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South Carolina Showcase for December 10, 2009

Jimmy Tyler, a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Conway, recently traveled to Martin County, Ky., for a one-week mission trip to deliver a trailer load of clothes and food for the needy.   Jason Redd, center, was ordained... Continue Reading »

Campers on Mission help out – at camp

A convoy of South Carolina Campers on Mission ? 12 couples in all ? traveled in their RVs to Pinehill Baptist Retreat in Bennettsville recently and spent a week sprucing up the 139-acre grounds and facilities.... Continue Reading »

Edgefield church honors pastor, celebrates anniversary

Little Stevens Creek Baptist Church, Edgefield, celebrated pastor appreciation month in October and its 220th anniversary in August.... Continue Reading »

First Person: Facing the Foundational Issues of Church Health

My first 12 years after graduating from college were spent coaching and teaching. Like most locker rooms, ours was covered with signs to motivate our players. The most profound sign was the shortest. It simply read: ?Block and tackle.?... Continue Reading »

Intersections: Where Faith Meets Life – by Bob Weathers

On June 25, both Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett died. The entertainer's unexpected death overshadowed Fawcett's passing at 62 after a long, public battle with cancer.... Continue Reading »

Dec. 31 deadline for church gifts

The South Carolina Baptist Convention will close its 2009 financial records at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 31.... Continue Reading »

Daughter’s life and death spurs mom’s book

Martha Axmann has an urgent message to share: ?Don't wait for a tomorrow in your life.? Axmann, who lost her 26-year-old daughter Robyn to cancer in 1991, has written a book about her daughter's life and death in order... Continue Reading »

Northbridge champions ‘CHAMPS’ self-study

Northbridge Baptist Church, Charleston, was not a very healthy church just seven years ago. The average age of the congregation was rising, while attendance in worship and Sunday school was going down.... Continue Reading »

Raffini completes Canada appointment

Jonathan Raffini couldn't help but absorb a healthy dose of missions-mindedness while growing up in Anderson.... Continue Reading »

South Carolinians help train Bangladeshi women to share Jesus through Bible stories

Four South Carolina women listened intently as Southern Baptist representative Cole Elbridge* explained that their reason for coming to Bangladesh was to do what he cannot do ? to disciple women.... Continue Reading »

Hearing about Bangladesh in a dream leads a volunteer to go years later

Elizabeth Winston* steadied her voice and then began to sing with focused praise the familiar hymn that had become a part of her story, ??'tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus.? That same kind of trust was exactly what... Continue Reading »

Bangladeshi women share their stories about receiving Jesus as their Savior

? My husband is a schoolteacher. One day I (Taroob*) was fighting with my husband. I was so angry. One evangelist, Salik*, came to visit and he asked, “Why are you so upset?” He said, “Read this book, and... Continue Reading »