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20 years ago, Hugo marked SBC disaster relief turning point

Before Hurricanes Katrina in 2005 and Andrew in 1992, 20 years ago there was Hugo, a Category 4 hurricane when it ripped into South Carolina on the night of Sept. 21, 1989 ? at the time, the most devastating... Continue Reading »

Hunter honored with Order of the Palmetto

Charleston Southern University president Jairy Hunter was awarded the Order of the Palmetto on Sept. 9.... Continue Reading »

First Person: Prayerwalking: A Great Place to Start for GPS

Standing on the mountain overlooking the city of Balikesir, Turkey, the task of sowing the gospel among 350,000 Muslims seemed a bit overwhelming.... Continue Reading »

Gator fan thanks CSU coach for ‘uplifting experience’

Editor"s note: The Charleston Southern University Buccaneers took on the defending national champion Florida Gators on college football"s opening Saturday. The Bucs lost the game but gained a fan, as evidenced by this letter from a Florida supporter to... Continue Reading »

Rankin to speak at Bethlehem missions festival

Jerry Rankin, president of the International Mission Board, will speak at the culminating event of a four-day missions festival at Bethlehem Baptist Church, Moore, on Sept. 13.... Continue Reading »

Anderson University moves up in national rankings

Anderson University continues its ascent in the annual U.S. News & World Report's ?America's Best Colleges? rankings. This year, Anderson advanced eight spots to be named among the 25 best institutions of its type in the South.... Continue Reading »

More photos from South Asia

Editor's note: This summer, 118 volunteers flew from South Carolina to Asia to minister to Southern Baptist missionary families attending their annual general meeting. Here are some photos from the week.... Continue Reading »

New academic year begins at Charleston Southern University

Students have begun classes at Charleston Southern University as the school celebrates its 45th year and Jairy Hunter observes his 25th year as president.... Continue Reading »

118 from North Spartanburg minister to missionaries in South Asia

This summer, 118 volunteers flew from South Carolina to Asia to minister to Southern Baptist missionary families attending their annual general meeting. Here are several stories about the volunteers who traveled to South Asia from First Baptist North Spartanburg.... Continue Reading »

First Person: New Every Morning

It was probably fourth or fifth grade. I had a paper due that had to be written on one clean sheet of paper ? in ink.... Continue Reading »

Crossing Carolina for September 3, 2009

Ben McLaughlin BEN McLAUGHLIN was recently called as pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, Lake City. A native of Florence County and a graduate of Fruitland Baptist Bible Institute, he previously served as pastor of students and missions at Philippi... Continue Reading »

Former NFL coach Tony Dungy to Michael Vick: ‘Where was the Lord in all of this?’

While NFL coaches, players and analysts have speculated how Michael Vick will fare in returning to pro football after two years in prison, his closest mentor, former Colts head coach Tony Dungy, said Vick will succeed only by putting... Continue Reading »