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Committee seeks church histories

The History Committee of the South Carolina Baptist Convention is seeking newly written histories of South Carolina Baptist churches and institutions.... Continue Reading »

South Carolina Baptist Convention Nominations Committee releases report

Recommendations of the South Carolina Baptist Convention Nominations Committee must be approved by vote at the 2010 meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention. If approved, terms begin Jan. 1, 2011. Rodney Hord, pastor at Juniper Bay Baptist Church,... Continue Reading »

Rising Christian music artist ‘just a loser who loves Jesus’

Chase Callahan never dreamed when he first picked up a guitar at the age of 13 that one day his music would be changing lives. But 13 years later, as front man for the contemporary Christian band, Chasen, he... Continue Reading »

Ken Hemphill brings keynote address at North Greenville University Founders Day

North Greenville University celebrated 118 years of existence on Sept. 15 with a Founders Day chapel service. Ken Hemphill, national strategist for the Southern Baptist Convention's Empowering Kingdom Growth and former president of Southwestern Seminary, was the keynote speaker.... Continue Reading »

Sunday School Lessons: Oct. 17, 2010, Bible Studies for Life

What makes Jesus unique? John reveals the uniqueness of Christ in three places in these texts: in the eyes of the crowd, the testimony of the blind man, and the touch of the disciple as each individual is confronted... Continue Reading »

Huckabee guest speaker at Taylors Free Clinic 5th anniversary celebration

Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas and presidential candidate, was guest speaker for a fifth anniversary and fundraising celebration for the Taylors Free Medical Clinic Sept. 28 at Timmons Arena at Furman University.... Continue Reading »

Exec. Board subcommittee to take up Baptist building employee ‘issues’

The administrative committee of the Executive Board of the South Carolina Baptist Convention issued a report Oct. 12 in response to an assignment from the board to research issues and develop a plan of action regarding employee concerns at... Continue Reading »

Executive Board trims SCBC budget for 2011

In the face of declining church gifts, members of the Executive Board of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, meeting Oct. 12 at White Oak Conference Center, approved a trimmed-down budget for the coming year.... Continue Reading »

James Ollin Watson Sr.

James Ollin Watson Sr., 96, of Columbia, a long-serving Southern Baptist missionary and pastor, died Sept. 17, 2010.... Continue Reading »

Daughter writes memoir of Harry Dent

While much of the late Harry Dent's success is attributed to his ability to rally the party's conservative base in the South, his daughter's new book, ?Finding True Freedom: From the White House to the World,? reveals a more... Continue Reading »

Samuel Jerome McKenzie

Samuel Jerome McKenzie, 78, of Lake City, died July 16, 2010, in a Florence hospital after an illness.... Continue Reading »

Waccamaw team sees missions at work in Kentucky

The leadership team of Waccamaw Baptist Association Woman's Missionary Union joined missionaries in Lynch, Ky., recently to minister alongside them. A team of four traveled from Conway to Lynch on July 24 and returned July 31.... Continue Reading »