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Connie Maxwell Children's Home opened its doors on May 22, 1892, after J.C. Maxwell and his wife Sarah offered in 1891 their 470-acre farm, their home and a sizeable amount of money for this new ministry. Named for their... Continue Reading »

Since the 1980s, the Baptist Student Union at North Greenville University has been sending out students in ?Impact Teams? to make an impact for Christ in their community, their state and beyond.... Continue Reading »

He was not the first to say it, but he was the first person I heard say it. Vance Havner once noted that 'there are three kinds of lies: black lies, white lies, and statistics!?... Continue Reading »

Big opportunities abound this summer for people who like to travel in their RVs and want to do volunteer short-term missions work. In June and July, members of South Carolina Campers on Mission will mobilize for trips to Alaska... Continue Reading »

In his first official appearance as the North American Mission Board's new president, Geoff Hammond told trustees he believes the board stands at a historic moment and that ?God has shown favor on us.?... Continue Reading »

Dustin Willis, pastor of Midtown Fellowship in Columbia, recently spoke to Charleston Southern University students about TransPlant, a church planting experience for college students.... Continue Reading »

For college students, money is a scarce commodity. So when CSU students Ashley Williams and Katie Young shared their passion to raise $2,000 for ?One Verse,? it seemed a tall order.... Continue Reading »

For the first time since 1954, a Southern Baptist has been nominated to lead the U.S. Army's chaplains. The Army's public affairs office announced May 10 that Chaplain Brigadier General Douglas Carver has been appointed to the grade of... Continue Reading »

I once read the little sentence: "The only thing worse than a person who can cook and doesn't is a person who can't cook and does." Whether you cook because of pleasure or necessity and have been doing so... Continue Reading »

Nearly 500 pastors, church staff and lay leaders gathered May 15 in Columbia for Reclaiming the Church, a conference which sought to address one common issue facing all churches across South Carolina and the nation.... Continue Reading »

For Mexico, emigration to U.S. surpasses deaths Mexico loses more citizens each year to U.S. emigration than to death, according to a new study by the country’s census bureau. An average of 577,000 Mexican citizens crossed the border into... Continue Reading »

Pinstripes and solids abounded when New Orleans Baptist Seminary students picked up their new suits May 10-11, thanks to Jim Tatum's 'suits for Servants? ministry. Tatum, a clothier from Jacksonville, Fla., traveled to New Orleans in April to fit... Continue Reading »