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The undeveloped 621 acres of White Oak Conference Center has been sold to Bravo-Charlie LLC of Sumter for $1.83 million. Scott Lee, chief administrative officer of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, stated, “Their plan for the property is recreational,... Continue Reading »
Gerald Ross Lawton, 82, of Iva, died Sept. 24, 2019, at his daughter’s home in Cameron, Ariz. A native of Iva, he became a minister at the age of 17 while a member of Iva First Baptist Church. He... Continue Reading »
Engrum L. Johnson, 75, of Taylors, died Dec. 8, 2019. Born in Kingstree, he was a graduate of Furman University and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He was a retired Baptist minister, having served for 50 years. He previously served... Continue Reading »
Jerry Ray Davis, 85, of Timmonsville, died Feb. 12, 2020. A native of Missouri, he served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. Following his seminary training, he founded a church in West Virginia, and later served Tans... Continue Reading »
Joseph Charles Blalock Sr., 72, of Muncie, Ind., died Feb. 8, 2020. A native of Alabama, he grew up in Spartanburg and graduated from Fruitland Baptist Bible Institute and Andersonville Baptist Seminary. He was a home missionary in New... Continue Reading »
Planned Parenthood Federation of America’s (PPFA) 2018-2019 annual report showed that the organization performed 345,672 abortion procedures in 2018. Abortions made up 4 percent of the organization’s total medical services for the year. The total number of the procedures... Continue Reading »
Chris Bolt, pastor of Elkton Baptist Church in Elkton, Tenn., has announced his intention to nominate Stephen Feinstein, pastor of Sovereign Way Christian Church in Hesperia, Calif., for second vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention at the SBC... Continue Reading »
It wasn’t that long ago the LifeWay Global team dreamed about ways to resource pastors and other church leaders around the world — those with extremely limited or no access to formal theological training. The vision of Ariel Irizarry,... Continue Reading »
David Lyda is the new pastor of Little Stevens Creek Baptist Church in Edgefield. He previously served at Washington Baptist Church, Greer, as Sunday school director and teacher, AWANA leader, and children’s church teacher. Lyda is currently completing his... Continue Reading »
Clarence Bert Ross, of Lexington, received the doctor of educational ministry degree Dec. 14 at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He is president of Leadernow Ministries.
Tommy Kelly, pastor of First Baptist Church, Varnville, was selected as parade marshal for the city’s Martin Luther King Day parade for the second time in 10 years.
Jeramy Scott Herring, 44, of Rock Hill, died Dec. 9, 2019. A native of Rock Hill, he was serving as pastor of Old Paths Community Church of Rock Hill at the time of his death. Survivors include his wife... Continue Reading »
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