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For the first time in the 175-year history of the Southern Baptist Convention, one of its historic boards will have an African-American woman as trustee chair. Renée Trewick was elected March 2 by GuideStone trustees. Trewick is a vice... Continue Reading »
The International Mission Board and the North American Mission Board have announced Bryant Wright as the new president of Send Relief. Wright was the founding pastor of Johnson Ferry Baptist Church in Marietta, Ga., where he served for 38... Continue Reading »
Robert Jackson, a physician, author, speaker and avid outdoor sportsman, has written a new book for the turkey-hunting enthusiast in anyone’s life. “Turkey Tales & Bible Truths” combines Jackson’s trademark homespun wit and wisdom with a lifetime of immersive... Continue Reading »
SBC Executive Committee Chairman Mike Stone has named the six members of a study task force that was authorized at their February meeting to study the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission. Joining the chairman on the task force are... Continue Reading »
In light of the continuing global expansion of the COVID-19 virus (coronavirus), the International Mission Board’s coronavirus task force and senior leadership recommend that mission volunteers from U.S. churches postpone international mission-trip travel through April 30. This date could... Continue Reading »
The “Sunburn Trailer” at Surfside Beach, which has been a tool for sharing the love of Christ over the past 10 years, will not be in operation this summer. Martha Bullard, a member of First Baptist Church of Surfside... Continue Reading »
Sallie Ann Hinson Baker (left) was recognized Jan. 5 by the Woman’s Missionary Union of New Calvary Baptist Church. The WMU bought a brick in her honor on the national WMU’s Walk of Faith in Birmingham, Ala., in an... Continue Reading »
First Baptist Church of Spartanburg ordained Jacob Comer (second from left), associate minister of students, on March 1. He is the son of Tommy Comer (far left), associate pastor at First Baptist Church of Gaffney, and the grandson of... Continue Reading »
Meredith Cook has been named chair of the 2020 Southern Baptist Convention Committee on Committees, SBC President J.D. Greear announced March 11. Greear also announced his appointment of Marty Jacumin, pastor of Bay Leaf Baptist Church in Raleigh, N.C.,... Continue Reading »
Missiologist and researcher Ed Stetzer has been named chairman of the 2020 Southern Baptist Convention Resolutions Committee, SBC President J.D. Greear has announced. “Ed Stetzer has planted, revitalized, and pastored churches across the country in a variety of settings,”... Continue Reading »
Sophie Nix, 94, of Rock Hill, and wife of the late Rev. Paul Nix, died Jan. 26, 2020. She and her husband met while students at Furman University, and both attended Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. She was a public... Continue Reading »
Carl Vernon Mullinax, 88, of Gaffney, died March 5, 2020. Born in Gaffney, he retired from the textile industry and served at several South Carolina Baptist churches, including Bowling Green Baptist Church in Clover. He was a U.S. Army... Continue Reading »
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