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South Carolina Showcase for June 14, 2007

Brad Thompson was licensed to the ministry May 20 by Jonesville Baptist Church, Union County Baptist Association. Thompson will be serving Padgetts Creek Baptist Church, Union, as part-time minister of youth. From left are Ralph Brown, pastor; Vance Quinn,... Continue Reading »

Couple sparks Appalachian mission partnership

When Owen and Betty Heyward first traveled to Lynch and Cumberland, Ky., they had no idea that their lives would be, in their words, ?forever changed.?... Continue Reading »

Mt. Lebanon celebrates 150 years

Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church, Buffalo, celebrated its 150th anniversary May 27 along with the 82nd annual homecoming, which has been celebrated the fourth Sunday in May since 1925.... Continue Reading »

Record $150 million offering to result in more missionaries

Southern Baptists topped the 2006 Lottie Moon Christmas Offering goal, delivering the largest gift in the offering's 118-year history.... Continue Reading »

God transforms life of middle school teacher

Eighth grade science teacher Jennifer Sauer of Rollings Middle School of the Arts was named Dorchester District 2 Teacher of the Year for the 2006-2007 academic year. Sauer credits Charleston Southern University with pushing her down the road to... Continue Reading »

CSU Maymester class reads the signs

The desks were wrapped around the classroom walls, offering plenty of space for the student presentations. Nervous chatter filled the room. The assignment: Today each student in The Deaf Experience class must sign a song of his or her... Continue Reading »

Billy Graham library dedicated

A crowd of 1,500 people, including three former presidents, gathered in Charlotte, N.C., May 31 to dedicate the Billy Graham Library, something the evangelist called ?just a building? and an instrument to share the gospel.... Continue Reading »

Waiting for God to write the next chapter of their story

It sounds just like the plot from a Nicholas Sparks novel ? only the love story Alina and Nathaniel Perry are sharing with me is so much more beautiful and exciting because of the Author who continues to write... Continue Reading »

Stevens wins Faster Pastor Race

James Stevens, pastor of Welcome Baptist Church, Laurens, made an early pass and held on to win the 10-lap Faster Pastor Race at the Laurens County Speedway May 26. The event, sponsored by Racing for the Cross Ministries, featured... Continue Reading »

Half of SBC pastors believe in private prayer language

A new study by LifeWay Research on the use of private prayer language indicates that half of Southern Baptist pastors believe the Holy Spirit gives some people a special language to pray to God.... Continue Reading »

Missions event to encourage girls to discover world, purpose

The stage is set in Kansas City, Mo., as thousands of girls prepare to gather for ?Blume?? four powerful days of worship, interactive conferences, hands-on missions and ministry projects, concerts, fun nightly activities, and new friends.... Continue Reading »

Charleston Southern heaps love on Romanian orphans

Eighteen students, faculty and staff members traveled to Romania May 7-22 as part of the second Charleston Southern University sociology mission team in the past four years.... Continue Reading »