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Mt. Ebal Baptist Church, Batesburg, has served its community for the past 175 years. The church was constituted in 1832 with a membership of 37.... Continue Reading »

A fire on the morning of Jan. 2 destroyed the sanctuary and adjoining educational wing of Abner Creek Baptist Church, Greer, which in September had celebrated its 175th anniversary.... Continue Reading »

For the fourth consecutive year, gifts by South Carolina Baptist churches to the South Carolina Baptist Convention's Empowering Kingdom Growth budget have surpassed the budget goal.... Continue Reading »

Some people read, garden or do crossword puzzles to relax. Others straddle motorcycles and hit the open road. And for those who relish the smell of asphalt and the roar of an engine, a new ministry is seeking to... Continue Reading »

Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Hamer, declared Nov. 18 to be Sarah K. Rogers Campbell Day. During morning worship, pastor Randolph Carlson presented a plaque honoring her for 60 years as pianist.   Daniel Royster, right, was ordained to the... Continue Reading »

Mike Turner MIKE TURNER began duties Jan. 1 as senior pastor of Lexington Baptist Church, Lexington. His previous pastorates include Heights Baptist Church, Aiken; Fort Johnson Baptist Church, Charleston; Island Mission Baptist Church, Charleston; and most recently, First Baptist... Continue Reading »

God has changed us in India. I can see it in our faces, the way we interact with each other, and in our prayer life. It has been a great adventure. No one has been ill. Opportunities to share... Continue Reading »

Members of Norway Baptist Church, Orangeburg-Calhoun Baptist Association, began to participate in Operation Christmas Child through Franklin Graham's Samaritan Purse in 2000, sending 59 shoeboxes filled with candy, toys, school supplies, hygiene items, coloring books and crayons to children... Continue Reading »

On Dec. 9 Denis Tyrrell was strolling past a hole he had already filled in while searching for gems at the Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas, the world's only diamond park where visitors can keep whatever they... Continue Reading »

The youth and RAs of Beaverdam Baptist Church, Williamston, gathered items for more than a month for Operation Care, a community food bank supported by churches of Palmetto Baptist Asociation. The youth placed food items on the church altar... Continue Reading »

RANDY MELLICHAMP has accepted the call as pastor of Camp Creek Baptist Church, Lancaster. He previously was pastor of Harmony Baptist Church, Edgemoor. A graduate of Charleston Southern University, he currently attends Liberty University. Mellichamp and his wife Michelle... Continue Reading »

For more than 30 years, churches across South Carolina have been assembling packets as Christmas gifts to inmates in the state's correctional system. Each packet is filled with a toothbrush, toothpaste, a writing tablet, embossed envelopes, a writing pen,... Continue Reading »