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Jimmy Brown, right, pastor of Beaver Creek Baptist Church in Neeses, presented Bibles to six new church members who were baptized Jan. 1.
Mack and Carol Mullis were honored Jan. 8 for 20 years of pastoral ministry at Liberty Hill Baptist Church in Pageland. Only once before in the church’s history has a pastor served for 20 years. Dan Austin, director of... Continue Reading »
The youth of Roaring Fork Baptist Church are not unlike countless other teenagers participating in Youth Bible Drill, preparing for associational and state competitions later this spring. What sets the Roaring Fork youth apart from other groups is where... Continue Reading »
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 »
The S.E.R.V.E. team from Hopewell Baptist Church in Anderson, led by Daniel and Autumn Cathey, packed 32 Valentine gift bags for the special education class at Whitehall Elementary. Members of this group range in age from 3 to the... Continue Reading »
Stephen Splawn has joined the staff of the South Carolina Baptist Convention as an evangelism and African-American ministries strategist. His work will focus on relational disciple-making and African-American engagement. Splawn will help facilitate the work of the Immersion Network... Continue Reading »
Tommy Mann, pastor of Putman Baptist Church in Buffalo, has published “Accepting God’s Call,” a 15-part Bible study in Leviticus and Deuteronomy. The book, a followup to “Answering God’s Call,” a study of the book of Exodus, is available... Continue Reading »
The Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South Carolina has voted to establish a formal partnership with Clamp Divinity School at Anderson University. Clamp Divinity School will be the designated center for graduate theological education for the 1,100 predominantly... Continue Reading »
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 »
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 »
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