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Deatons to be honored for ‘lifetime achievement’

Bob and Phyllis Deaton will be officially honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual meeting of the Spartanburg County Baptist Network, which will meet Nov. 6 at Covenant Baptist Church in Spartanburg. Pictured with the Deatons is... Continue Reading »

Rod Elliott celebrates 10 years of ministry at Kelleytown

Kelleytown Baptist Church honored pastor Rod Elliott on Oct. 2 with a day of celebration for his 10 years of ministry. Deacons presented a letter of congratulation and appreciation to Elliott during the morning worship, and a time of... 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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Two pastors vie for office of SCBC president-elect

Pastors Bart Kelley and Marshall Blalock will be nominated for president-elect of the South Carolina Baptist Convention at the denomination’s annual meeting Nov. 15-16 at Riverland Hills Baptist Church in Columbia. The president-elect will serve a one-year term and... Continue Reading »

‘Tidal Shift’: The Case for Bivocational Ministry

Bivocational ministry may be the new normal. More and more, congregations and ministers are seeing the advantages of this style of ministry. For some, bivocational ministry is born of financial necessity; for others, it is a deliberate commitment without... Continue Reading »

Bryant Sims to be nominated for SCBC first VP

Bryant Sims, pastor of First Mount Moriah Baptist Church in Greenwood, will be nominated for first vice president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention when church messengers convene Nov. 15-16 in Columbia for their annual meeting. Sims, who currently... Continue Reading »

Blythewood church member to be included as trustee nominee for Baptist Foundation

Donna Thompson, a member of Cedar Creek Baptist Church in Blythewood, has been added to a group of nominees who will be considered as trustees for the Baptist Foundation of South Carolina when messengers to the South Carolina Baptist... Continue Reading »

‘Love where you live’ shown to S.C. storm survivors

Writer: Josie Rabbit Dwight Herring didn’t know the men and women standing next to him as they prepared to make the drive from Greenwood, S.C., across the state to Florence, S.C., on Oct. 14 to serve Hurricane Matthew survivors.... Continue Reading »

NewSpring among largest, fastest-growing churches in U.S

Two other Palmetto State churches included on top-100 list Twenty Southern Baptist congregations are among the 2016 top 100 fastest growing and largest participating churches in the U.S., with NewSpring Church in Anderson, S.C., ranking highest in both categories... Continue Reading »

Update: After surgery, upstate pastor’s wife sees improvement

In our August issue we shared the story of Dee Loner, a teacher, mother and pastor’s wife, and her year-long struggle to recover from a debilitating aneurysm and stroke. Gregg, her husband, reports an upturn in Dee’s condition since... Continue Reading »

Leesville First Baptist honors Tense Patton for WMU service

Tense Patton was recognized for 36 years of service to Woman’s Missionary Union at First Baptist Church of Leesville. Pastor Charles Leonhardt presented Patton with a commemorative plaque.

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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 »