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Weekday educators ‘Start Right’ at White Oak Conference Center

The 2010 Church Weekday Education Workshop was held July 29-30 at White Oak Conference Center in Winnsboro. Under the theme, 'start Right with the Right Start,? more than 570 teachers and directors from South Carolina Baptist church preschools and... Continue Reading »

Berea First, Greenville, to launch contemporary ‘Discovery’ service

?Discovery? is the name of a new worship service at Berea First Baptist in Greenville. ?Discovery? also describes the experience that led the church to begin a new service, said pastor Ronald D. Vaughan.... Continue Reading »

Jackson is Carolina Association DOM

Alvin Jackson is the new director of missions for Carolina Baptist Association, which serves churches primarily in southern Horry County. He began duties in May.... Continue Reading »

At Home – by Rudy Gray

Recently both of my parents have suffered health setbacks that are related to the ravages of time. In an instant, it seemed, both were either hospitalized or needing medical attention. With one, the outcome is a stay at a... Continue Reading »

Sunday Dinner: Baked Savory Pork Chops

You could have called it a mill church, this once large, now small, church in upstate South Carolina. That is no longer a good description of 109-year-old Riverside Baptist Church in Anderson, because it has been almost three decades... Continue Reading »

Fast Facts for September 2, 2010

WHF helping desperate Pakistani families About 600 families in Pakistan’s Sindh province are receiving desperately needed food supplies, thanks to the generosity of Christians who have donated to the Southern Baptist World Hunger Fund. Bags of staple foods are... Continue Reading »

My Answer – by Billy Graham

Dear Dr. Graham: The kindest, most thoughtful person I know says she's an atheist and doesn't even believe in God. I always thought we needed to believe in God before we?d behave like she does, but I guess this... Continue Reading »

East Asian church wins VBS photo contest

A church in Taiwan submitted the winning photo in this year's Facts & Trends Vacation Bible School photo contest.... Continue Reading »

Fresh Ideas – by Diana Davis

"What a day! As she drove home from work, something caught her eye. A young man standing in front of a church held a big sign that read "Free Drive-Through Prayer." She?d hardly noticed that church before today. "Oh,... Continue Reading »

Wright urges churches to up Lottie goals

Southern Baptist Convention president Bryant Wright is challenging individual churches around the convention to set record goals for this year's Lottie Moon Christmas Offering.... Continue Reading »

South Carolina student missionaries report on summer spent sharing gospel

?He's not just a South Carolina God or just a USA God ? he's a whole-world God, and I saw that this summer in a powerful way.? So says Elizabeth Pruett, a student at Greenville Technical College and a... Continue Reading »

11,000-plus background checks performed since 2008

?Churches need to exercise due diligence by running background checks,? said Jennie Taylor, marketing coordinator in LifeWay's direct marketing department. 'there is a $10 base-level background check option that includes a national criminal and sex offender search. It's a... Continue Reading »