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This summer, high school and middle school students got a taste of college life a few years early. ?James University,? the theme for the 2007 Summersalt youth camp, transported students a few years into their futures when their faith... Continue Reading »

Bright green rice fields surrounded the village. A barefoot man spread harvested rice on a plastic sheet to dry it in the sun. A woman tended to two infant goats born the previous day, while other women hand-embroidered shirts... Continue Reading »

A group of 40 youth and adults from First Baptist Church, Duncan, traveled to Palmer, Alaska, in early June to participate in a World Changers mission project. During the weeklong event, the Duncan group served with 100 other participants... Continue Reading »

Southern Baptist doctors Judy Williams and Bruce Roach used to have a friendly competition at Jibla Baptist Hospital in Yemen: Who would work the longest 'shift? without walking out the front gate?... Continue Reading »

Tom Sees, pastor of Smyrna Baptist Church, Smyrna, and his wife Shirley led a missions team in April to the Santa Cruz area of Jamaica. Team members delivered a washing machine they purchased to the infirmary in Santa Cruz.... Continue Reading »

Throughout the capital city of Bangladesh, the call to prayer perforates Dhaka's early morning air, spilling out from the tops of mosques, a reminder that prayer is better than sleep. Although Bangladesh, a country about the size of Arkansas,... Continue Reading »

Bryan Atkinson BRYAN ATKINSON began duties as student minister at Summerton Baptist Church, Summerton, June 1. He is the first full-time student minister in Summerton’s 148-year history. The son of a pastor, Atkinson grew up in Camden and Darlington.... Continue Reading »

A man was beaten to death by an undetermined number of people after the car he had been riding in hit and injured a 2-year-old. According to reports, the June 19 attack on David Morales in Austin, Tex., occurred... Continue Reading »

Irene Nunn Cooper, of Spartanburg, wife of retired Baptist pastor Robert Sydney Cooper for 68 years, died July 1, 2007.... Continue Reading »

The second annual Upstate Evangelism Conference will be held Aug. 1-3 at Northbrook Baptist Church, Boiling Springs.... Continue Reading »

There is something about M-Fuge that has kept youth pastor Joe Monk coming back year after year since 1998. ?For youth, M-Fuge is a good introduction to missions and is very relational in its interaction with people,? said Monk,... Continue Reading »

Tabernacle Baptist Church of Pelzer (known as the Second Baptist Church of Pelzer from 1897-1902) will be celebrating our 110th anniversary Aug. 26. We are seeking help in obtaining information about and copies of any pictures available from any... Continue Reading »