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A Pawleys Island pastor, his wife, and an academy director are facing multiple charges in connection with a convicted sex offender who was allowed to serve as a custodian at the church where a daycare and school were operating.... Continue Reading »
Travis Kerns, Three Rivers Baptist Association mission strategist and member of Greer First Baptist Church, was elected as SBC recording secretary during the Orlando SBC Annual Meeting’s Tuesday afternoon session. He won a three-way race with Mississippi pastor Jonathan... Continue Reading »
Florida pastor Willy Rice defeated Josh Powell, lead pastor of Taylors First Baptist Church in Taylors, S.C., in the presidential election during the Wednesday afternoon session of the 2026 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting in Orlando, Fla. Rice, senior... Continue Reading »
South Carolina pastor Josh Powell will be nominated for the position of Southern Baptist Convention president at the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting in Orlando. Powell, a 51-year-old pastor, serves as the lead pastor of Taylors First Baptist Church, a... Continue Reading »
Carlisle Driggers, 88, Hartsville native and executive director-treasurer of the South Carolina Baptist Convention from 1992 until his retirement in 2007, passed away May 18 at his residence in Georgia. Driggers’ 16-year tenure is the second longest for an... Continue Reading »
With a crowd on a Galilean hillside, Jesus shared a message of hope: the way to find true happiness in life. To those searching for an abundant, joyful life, He offers … the “Be-happy-tudes.” I imagine a crowd gathering... Continue Reading »
Next to “Away in a Manger,” “Joy to the World” is one of the most popular and beloved hymns we sing at Christmastime. When Isaac Watts penned the lyrics though, he didn’t actually have the nativity in mind. There’s... Continue Reading »
Six South Carolina Baptist churches and one from North Carolina joined together for an evangelistic “Teach, Reach, Beach” retreat in Charleston in late September that saw seven baptisms. “The whole purpose is not just to retreat and get away,... Continue Reading »
Messengers to the 205th Annual Meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention adopted a $26 million Cooperative Ministry Plan, approved a bylaw change, and adopted five resolutions. More than 830 messengers attended the meeting held Nov. 10–11 at Taylors... Continue Reading »
Messengers to the 205th Annual Meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention voted to sell their two retirement communities and elected a Taylors pastor to serve as president-elect. Attendance at the Nov. 10–11 annual meeting, held at Taylors First... Continue Reading »
Editor’s note: Sunday, June 22, is Mission:Dignity Sunday in the Southern Baptist Convention.By Karoline Chapman Psalm 68:5 says, “God in his holy dwelling is a father to the fatherless and a champion of widows.” On June 22, Southern Baptists... Continue Reading »
South Carolina pastor Josh Powell spotlighted three qualities of “an approved worker of God” during the Southern Baptist Pastors’ Conference in Dallas. “A minister of the gospel must not be interested in creating a reputation for himself,” the pastor... Continue Reading »
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