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Obituary: Carl E. Patterson

Carl E. Patterson, 87, of Greenwood, died Dec. 16, 2017. Born May 27, 1930, in Pelzer, he was a graduate of Anderson College, Furman University and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He pastored churches in Mississippi and South Carolina,... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Choice E. Watson

Choice E. Watson, 85, of Lyman, died Jan. 2, 2018. He was a graduate of Luther Rice Seminary and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He was a U.S. Army and National Guard veteran. Watson was a pastor for 25... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Ernest Webb

Ernest Webb, 85, of Aiken, died Dec. 3, 2017. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken County, he retired from Bi-Lo after 34 years of service, where he was a produce manager. He pastored Spring Branch Baptist Church in... Continue Reading »

Rumbough resigns from Baptist Foundation of S.C.

Valerie Rumbough, who most recently served as director of investments for the Baptist Foundation of South Carolina, has resigned, according to a Jan. 19 email sent to The Courier and others by Nathan R. McCarthy, president and CEO of... Continue Reading »

Lancaster church packs 634 Christmas shoeboxes

Temple Baptist Church in Lancaster prepared 634 Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes for Samaritan’s Purse for Christmas 2017. The shoeboxes were displayed in the church’s sanctuary.

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Columbia pastor authors book on depression

Ronald “Dee” Vaughan, pastor of St. Andrews Baptist Church in Columbia, has released a new book. “Seeing in the Dark: Biblical Meditations for People Dealing with Depression” is a devotional resource for people dealing with the emotional and spiritual... Continue Reading »

Upstate music minister Jack Mabry retires after 56 years of service

Jack A. Mabry Sr. has retired after serving six different churches in the Upstate as minister of music. His ministry has spanned 56 years. Mabry plans to be available to serve churches in interim music ministry positions. He is... Continue Reading »

Ben Davis named president emeritus at Connie Maxwell

The Connie Maxwell Children’s Home board of trustees has conferred the status of president emeritus upon former president and longtime organizational supporter Ben Davis. At the November board meeting, a motion from the executive committee was brought to the... Continue Reading »

Upstate’s Sam Thrift publishes memoir

Businessman Samuel Thrift of Seneca has written a memoir, “Thrift: Building a Life” (Courier Publishing, $14.95). Identical twins Tom and Sam Thrift were born during the Great Depression. At age 19, they were drafted into the Army and stationed... Continue Reading »

Kelleytown calls Wes Howard as student minister

Wes Howard has been called as student minister of Kelleytown Baptist Church in Hartsville. Howard most recently served overseas in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. He is a graduate of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and the University of South... Continue Reading »

Brownsville ordains Darrell Alcorn to the ministry

Darrell Alcorn (left) was ordained to the ministry Oct. 29 by Brownsville Baptist Church in Blenheim. Pastor Bobby Byrd is shown presenting Alcorn with a certificate of ordination.

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Mt. Hermon Church marks 2017 with 12 baptisms

Mt. Hermon Baptist Church in Galivants Ferry, Carolina Association, baptized 12 people in 2017, the largest number of annual baptisms in more than five years. Pictured are eight of those who were baptized in 2017.

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