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Mother’s Day Offering set for May 9

Officials at South Carolina Baptist Ministries for the Aging hope South Carolina Baptists will be generous in supporting the annual Mother's Day Offering.... Continue Reading »

Mother’s Day Offering: Missions Work

South Carolina Baptists know that missions work takes many forms. While traditional missions is ?reaching the uncharted,? at South Carolina Baptist Ministries for the Aging, missions work is providing for our own in the later stages of life.... Continue Reading »

‘Hate-filled’ Westboro not Southern Baptist

An independent Baptist church famous for its hate-filled protests is back in the news, and one Southern Baptist leader wants to make clear to the public that the church has no affiliation with the Southern Baptist Convention.... Continue Reading »

‘Love Dare’ creators reveal secret to a good marriage

There is a secret formula to a good marriage. It's not money, good looks or even a healthy love life. It's the intimate relationship that exists between Christ and the two people in the relationship.... Continue Reading »

Focus on disciple-making

Jeff Smoak's letter (?From milk to meat,? April 1) addresses a critical issue for South Carolina Southern Baptists. We indeed need both a conference on intentional discipleship and an entire modification of our orientation and theology of evangelism.... Continue Reading »

Iditarod finish line is site of South Carolina church’s mission effort

Ten people from Calvary Baptist Church, Ware Shoals, recently returned from Nome, Alaska, and the finish line of the Iditarod dog sled race.... Continue Reading »

Churches cross cultural divide to be partners on mission

A new day has come to the congregations of Glenwood Baptist Church and Iglesia Bautista Hispana La Roca in Easley. After months of prayer and preparing the hearts of the people, the congregation of Glenwood Baptist Church opened wide... Continue Reading »

Ken Freeman leads Christian Worldview Week at North Greenville University

Unlike past Christian Worldview weeks at North Greenville University, where political figures spoke about current events from a Christian perspective, the most recent was a revival led by one evangelist whose story reflected how his worldview changed.... Continue Reading »

Retired pastor presented Baptist Heritage award

M.B. ?Bobby? Morrow Jr., a former president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention and longtime pastor in the state, received the Richard S. Furman Baptist Heritage Award presented March 23 at Furman University's Founders Convocation.... Continue Reading »

North Greenville University students take broadcasting awards

Students and faculty from North Greenville University's mass communication department attended the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) Conference in Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 27-March 3.... Continue Reading »

Fast Facts for April 15, 2010

3,000 attend NAMB commissioning Before 3,000 people at First Baptist Church in Woodstock, Ga. – one of the largest crowds to ever witness a North American Mission Board missionary commissioning service – NAMB introduced 79 new missionaries and 16... Continue Reading »

South Carolina Showcase for April 15, 2010

Saluda Baptist Association Day Camp was held at Barker’s Creek Baptist Church, Honea Path, on March 27. Trudy Crittendon of Anderson, who has served in South Asia, was the guest missionary speaker. A total of 60 girls attended the... Continue Reading »