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Anthony Dale McCoig was installed as pastor of Enoree Baptist Church in Travelers Rest in October. With McCoig are (left) Steve Crouse of North Greenville University, interim pastor; and (right) Randy Bradley, director of missions for Three Rivers Baptist... Continue Reading »
Tony and Kathy Bowman were commissioned recently by Charleston Baptist Church to serve in a church replant effort. Tony led the student ministry there for 24 years, and Kathy was co-director of the children’s ministry for 13 years. They... Continue Reading »
Margaret Thompson, with the help of her Bible study group at First Baptist Church, Mauldin, made 565 jump ropes and 125 woven bracelets this year to be placed in the shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child of Samaritan’s Purse. Several... Continue Reading »
A fire raged through the buildings of Cowpens First Baptist Church on Saturday, Dec. 26. More than a dozen local fire stations responded, but ultimately the sanctuary and the attached education building were declared a complete loss. The fire,... Continue Reading »
The vast majority of U.S. Protestant churches say they are holding in-person services, but churchgoers have yet to attend in the numbers they did before the coronavirus pandemic struck, and many pastors say the 2020 economy is hurting their... Continue Reading »
Goucher Baptist Church in Gaffney celebrated its sestercentennial, or 250th anniversary, Oct. 25, with former pastor Ray Long, who served from 1979 to 1987, bringing a morning message of challenge and encouragement. Long is one of the 46 pastors... Continue Reading »
Ringel Heights Baptist Church, Georgetown, has collected shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child for many years. Church member Carol Rogers has taken on this ministry project, encouraging others each year to join her in seeing that children around the world... Continue Reading »
Will Jones has been called as minister to students at Marion Baptist Church. Jones came to faith in Christ at Marion Baptist.
Ray Long, who has retired after serving 59 years in pastoral ministry, was recognized recently by members of Union Baptist Church in York. He continues to serve as a municipal judge in Rock Hill.
Varnville First Baptist Church takes pride in being called a “sending church.” It has not always been that way. According to Pastor Tommy Kelly, the church “sent out only one pastor in the first 150 years, but we have... Continue Reading »
Alice Drive Baptist Church in Sumter broke ground on Sunday, Nov. 1, for a second campus. The land on US Hwy 15 South was given to the church by the Dunlap family of Sumter. In February 2017, Alice Drive... Continue Reading »
Macedonia Baptist Church celebrated its bicentennial anniversary on Oct. 11 with former pastor Terry Duvall — who retired in 2016 after serving the Gaffney congregation for 40 years — returning to the pulpit to deliver a message titled “The... Continue Reading »
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