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Obituary: Earl D. Crumpler

Earl D. Crumpler, 86, of Greenville, died July 27, 2020. A native of Roanoke Rapids, N.C., he was a graduate of Wake Forest University and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He served several churches as pastor, including North Trenholm in... Continue Reading »

Obituary: David “Wayne” Crosby

David “Wayne” Crosby, 78, of Columbia, died July 18, 2020. He served as a youth director and associate pastor of various churches, and was childcare administrator of Connie Maxwell Children’s Home, Epworth Children’s Home, Baptist Home of Kentucky and... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Sandra Corder

Sandra Sue Elliott Corder, 83, of Greenville, died Aug. 6, 2020. A native of Winston-Salem, N.C., she served as a trustee for The Baptist Courier in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Survivors include her husband of 65 years,... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Harold D. “Bo” Coleman

Harold “Bo” Coleman, 87, of Rock Hill, died Aug. 8, 2020. He was a graduate of Baylor University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He served churches in Virginia, Alabama, and South Carolina — including First Baptist, Rock Hill, and... Continue Reading »

Bunton’s poetry celebrates God’s presence in ordinary life

Patsy Bunton has released her second book of poetry, “Joy Comes in the Morning” (Courier Publishing, 422 pages, $19.95). In “A Simple Life,” one of 365 poems from the collection, Bunton extolls “the morning sun, the dew on the... Continue Reading »

IMB urges caution while encouraging sustained commitment to missions

International Mission Board senior leaders are urging Southern Baptists to use extreme caution if they are considering overseas missions travel for the remainder of 2020. As many countries continue to require quarantines or have not yet opened their borders,... Continue Reading »

ERLC encourages church, civic partnership on COVID-19 contact tracing

Churches should partner with government officials to fight the spread of the coronavirus while receiving First Amendment protections as they cooperate, the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission said in a July 10 statement. The ERLC has issued... Continue Reading »

Multi-million-dollar gift from local chaplain funds new center at CSU

Rob Dewey and his wife, Kathy, recently announced their intention to provide funding to create a center for chaplaincy at Charleston Southern University. The more than $2 million commitment will establish the Dewey Center for Chaplaincy, which represents one... Continue Reading »

SEBTS, Fruitland forming partnership to train church leaders

Beginning this fall, graduates of Fruitland Baptist Bible College in Hendersonville, N.C., can also earn 46 hours toward a Bachelor of Arts degree in pastoral ministry from The College at Southeastern, the undergraduate arm of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.... Continue Reading »

Slabtown founding pastor honored for 40 years of service

George Tate has completed 40 years as the pastor of Slabtown Baptist Church in Liberty. He was the founding pastor of the congregation, which was planted by Piedmont Baptist Church in 1980.

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Calvary enters partnership to relaunch with Hispanic outreach

Calvary Baptist Church voted June 28 to reinvest its resources in a partnership with another Lancaster congregation to add a Spanish service to its existing worship. The remaining 17 members of Calvary Baptist approved a proposal by Brian Saxon,... Continue Reading »

Spartanburg First Baptist member earns seminary degree

Emily Katherine Johnson, a member of First Baptist Church, Spartanburg, received the Master of Divinity degree May 16 at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary in a virtual graduation celebration. Johnson, daughter of Kathy Dalton of Spartanburg, is married to... Continue Reading »