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Messengers approve slow advance in allocation of CP funds for SBC

Published on November 13, 2007

The 1,155 registered messengers to the annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention at the Florence Civic Center, Nov. 13-14, adopted a $33.95 million Empowering Kingdom Growth budget and approved a five-year plan for increasing the percentage of... Continue Reading »

Leopard elected president of state convention

Published on November 13, 2007

Eddie Leopard, pastor of Millbrook Baptist Church, Aiken, was elected as president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention Nov. 14 in Florence.... Continue Reading »

‘The building is burned, but the body of Christ is alive’ at Sandy Run Baptist Church

Published on November 7, 2007

About 5:30 a.m. on the first Sunday in November, Hampton pastor Paul Reid was studying in preparation for that day's service when he was startled by a loud crash. Seeing an amber glow outside, he rushed to the window.... Continue Reading »

Jefferson pastor nominee for registration secretary

Published on October 9, 2007

Terry Corder, pastor of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, Jefferson, will allow his name to be?placed into nomination?for the office of registration secretary of the South Carolina Baptist Convention when the annual meeting convenes in Florence, Nov. 13-14.... Continue Reading »

Manly descendant returns to celebrate First Charleston’s 325th anniversary observance

Published on October 8, 2007

Three hundred and eleven years ago, William Screven and 28 others from a 14-year-old congregation in Kittery, Maine, set sail for Charleston in search of religious freedom. On Sept. 30, members of the earliest Baptist church in the South... Continue Reading »

S.C. Baptist Historical Society ponders meaning of ‘Baptist university’

Published on October 5, 2007

Meeting at Charleston Southern University Oct. 1, members of the South Carolina Baptist Historical Society pondered the question, ?What is a Baptist university??... Continue Reading »

Oliver, Harris to be nominated for state convention offices

Published on September 25, 2007

Two more pastors recently announced that they will allow their names to be placed into nomination for South Carolina Baptist Convention offices when the annual meeting convenes in Florence, Nov. 13-14. Jim Oliver, pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church, Roebuck,... Continue Reading »

S.C. volunteers heading to Peru for earthquake relief efforts

Published on September 17, 2007

Teams of South Carolina Baptist volunteers will be heading to Peru over the course of the next eight weeks in response to the 8.0-magnitude earthquake that reduced multiple villages into mounds of rubble Aug. 15.... Continue Reading »

Along the Way: Who Knew?

Published on September 5, 2007

Ricky Cook was the younger brother of two of my closest childhood friends, Lyles and John. So when I recently learned that he was going to serve as a missionary in Zambia, my first thought was ? who knew?... Continue Reading »

Leopard, Hooks, Allen join growing list of state convention nominees

Published on September 4, 2007

The election pool for South Carolina Baptist Convention offices continues to grow. Three more pastors have announced they will allow their names to be placed into nomination, as of Aug. 31.... Continue Reading »

Pastors Porter, Wunch to be nominated for SCBC offices

Published on July 31, 2007

With the annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention about three months away, two pastors have confirmed that they will allow their names to be placed into nomination for convention offices.... Continue Reading »

Hurricane Baptists celebrating 175 years – or more

Published on July 26, 2007

On the last Sunday in August, Hurricane Baptist Church in southern Laurens County will be celebrating its 175th anniversary, with new South Carolina Baptist Convention executive director-treasurer Jim Austin as keynote speaker.... Continue Reading »