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Earle Street Baptist Church dedicates education/office building

Earle Street Baptist Church in Greenville dedicated a three-story education and office wing July 22. The 14,000-square-foot building offers additional classrooms, conference rooms and office space. A highlight of the new space includes a hallway leading to the worship... Continue Reading »

Broad River, Blacksburg, celebrates centennial Sept. 9

Broad River Baptist Church in Blacksburg will celebrate its 100th anniversary Sept. 9. The church grew out of impromptu outdoor prayer meetings under a large oak tree in the mill village in the early 1900s. Former pastor Howard Allen... Continue Reading »

In ‘Seed Planting,’ physician writes about practical evangelism

Upstate physician Robert Jackson has completed his second book, “The Family Doctor Speaks: The Truth About Seed Planting.” Scheduled to be released soon by Courier Publishing, the book deals with evangelism in a practical and down-to-earth way. Jackson said... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Brenda Lorick Lovett

Brenda Lorick Lovett, 69, of Greenville, wife for 45 years of retired pastor R. Wayne Lovett Sr., died July 14, 2018. Born in Columbia, she was a graduate of the University of South Carolina. She later worked for Beaverdam... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Ronald Jay Humes

Ronald Jay Humes, 86, of Union, died July 30, 2018. A native of Indiana, he was a graduate of Bible Baptist College in Springfield, Mo. He was a retired minister of 50 years. He served churches in Indiana and... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Sara Lee Turner

Sara Lee Turner, 98, of Greenville, widow of the late pastor A. Boyd Turner, died July 21, 2018. She attended North Greenville Academy and was a graduate of Winthrop College. She taught home economics at Everett School in Winnsboro... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Howard Frank Starks

Howard Frank Starks, 90, of Florence, died July 11, 2018. Born in Erie, Pa., he served in the U.S. Marine Corps, where he was a sergeant in the Second Marine Division Band. He attended Penn State University and Indiana... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Pete Cassidy

Pete Cassidy, 74, of Cayce, died Aug. 4, 2018. Born in Bethune, he was a graduate of Coker College and Luther Rice Seminary. He served as pastor at Westfield Creek, Mt. Olive, Mt. Calvary, Lucas Avenue and State Street... Continue Reading »

Letter: We want to be an Acts 1:8 church

A couple of months ago, a retired minister filled in for our pastor. He began his message with a review of the differences he had seen between the 1950s and 1960s and now. He remembered how, during the ’50s... Continue Reading »

Robert Grant announces retirement from Baptist Foundation

Robert F. Grant Jr. has announced his retirement effective Aug. 31 after a ministry career spanning almost 50 years. Licensed to the ministry in 1969 and ordained in 1976, Grant served several churches before joining the South Carolina Baptist... Continue Reading »

Gaffney pastor Bob Finley retires after 47 years of ministry

Bob Finley retired May 27 from full-time pastoral ministry after 47 years of preaching the gospel. White Plains Baptist Church in Gaffney honored Finley and his wife, Elaine, with a day of recognition.

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Sandy Run senior adults present gift to Connie Maxwell

The Sandy Run Baptist Church, Hampton, senior adult group recently visited the Brookland campus of Connie Maxwell Children’s Home in Orangeburg and presented the ministry a gift of $1,300 from the congregations of Sandy Run Church and Robertville Baptist... Continue Reading »