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Inman Mills Baptist Church, Inman, celebrated Polly Boyce Appreciation Day on Jan. 15, in honor of long-time organist Polly Boyce, who recently retired after 50 years of service. In addition to the special Sunday service, the congregation presented an... Continue Reading »

>The head of the Southern Baptist Convention"s ethics entity has urged United States senators to support a bill that would protect conscience rights in the Obama administration"s controversial contraceptive/abortion mandate.... Continue Reading »

There's nothing ordinary about Quinn Franco's college experience at Charleston Southern University. In the fall of 2010, the Aiken native enrolled at CSU, declaring biochemistry as his major. Inspired by a chapel performance by the Annie Moses Band, with... Continue Reading »

JOHN ALEXANDER JR. was recently called as pastor of Abney Memorial Baptist Church, Greenwood. He previously served as director of Hoops for Him, a young mens’ sports outreach ministry of First Baptist Church, Ninety Six, as well as a... Continue Reading »

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum continued to do well among self-described evangelicals in the Michigan and Arizona primaries Tuesday, even though GOP rival Mitt Romney won the popular vote in each state.... Continue Reading »

The 2012 edition of the South Carolina Baptist Conference on Evangelism opened to an overflow audience last Wednesday evening at Hoffmeyer Road Baptist Church in Florence, which hosted the event for the second straight year. The theme of the... Continue Reading »

Tossing paper airplanes into white towel ?clouds? gave Katie Lewis and her fellow associational Vacation Bible School directors the opportunity to exchange ideas for promotion, evangelism, and follow-up in Vacation Bible School. This was one of many airplane-related activities... Continue Reading »

With more than half of the world"s population now living in cities, Baptist Press is taking a multi-part look at a number of the world"s major metropolises, such as Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.... Continue Reading »

It has been said that some of the most impactful lessons we learn in life are often learned 'the hard way.? We learn that fire burns, the law of gravity cannot be defied for long, and that rules are... Continue Reading »

Pastor Kenneth W. Harmon and his wife Joy were honored recently for 30 years of service to First Baptist Church, Newberry.... Continue Reading »

At last week's meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee in Nashville, two officials of the South Carolina Baptist Convention ? executive director-treasurer Jim Austin and convention president Brad Atkins ? arrived in Music City with a request.... Continue Reading »

?Glorious.? That's the only word Keith Polatty could find to describe singing at Carnegie Hall in New York City. ?Everything about it was glorious,? said Polatty, who was among a group of members from [Greenwood's] South Main Street Baptist... Continue Reading »