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A Florence minister who was the only announced candidate for president of the South Carolina Baptist Pastor"s Conference for 2008 was elected by acclamation at the group"s annual meeting Nov. 11 at Calvary Baptist Church in Florence.... Continue Reading »

Hundreds of people, including dozens of players and representatives from Dallas? professional sports teams, crowded into First Baptist Church in Euless Nov. 6 to honor the life and legacy of longtime Dallas Cowboys chaplain John Weber.... Continue Reading »

The 1,155 registered messengers to the annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention at the Florence Civic Center, Nov. 13-14, adopted a $33.95 million Empowering Kingdom Growth budget and approved a five-year plan for increasing the percentage of... Continue Reading »

Southern Baptists who gave generously in the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami will be glad to know they have helped many people not only rebuild their communities but also find meaningful lives, a development worker in the region reports.... Continue Reading »

The 1,155 registered messengers to the South Carolina Baptist Convention annual meeting in Florence, Nov. 13-14, adopted resolutions addressing social concerns such as Christian responsibility in the public square, gambling, predatory lending, gang violence, homosexuality and sexually oriented businesses.... Continue Reading »

Eddie Leopard, pastor of Millbrook Baptist Church, Aiken, was elected as president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention Nov. 14 in Florence.... Continue Reading »

The Chinese government seems to be sending mixed messages about religious freedom during the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, and conflicting reports have clouded the issue of the legality of Bibles at the Olympics.... Continue Reading »

Charles Stanley, founder and president of In Touch Ministries, and Geoff Hammond, president of the North American Mission Board, signed documents Oct. 25 finalizing the sale of NAMB's FamilyNet television network to In Touch.... Continue Reading »

Donations and volunteers still are needed for the California Southern Baptist Convention disaster relief cleanup efforts after the wave of wildfires in Southern California.... Continue Reading »

An appeals court panel apparently has given the okay for prayers mentioning Jesus? name in the Indiana state legislature to return, tossing out a lawsuit Oct. 30 that had garnered national attention two years ago when the prayers were... Continue Reading »

My predecessor as Southern Baptist Convention president, Bobby Welch, constantly reminded Southern Baptists of the need to be winning souls to Christ. One would think that we would not have to be reminded of something as important as that.... Continue Reading »

STEVEN RAGAN began duties Oct. 14 as minister of music at Second Baptist Church, Laurens. He has served as interim choir director and minister to students at Putman Baptist Church, Buffalo, and is admissions counselor at Erskine College, where... Continue Reading »