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New IMB missionaries have state connections

South Carolina natives Tim and Anna Norton have been appointed IMB missionaries to Sub-Saharan Africa. They will be involved in evangelism and church planting in Madagascar.... Continue Reading »

Upstate woman’s book asks hard question

Christy Upton, a writer and minister's wife from Williamston, has published her first book, ?Come Away with Me.?... Continue Reading »

Pace pens ‘Simple Christianity’

Joe Pace, pastor of Refuge Baptist Church, Central, has written a book, 'simple Christianity,? published by Tate Publishers.... Continue Reading »

Two student resort missionaries, including one from Spartanburg, remain ‘critical’ in Montana after car crash

Two ?Innovator? resort missionaries, including one from Spartanburg, remain in critical condition in ICU at St. Vincent's Hospital in Billings three days after their SUV flipped and rolled over several times, injuring them and two companions. A dozen of... Continue Reading »

Connie Maxwell Children’s Home leader says ‘Orphan’ could hurt adoptions

The president of Connie Maxwell Children's Home is joining other adoption advocates in condemning a Warner Brothers horror film that depicts a young adopted orphan girl as a murderer. The movie ?Orphan? opens July 24 and tells the story... Continue Reading »

3 from Spartanburg among 4 student missionaries injured in Montana

Two North American Mission Board student missionaries remain in critical condition after the Jeep Cherokee in which they and two others were riding flipped and rolled over on Interstate 90 near Belgrade, Mont., around 3:30 p.m. local time Tuesday,... Continue Reading »

Christian retreat settings important

From both the admonition in Proverbs and the example set by our Lord, the scriptures clearly teach the value of intentional and concentrated time with God. Children especially need this time, and as many adults will attest, they also... Continue Reading »

SCBC MusicArts Camp joins with Summersalt for youth experience

Since 1963, the worship and music office of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, under different titles and various directors, has been training future worship leaders at Youth Music Camp. During the summer of 2008, and continuing this summer, the... Continue Reading »

Calvin Miller to lead consecration service for AU ministry school

Anderson University's new Clamp Graduate School of Christian Ministry will have its beginning this fall with a special consecration service on Aug. 6 at 7:30 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall.... Continue Reading »

Victims remembered for living out their faith

Friends, church members and pastors have sought to comfort loved ones of the victims of a serial killer even as they try to come to grips with the aftermath of a tragedy that struck the Gaffney area in late... Continue Reading »

In New Orleans, volunteers still needed

Almost four years after Hurricane Katrina brought New Orleans to its knees on Aug. 29, 2005, Southern Baptists continue to spend a week or so in the Big Easy, volunteering their time and skills to rebuild or refurbish homes... Continue Reading »

Capitol View – by Joe Mack

Washington bureaucrats are pushing hard for a vote on national health care reform. Provisions in the legislation allow abortion on demand, override state abortion laws, and establish federal funding for abortions. The National Right to Life Web site states... Continue Reading »