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Dick Lincoln, pastor of Shandon Baptist Church in Columbia since 1978, retired in March. During his 38-year tenure, Shandon’s membership grew from 750 to around 7,000, and attendance grew to around 2,200. In 1996, the church moved from the... Continue Reading »
Ray Hatcher (right) retired from Burnsview Baptist Church, Greer, on Feb. 19 after serving as minister of music and outreach for more than 23 years. He is pictured with his successor, Johnny Andrews. Hatcher served various churches in music... Continue Reading »
Burnsview Baptist Church in Greer broke ground on a new Christian Life Center on March 5. Construction is expected to begin soon.
Mount Pisgah Baptist Church in Easley held a groundbreaking ceremony March 26 for a new worship center. Chad Campbell is the 51st pastor in the church’s 226-year history.
The Executive Board of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, at its spring meeting April 24-25 at the SCBC building in Columbia, heard convention president Keith Shorter talk about his vision for a widespread one-day missions effort around the city... Continue Reading »
An undisclosed number of full-time employees of the South Carolina Baptist Convention may elect to accept a voluntary early retirement incentive in the coming months, according to an April 26 news release from SCBC executive director-treasurer Gary Hollingsworth. In... Continue Reading »
A group of women at Edgefield First Baptist Church hosted a Truth Be Told paint class on March 23. The process involves painting patterns on canvas along with Bible verses.
Celebrating Our Centenarians Vernia Wall Pearson celebrated her 100th birthday with her family, friends and church family at Brown’s Chapel Baptist Church in Pacolet Mills on March 25.
The South Carolina Baptist Convention is accepting recommendations for persons to serve on the state denomination’s standing committees, on the boards of trustees of the convention’s institutions, and on the SCBC Executive Board. Deadlines for receiving recommendations are July... Continue Reading »
Stephen Allen Aylesworth, 61, of Columbia, died Jan. 26, 2017. Born in New York, he had served as youth pastor of North Columbia Baptist Church for the past 34 years. He also volunteered with the disaster relief team of... Continue Reading »
Daniel Henderson, who most recently served as associate pastor for family life and students at Kelleytown Baptist Church in Hartsville, is the new Pee Dee area representative for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He had been on staff at... Continue Reading »
The Baptist Courier garnered five prizes recently from the South Carolina Press Association. The awards, which recognized work published in 2016, were announced March 18 in Columbia. The Courier’s June issue, with a cover story on Clemson University head... Continue Reading »
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