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On Oct. 6, 1895, George C. Riser, a deacon, read a centennial paper to the members of Bethabara Baptist Church that they had asked him to prepare. At the close of the paper was a note that indicated 100... Continue Reading »

High rates of divorce and unmarried childbearing cost U.S. taxpayers at least $112 billion each year, making marriage enrichment a legitimate policy concern, a first-of-its-kind study sponsored by four public policy and research groups said.... Continue Reading »

Pastors planning to attend the SBC Pastors? Conference in Indianapolis June 8-9 will need to leave earlier this year, according to Pastors? Conference president Michael Catt. In an unusual move, the Pastors? Conference will open early ? on Sunday... Continue Reading »

Clyde K. Bizzell, of Louisville, Ky., a native of Norway, S.C., who served in numerous ministry capacities outside South Carolina for more than 50 years, died April 5, 2008.... Continue Reading »

Frank Page is coming to dinner. The Southern Baptist Convention's president will be the guest speaker at a Woman's Missionary Union dinner kicking off its June 8-9 Missions Celebration and Annual Meeting preceding the SBC's annual meeting in Indianapolis.... Continue Reading »

Today, Americans are born into a world dominated by debt, and the majority has no concept that there actually was a time when excessive home mortgages, automobile loans, school loans and credit cards did not exist.... Continue Reading »

The Conference of Southern Baptist Evangelists will honor its founding generation and reach out to a new generation of lost souls as it convenes for a 50th anniversary celebration June 6-9 in Indianapolis.... Continue Reading »

I know. I know. You?re wondering why you, a South Carolinian, should come to the Midwest for the SBC next June. Here are 10 good reasons:... Continue Reading »

The Southern Baptist Convention's six seminaries will host luncheons for alumni and guests June 11 in conjunction with the Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis.... Continue Reading »

The Thirty Years? War over religion devastated much of Europe in the mid 1600s. By 1648, the war had degenerated into skirmishes and local battles. War had become so entrenched in the national psyche that the fights continued, often... Continue Reading »

Georgia pastor Johnny Hunt and former missionary Avery Willis will be nominated for president of the Southern Baptist Convention during the SBC's June 10-11 annual meeting in Indianapolis.... Continue Reading »

Representatives of the 90 churches that comprise the Spartanburg County Baptist Network celebrated its Silver Anniversary with a gala at Spartanburg's Memorial Auditorium May 4.... Continue Reading »