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Whatever you call it — Sunday school, life groups, Bible study, or a name unique to your own congregation — the gathering together of people in small groups is central to the process of producing mature and effective disciples... Continue Reading »
From the mid-1940s to the mid-1950s, Southern Baptists lived on the cutting edge of church growth, primarily by growing strong and evangelistic Sunday schools. Today we are viewed as a denomination in decline, with decreases in baptisms, worship attendance,... Continue Reading »
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 »
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 »
Buck Creek Baptist Church in Longs recently paid off its debt and held a note-burning ceremony at the end of the morning service. Participating are pastor Larry Allen, trustee Keith Lay, treasurer Curtis Matthews, and building committee member Billy... Continue Reading »
Three major Japanese companies will open industrial plants in the Upstate over the next year. Along with creating thousands of new jobs, the companies will move hundreds of Japanese executives, workers and families into the Moore, Greer and Simpsonville... Continue Reading »
In 2010, Jeremy and Lesley Creech heard a series of sermons at their home church, Barnwell First Baptist, on practical ways they could be the hands and feet of Jesus in their community. They learned, for instance, that if... Continue Reading »
To make it plain and simple, South Carolina Baptist Disaster Relief needs churches to send missions volunteers for statewide service in the coming year. The effects of flooding in October 2015 are still being felt by dozens of Pee... Continue Reading »
South Carolina Baptists provided 23,957 prisoner packets for state inmates this holiday season. On Monday, Dec. 5, at St. Andrews Baptist Church in Columbia, about 130 volunteers and inmates from four institutions worked together to check the contents and... Continue Reading »
The English-as-a-second-language program at Kilbourne Park Baptist Church in Columbia offers basic assistance to a new segment of the Midlands’ population: refugees. The church organized the ministry last year after about a dozen volunteers were trained by South Carolina... Continue Reading »
Pastors from across the state heard seven messages focusing on the theme “Not Ashamed of the Gospel” at the 2016 South Carolina Baptist Pastors Conference, held Nov. 14 at Trinity Baptist Church in Cayce. Dick Lincoln, pastor of Shandon... Continue Reading »
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 »
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