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The word ?hymn? usually doesn't lead to thoughts of ?modern,? but modern hymn-writers Keith and Kristyn Getty are trying to change that. That doesn't mean they want churches to stop singing the old hymns ? just the opposite ?... Continue Reading »

During the Wednesday morning business session of the Nov. 15-16 annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, messengers adopted a pared-down budget of $28.6 million for 2012. The spending plan reflects sweeping changes in how South Carolina Baptists... Continue Reading »

Being on the mission field often requires a leap of faith. For some missionaries, however, that leap can seem more like a dive.... Continue Reading »

Bakers Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, Aynor, celebrated its 100th anniversary Oct. 2.... Continue Reading »

Last week's annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention ranks as one of our largest. The messenger count reached 1,528 by Tuesday evening when the entire session was devoted to the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force report.... Continue Reading »

Looking for ideas on how to boost your retirement savings? Kiplinger's Personal Finance Adviser states that many savers are back on track after the market meltdown a few years ago, but some may need to adjust their vision of... Continue Reading »

The Nova Scotia partnership of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, Spartanburg County Baptist Network and the Canada National Baptist Convention was celebrated Oct. 29 at First Baptist Church, Boiling Springs. Mission trip volunteers and coordinators met to reflect on... Continue Reading »

South Carolina Baptist Convention messengers on Nov. 15 approved resolutions calling for transparency in public education and requesting that elected officials ensure that religious liberty ?for all Americans? is protected. Messengers also approved a resolution encouraging South Carolina Baptists... Continue Reading »

His formal name is William C. Pate Jr., but ? at his request ? church members simply call him Bill. Pate, 65, retired Oct. 2 from Tucapau Baptist Church in Startex (Spartanburg County Network) after delivering his final message... Continue Reading »

The South Carolina Baptist Convention will close its 2011 financial records at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 30.... Continue Reading »

Messengers to the Nov. 15-16 annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention have overwhelmingly approved the report of the SCBC's Great Commission Resurgence Task Force.... Continue Reading »

In Deuteronomy 32, Moses neared the end of his story. A slave, a prince, a murderer and a fugitive, his epic tale really took flight while keeping his father-in-law's sheep on the edge of God's mountain. God sent him... Continue Reading »