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Jacob Lawrence Ray was licensed to preach Dec. 15 by Pastor Carrol Caldwell at Padgett’s Creek Baptist Church in Union, where his grandfather also had been licensed to preach. Ray and his wife, Emily, live in Simpsonville.
For more than 30 years, East Cooper Baptist Church in Mt. Pleasant has remained committed to missions locally and internationally. Members’ commitment includes getting the gospel to unreached people groups by supporting IMB missionaries. Throughout Dave Bruner’s tenure as... Continue Reading »
About three months before Christmas, Pastor Joel Southerland of Peavine Baptist Church in Rock Springs, Ga., began asking for members to give toward a “Christmas Project.” The catch, however, was that he couldn’t tell them what it was for.... Continue Reading »
The second annual South Carolina Bible Reading Marathon will be on the South steps of the South Carolina State House April 6-10, beginning with an opening ceremony Sunday, April 6, at 3:00 p.m. and ending with the closing ceremony... Continue Reading »
Retired pastor William “Bill” Taylor, at the request of Tommy Carter, pastor of Wilson Grove Baptist Church in Mint Hill, N.C., has joined in sharing the gospel with staff, residents and vistors at Clear Creek Rehab Center, where he... Continue Reading »
David Paul Blizzard, senior pastor of Oakdale Baptist Church in Townville, announced his retirement effective the end of 2024. Blizzard and his wife, Carolyn, have served Oakdale for the past 40 years.
“How young? I cannot give you a figure,” said Martha Childress in her deep Southern accent. She doesn’t remember how old she was when she started playing the piano, and then the organ, at Cross Roads Baptist Church, Easley,... Continue Reading »
The holidays are a time of flavor. We walk into Grandma’s house on Thanksgiving or Christmas, and all the spices combine for amazing smells and delicious food — cinnamon, nutmeg, cranberry, butter, garlic, and much more. These are the... Continue Reading »
This Giving Tuesday on Dec. 3, all donations made to GuideStone’s Mission:Dignity ministry will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $700,000, thanks to the generosity of 25 donors committed to providing support for ministers and their families. Mission:Dignity, a ministry... Continue Reading »
First Baptist Church was far from needing extensive revitalization when Wayne Bray arrived as pastor in 2015. But there had been a drip-drip of decline in the preceding years. The small-town church that had grown to 2,300 people in... Continue Reading »
Poplar Springs Baptist Church in Moore will observe its 150th anniversary on Nov. 3 with an old-fashioned potluck lunch following its 11 a.m. service and a special program at 2 p.m. Festivities will include historical displays, music, speakers, photos,... Continue Reading »
When Albert Mohler asked two Boyce College students how they were doing, the reply was stark: They were not well. “What they were bearing was the burden of the news about a disaster that had fallen upon a church... Continue Reading »
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