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Former charleston Southern University standout R.J. Swindle finally got his chance as he was called late July 1 and told he would be moving up to the big leagues. Swindle was expected to be in uniform for the Philadelphia... Continue Reading »

Mary Carol Anderson MARY CAROL ANDERSON has been called as associate minister in student ministries at First Baptist Church, Aiken, effective Aug. 15. A native of Greenville, Anderson is a graduate of Clemson University and the Baptist Seminary in... Continue Reading »

"I have to be there at 8 o'clock on Saturday," our daughter Gaye explained as she and her sister Elizabeth were trying to work out a running schedule. Gaye wanted to be at her town's farmers' market when the... Continue Reading »

Hillcrest Baptist Church, Dalzell, a small church behind Shaw Air Force Base that burned down Feb. 17, needs volunteers through Brotherhood Builders to help build, paint, etc. Contact Bob Salley at salley2@pbtcomm.net or call 803-258-3186 (home) or 803-258-3484. Groundbreaking... Continue Reading »

Early reports are confirmed: ?A majority of our church members are experiencing increases in living costs without increases in income, so some are choosing to ?pass it on? by reducing their giving or attending.?... Continue Reading »

What would you do if you were stranded in a mountain cabin for days with no electricity, no running water, and with a group of people with whom you cannot see eye to eye? That question was posed to... Continue Reading »

For the first time, two summer camp mainstays have joined forces into one. Summersalt, the South Carolina Baptist Convention youth camp held across four weeks in the summer, has traditionally stood alone, as has Youth MusicArts Camp. Seeking to... Continue Reading »

Board member Akinori Taguchi of the Japanese Baptist Convention, who is also pastor of the Kanazawa Baptist Church in Japan, met with Anderson University officials June 24 to discuss a future student exchange program.... Continue Reading »

The scholarship committee of First Baptist Church, Great Falls, awarded education scholarships during worship service June 22 to six young adults: Chasity Baker, Joshua Hefner, Kyle Hefner, Tori Lane, Dakota McMurray and Jade Towery.... Continue Reading »

A search committee has been appointed from the Executive Board planning and ministries committee to work with Jim Austin, executive director-treasurer, in seeking a new associate executive director for church vitalization team of the South Carolina Baptist Convention. Ray... Continue Reading »

We are called as believers to ?walk by faith? (2 Corinthians 5:7). But when you read the great chapter of faith in Hebrews, you find that some saw great success and others experienced great tragedy. Yet, it was the... Continue Reading »

Langston Baptist Church, Conway, will host its annual Coastal Evangelism Conference Aug. 13-15.... Continue Reading »