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Identity theft is a serious business. One of the ways your stolen identity can be used is to get a job, using your Social Security number.... Continue Reading »

Well, the blackberries are tiny, hard balls on the bushes. The dogs never come out from under the porch, except at night. The pool is now the temperature of a very large hot tub and the wind has all... Continue Reading »

Charleston Southern University students poured into the Go Center following the Aug. 24 Love Awakening worship program. For some it marked the end of the three-day festival, but for most it was the beginning of a new exploration into... Continue Reading »

Jeff Whaley JEFF WHALEY began duties as pastor of Secona Baptist Church, Pickens, on May 2. He previously served as pastor of Return Baptist Church in Seneca. Whaley, a native of Piedmont, and his wife Tracy have two children,... Continue Reading »

The University of South Carolina Upstate has been abuzz with students moving into dorms before the start of fall semester. The students? new neighbors have been in the process of moving in, too.<... Continue Reading »

In 2009, Ken Vickery prepared to attend a multihousing ministry presentation at the Greer Baptist Association office. He hesitated about going, thinking, "We don't even have that many multihousing communities around our church."... Continue Reading »

Lee Dawson Hoover was named deacon emeritus recently at Ridgeville Baptist Church. The award was presented by pastor Clyde McCants on July 11 in a ceremony honoring Hoover for more than 45 years of service as deacon. Hoover and... Continue Reading »

Pastor John Rea of Legacy Church, Myrtle Beach, will be the first to admit that many churches and resources have helped the new church plant get off the ground and running. The church began in May 2008. This summer,... Continue Reading »

LifePoint Church in Dillon sponsored a second annual back-to-school bash on July 31. The church partnered with local organizations and service providers to offer free health screenings and school supplies. This year the church met its goal of giving... Continue Reading »

College Street Baptist Church, Walhalla, recently honored the husband-wife music ministry team of Ray and Vanessa Conway for 25 years of service to the church.... Continue Reading »

Some of the notes are short. Some of the notes include explanation. Ron Barker holds them, clipped together, and sees beyond the words and sentences. Barker sees the Easter baptisms reported as part of South Carolina Baptists? participation in... Continue Reading »

Chandler Im will speak in Spartanburg on Sept. 25 at organizational meetings of the Upstate Ethnic Ministry Network. A Korean, Im directs the Ethnic America Network (EAN) from the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton, Ill.... Continue Reading »