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SBC giving down for 2009-2010 The Southern Baptist Convention finished its Oct. 1-Sept. 30 fiscal year 6.18 percent below budget, while Cooperative Program receipts for the year were down 4.03 percent and combined CP and designated giving for the... Continue Reading »

The greatest way to point out a difference between two things is to simply compare and contrast them. It has long been noted that the best way to see whether or not a stick is crooked is to lay... Continue Reading »

(In Your Interest)

Have you ever wanted to seek help from a financial advisor but didn't know where to turn? Have you or a friend been a victim of ?bad advice? from someone claiming to be a financial expert?... Continue Reading »

Telling North American Mission Board staff ?considerable change? is coming, president Kevin Ezell shared a retirement incentive with employees that will be the beginning of an overall reduction in force in the months ahead. Details of the incentives were... Continue Reading »

Goucher Baptist Church, Gaffney, will celebrate its 240th anniversary Oct. 23 and 24. An old-fashioned singing will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 23. On Sunday, Oct. 24, the worship service will begin at 10 a.m. and will... Continue Reading »

We are busy putting the finishing touches on this year's SCBC Pastor's Conference, and I couldn't be more excited. The Lord has really worked in recent weeks to allow us to catch up from a glitch in our publicity... Continue Reading »

Gary R. ?Jerry? Harrelson, 70, of Conway, a retired pastor, died July 29, 2010, at McLeod Regional Medical Center.... Continue Reading »

?From My Life's Journey ? with Heaven as My Destination!? is the title of a newly published collection of newspaper columns written by Lloyd Batson, retired pastor of Pickens First Baptist Church.... Continue Reading »

Friar TIMOTHY M. FRIAR began duties as pastor of Ridgeland Drive Baptist Church, Six Mile, on Aug. 22. He previously served as pastor of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, Liberty, N.C. Friar, a native of Greenville, and his wife, Laura,... Continue Reading »

A surge in communications technology in the past decade has expanded religious dialogue, but the discussions have led to little change in people's lives, The Barna Group found in a recent survey.... Continue Reading »

The congregation of Ebenezer Welcome Baptist Church, Landrum, honored their pastor’s wife, Kim Gainey, on Aug. 8 for her service to the church and the community. She was presented with a gift and a luncheon in her honor.  ... Continue Reading »

It was a sunny October day when I parked in front of the Taylors Free Medical Clinic on Main Street in Taylors, not much more than a stone's throw from the church where the idea for such a ministry... Continue Reading »