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Wayne Terry has been tapped to lead the new South Carolina Baptist Convention multiplication team. He began duties July 24.... Continue Reading »

Approximately 400 senior adults, representing as many as 25 churches, are gearing up for the annual fall retreat at Springmaid Beach Resort and Conference Center in Myrtle Beach.... Continue Reading »

Dennis Wilkins DENNIS WILKINS retired July 27 from the pastorate of First Baptist Church, Bluffton, where he served for 12 years. During his tenure, 1,000 people joined the church and a new sanctuary was built in 2006. He served... Continue Reading »

A nine-member missions team from Welsh Neck Baptist Association, led by Tom Brown, pastor of First Baptist Church, Lamar, recently conducted free medical clinics in five towns in Nicaragua ? the ?Land of Lakes and Volcanoes.?... Continue Reading »

Peach pickles are so-o-o Southern. I can’t document this, but I suspect that the people in Montana and Maine don’t make peach pickles. Too bad, because one of the pleasures of home is having a large glass bowl of... Continue Reading »

Nearly 200 volunteers from several states joined together recently to build a new family life center at First Baptist Church, Johnsonville. Among the many volunteers was Justin Leonard, who suffers from a disability that left him unable to walk.... Continue Reading »

Our church, Hillcrest Baptist in Dalzell, burned to the ground on Sunday, Feb. 17 at 4:50 a.m. The members met in our house for worship that Lord's Day and we all agreed the Lord wanted us to rebuild the... Continue Reading »

In the past two years, 175 pastors and staff have been forced from their places of service in South Carolina Baptist Convention churches. Many more left under pressure or went unreported.... Continue Reading »

Baylor regents fire president John Lilley, president of Baylor University in Waco, Tex., has been terminated by the school’s board of regents after less than three years in the position. Lilley was the focus of controversy in March when... Continue Reading »

The injustice of slavery, ?Jim Crow? segregation laws and racist attitudes that linger in American society demand an apology, the U.S. House of Representatives acknowledged June 29 in a resolution adopted on a voice vote at the nation's capitol.... Continue Reading »

There are no treadmills, no weight lifting, no jump ropes, and no rowing machines involved, but the members of this upstate congregation are serious about body building.... Continue Reading »

Dear Dr. Graham: My aunt gave me a Bible that has the words of Jesus printed in red. Are those words printed in red the ones I?m supposed to believe? I am trying to read them when I have... Continue Reading »