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Eight from state among Southeastern Seminary grads

Eight students from South Carolina were among 98 graduates who received degrees during the Dec. 18 graduation ceremonies at Southeastern Baptist Seminary.... Continue Reading »

Hunt calls for a day of prayer across SBC

Southern Baptist Convention president Johnny Hunt is calling on all SBC churches to set aside Sunday, Jan. 31, as a day of prayer 'specifically for our denomination.?... Continue Reading »

First Person: Hell’s Edge Starts at Kibera

A child should not go to bed hungry, sick and unsafe, but in Kibera, Kenya, it is the daily norm. Small children roam the dirt alleys with diseases and empty stomachs, facing the real danger of attacks and being... Continue Reading »

Historic Baptist congregation to celebrate 300 years

In 2010, First Baptist Church, Georgetown, will celebrate 300 years of Baptist presence in the region.... Continue Reading »

Anderson University to host Young Leaders’ Workshop

On Jan. 13, Anderson University will host the Anderson Young Leaders? Workshop, with guest Mark Batterson, founding pastor of National Community Church, a multisite interdenominational church in Washington, D.C.... Continue Reading »

Downward Pressure

The U.S. government may have declared that the recession is officially over, but try telling that to Baptists who continue to struggle with paying their mortgages while maintaining their financial commitment to their churches.... Continue Reading »

Crossing Carolina for January 7, 2010

STAN GIBSON has been called as pastor of Marion Baptist Church in Marion Association. He served there as youth pastor from 1998-99, and at several other churches since then. A native of Tennessee, Gibson leaves his student ministry position... Continue Reading »

Prisoner packet collection exceeds goal

Every inmate in a South Carolina prison received a Christmas gift this year because South Carolina Baptists provided more than 24,000 prisoner packets, exceeding this year's goal.... Continue Reading »

Through ‘Parent Project,’ church intervenes for distressed families

When Jamie Murphy first heard about the ?Parent Project,? a way for helping young people by first helping their parents, he knew he wanted to be a part of it.... Continue Reading »

Crossing Carolina for December 24, 2009

Steve Cloud STEVE CLOUD has been called as interim pastor by First Baptist Church in Taylors. Cloud, who until March had been interim executive director of church vitalization for the South Carolina Baptist Convention, is a former pastor and... Continue Reading »

Retirement community serves up old-fashioned Christmas

Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Community in Laurens held its annual ?Christmas Memories at the Villa? on Dec. 10. Guests were able to step back in history to enjoy an old-fashioned Christmas celebration.... Continue Reading »

First Bethany Baptist Church, McCormick, celebrates bicentennial

First Bethany Baptist Church of McCormick, one of the oldest churches in Edgefield Baptist Association, celebrated its 200th anniversary Nov. 8.... Continue Reading »