:47 says that 'the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.? Today, it's ?adding to the church weekly such as will transfer their membership.?... Continue Reading »