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Marion Baptist calls former member Adam Work as senior pastor

Adam Work began his duties as senior pastor of Marion Baptist Church Oct. 15. He is the first pastor in the church’s history to have grown up as a member of the church. He formerly served the church as... Continue Reading »

North Augusta First Baptist calls Stephen Cutchins as senior pastor

Stephen Cutchins began his service as senior pastor of North Augusta First Baptist Church on Oct. 22. He holds a doctor of ministry degree with an emphasis in Christian apologetics. He is the author of a book, “Prove It:... Continue Reading »

Michael Stansell joins staff at Park Street Baptist Church

Michael Stansell has been called as associate pastor of Park Street Baptist Church in Easley. He and his wife, Ellen, will make their home in Easley. Alton A. Nix is senior pastor.

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Morrisons join NAMB as apprentice church planters

Luke Morrison and his wife, Shannon, have joined the North American Mission Board as apprentice church planters with Tapestry Church in Atlanta, Ga., working with the homeless. They previously served at Shamrock Baptist Church in Bethune. They have five... Continue Reading »

New SCBC Executive Board officers elected

New officers were elected at the South Carolina Baptist Covention’s Executive Board meeting on Thursday, Dec. 7. Tommy Kelly, pastor of First Baptist Church, Varnville, and former SCBC president, was elected chairman of the Executive Board. Randy Kirby, worship... Continue Reading »

Eastlan women fill 44 shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child

The Martha Franks WMU group at Eastlan Baptist Church, Greenville, assembled 44 shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child. Eastlan serves each year as a collection location for the ministry. Pictured are WMU members Jane Hicks, Jan Burdette and Sandra Lord.

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Obituary: Butch Dyar

Michael “Butch” Dyar, 75, of Mauldin, died Aug. 23, 2017. Born in Hartwell, Ga., he served in the U.S. Army and received a master of divinity degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. In South Carolina, he served as pastor... Continue Reading »

Annual meeting wrap: State Baptists ‘Unite’ for missions, evangelism

Gathering under the banner of “Unite,” messengers to the 197th annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention sang, prayed, conducted business, and fanned out across the city of Columbia for “One Day” — a missions and evangelistic effort.... Continue Reading »

Deadline nears for 2017 contributions to SCBC

The South Carolina Baptist Convention is advising churches and individuals that the following will count as 2017 contributions: — Hand-delivered contributions received by the close of business on Dec. 21. — Electronic contributions with a transaction date on or... Continue Reading »

Anderson University presents 2017 Pastor of the Year awards

Anderson University presented its annual South Carolina Baptist Pastor of the Year awards Nov. 6 at the South Carolina Baptist Pastors Conference at Shandon Baptist Church. The awards were established in 2011 to honor outstanding pastors and are based... Continue Reading »

Upstate church to hold active-shooter seminar

Editor’s note: Because of strong interest, the location of the following event has been changed to Crossroads Baptist Church in Spartanburg. (Updated Dec. 28, 2017) A free seminar will be held Jan. 16 for churches wanting to learn more... Continue Reading »

Pastors’ Conference precedes SCBC annual meeting

The South Carolina Baptist Pastors’ Conference will convene Monday, Nov. 6, at Shandon Baptist Church in Columbia. Sessions will begin at 9 a.m. and will conclude when keynote speaker Mac Brunson, senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Jacksonville,... Continue Reading »