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Ansel Kay Gambrell

Ansel Kay Gambrell, 86, a retired Baptist pastor, formerly of Honea Path, died Aug. 26, 2010, in Cincinnati, Ohio.... Continue Reading »

Edwin Gray Jones Jr.

Edwin Gray Jones Jr., 96, founding pastor of Centerville Baptist Church in Anderson, died Aug. 8, 2010, at the Rainey Hospice House.... Continue Reading »

South Carolina Baptist universities kick off busy academic year

All three South Carolina Baptist Convention-affiliated universities are reporting robust fall enrollments, and each school began the 2010-11 academic year with a worship celebration.... Continue Reading »

O.R. ‘Bert’ Wilson Jr.

O.R. ?Bert? Wilson Jr., 88, of Florence, died Aug. 10, 2010.... Continue Reading »

Pastor to Pastor – by Brad Whitt

As the dog days of summer cool down, the 2010 South Carolina Baptist Convention Pastors? Conference is just beginning to heat up. I?m really excited about our theme and program for this year, and I believe that this day... Continue Reading »

Hodges to lead Chester Association

Ted Hodges began duties as the new director of missions for Chester Baptist Association on Sept. 1.... Continue Reading »

Fast Facts for September 16, 2010

  Cooperative Program 3.70% behind 2009 pace Year-to-date contributions through the Southern Baptist Convention’s Cooperative Program are 3.70 percent below the same time frame last year. As of Aug. 31, the year-to-date total of $178,218,414.00 for Cooperative Program (CP)... Continue Reading »

Sunday Dinner: German Chocolate Brownies

Cindy had brought me a plate of 12 German Chocolate Brownies a few days earlier. Because I wasn't home, she had left them with our son-in-law, Joel Sprague, at his office near our house. She and Wayne are friends... Continue Reading »

Prayer vigil for national renewal begins Sept. 20

There's no disputing that most Americans ?believe? in God. Studies by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life consistently reveal more than two-thirds of Americans are ?absolutely certain? there is a God.... Continue Reading »

October is Parson's Pantry Month

VBS kids collect half-ton of canned foods for hungry

When 60 kids gather for a week of Vacation Bible School, one can expect to hear a lot of joyful noise: boisterous singing, competitive screams during game time, and cheerful banter during crafts. But recently at Saluda River Baptist... Continue Reading »

My Answer – by Billy Graham

Dear Dr. Graham: I?ve heard of the Ten Commandments all my life and been told I ought to obey them but aren't they out of date? After all, they were written thousands of years ago, and the world has... Continue Reading »