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In 1999, John Thomas, a pastor in Cape Town, South Africa, heard a statistic that changed his life: 44 percent of the people in a community just a mile from his church were HIV-positive. Though he later learned the... Continue Reading »

Charleston Southern University students (l to r) Sean Gajda and Jonathan Jeffcoat scoop ice cream at a social following the recent South Carolina Baptist Pastor's Conference.... Continue Reading »

No one would have wished for the record-breaking blizzard that hit Buffalo in October, but from an evangelistic standpoint, many are saying it has provided more opportunities to share Christ than at any time since 1988's Billy Graham crusade.... Continue Reading »

The School of Music of the College of Fine Arts at North Greenville University recently celebrated its ?All Steinway? designation by hosting a Steinway Gala.... Continue Reading »

Vietnam dropped from CPC list The State Department has removed Vietnam from its list of the world’s worst violators of religious freedom in spite of advice to the contrary from a nonpartisan panel. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice redesignated... Continue Reading »

The Baptist State Convention of North Carolina has strengthened its membership criteria to specify churches that do not support homosexuality and do not allow homosexuals to be members until they repent.... Continue Reading »

North Carolina Baptists were quick to respond when the state's second-deadliest tornado in 50 years swept through a small community, killing eight people, injuring 20 and destroying dozens of homes.... Continue Reading »

Declaring that ?God has but one mandate for us,? Don Wilton, pastor of First Baptist Church, Spartanburg, urged South Carolina Baptists to ?give it away!?... Continue Reading »

Josh Dennis and Wayne Richardson Jr., above, and Cindy Dennis, below (members of the youth group of Nebo Baptist Church, Britton’s Neck) participated in the church’s fall cleanup day. The group raked leaves, cleaned glass walls in the breezeway,... Continue Reading »

Russell Vickery RUSSELL VICKERY began duties as senior pastor of North Island Baptist Church, Hilton Head, last August. He was born in Columbia, and grew up in Atlanta and Jacksonville, Fla. Vickery, who has been in the ministry for... Continue Reading »

Behind Ally Baker's infectious smile and petite frame is a young lady full of energy and vision. Last year she pumped up crowds of enthusiastic Buccaneer fans; but as much as she enjoyed cheering, she chose not to this... Continue Reading »

Wal-Mart brings back ‘Merry Christmas’ Wal-Mart, which recently upset some Christians over its partnerships with homosexual groups, has announced that it will use “Merry Christmas” in its stores again this year. “We, quite frankly, have learned a lesson from... Continue Reading »