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Charleston pastor Jack Moore announces retirement

Jack C. Moore has announced his retirement as pastor of Charleston Baptist Church effective Feb. 28. He has served the church for 27 years. Kevin Giordano, co-pastor since 2014, will assume the role of pastor. During his tenure at... Continue Reading »

Blankenship earns D.Min. at Beeson Divinity School

Philip Blankenship received a doctor of ministry degree from Beeson Divinity School in Birmingham, Ala., in December. He is pastor of Mount Tabor Baptist Church in Anderson and is a graduate of North Greenville University and Southern Baptist Theological... Continue Reading »

North Columbia pastor Stephen Vassar retires after 36 years of service

Stephen D. Vassar, pastor of North Columbia Baptist Church for more than 36 years, retired Dec. 31. His previous pastorates included Pine Level Baptist Church in Savannah River Association and West Side Baptist Church in Chesterfield Association. He and... Continue Reading »

Spartanburg DOM Jim Goodroe announces his retirement

Jim Goodroe, director of missions for Spartanburg County Baptist Network since 2000, will retire Feb. 28. He formerly pastored Camden and Sumter First Baptist churches. He was a Baptist Courier trustee for five years and served as chairman. He... Continue Reading »

Longtime pastor Dan Johnston retires from North Charleston First Baptist

Dan Johnston has announced his retirement from First Baptist Church of North Charleston. He became pastor of the church more than 14 years ago following his first retirement at age 65. Previous South Carolina Baptist churches served by Johnston... Continue Reading »

Wiles to lead Hampton First Baptist as transitional pastor

Emerson Wiles has been called as transitional pastor of Hampton First Baptist Church. He is a graduate of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and pastored churches in Tennessee and Hawaii for 29 years before retiring in 2011. He previously... Continue Reading »

Connie Maxwell Baptist Church calls Miller Murphy as pastor

Miller Murphy, longtime director of communications for Connie Maxwell Children’s Home, has been called as pastor of Connie Maxwell Baptist Church in Greenwood. Before joining the children’s home staff in 1991 as a development officer, Murphy was pastor of... Continue Reading »

Ralph Carter

Ralph Carter, former SCBC president, retiring from Brushy Creek Baptist Church pulpit after 25 years

After 25 years as senior pastor of Brushy Creek Baptist Church in Taylors, Ralph F. Carter is stepping down from the pulpit. He will retire at the end of February 2017. Carter shared the news with his 3,200-member congregation... Continue Reading »

Larry Twitty is new senior pastor at Covenant, Lancaster

Larry W. Twitty has been called as senior pastor of Covenant Baptist Church in Lancaster. He and his wife, Ann, began their ministry at Covenant on Sept. 18.

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Simpsonville First Baptist calls three new staff members

Simpsonville First Baptist Church recently added three ministers to its staff. Patrick Gillen, minister of youth, previously served churches in Georgia as student pastor and pastor to families. He graduated from Liberty University and received master’s degrees from Liberty... Continue Reading »

Jernigan new pastor at Calvary Church, Neeses

Ken Jernigan has been called as pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Neeses. He attended Armstrong State College in Savannah, Ga., and is a graduate of Georgia Baptist Bible Institute. He has pastored churches in Georgia and South Carolina.... Continue Reading »

Chris Masters is new pastor at Shiloh Church, Aiken

Chris Masters was called as senior pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church in Aiken on Aug. 14. A graduate of Gardner-Webb University and Covington Theological Seminary, Masters has served in churches across South Carolina and North Carolina as senior pastor,... Continue Reading »