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S.C. Baptists to convene Jan. 14 in Columbia to consider candidate for executive director-treasurer

Candidate’s name to be announced Jan. 11 South Carolina Baptists could elect a new executive director-treasurer Jan. 14 when messengers gather for a special called meeting at Shandon Baptist Church in Columbia. In a Dec. 14 letter to the... Continue Reading »

Carroll Caldwell honored for 55 years of service in ministry

Pastor Carroll Caldwell (right) of Padgett’s Creek Baptist Church in Union was presented a plaque and study Bible from the South Carolina Baptist Convention in recognition of his 55 years of service in the ministry by David Blanton, director... Continue Reading »

Camp Marietta officials seeking buyer to ‘maintain Christian ministry’ of site

Citing increasing regulatory requirements and a decline in financial support, officials of Marietta Baptist Camp and Conference Center have voted to sell the 56-year-old facility. The camp is jointly owned by Greenville and Three Rivers Baptist associations and is... Continue Reading »

Cross Hill First Baptist ordains Cephas Hand to the ministry

Cephas Hand (left) was ordained to the ministry by First Baptist Church of Cross Hill on Sept. 13. He attended Fruitland Baptist Bible Institute and serves as the chaplain at the Laurens County Memorial Home. Hand and his wife,... Continue Reading »

Jacksonboro Women on Mission partner with breast cancer advocacy group

The Women on Mission of Jacksonboro Baptist Church (Colleton Baptist Association) have teamed up with a breast cancer advocacy group to create hundreds of “comfort pillows” for women undergoing breast cancer treatment. The women of Jacksonboro Baptist Church cut,... Continue Reading »

Willow Creek Baptist celebrates bicentennial at Oct. 11 homecoming service

Willow Creek Baptist Church in Florence celebrated its 200th birthday Oct. 11 with a homecoming service and singing in the yard. David Cromer has served as pastor for 15 years. “When I first came, we were sitting on the... Continue Reading »

Woodruff Baptist Association names Tony Crouch as new DOM

Tony Crouch has been named director of missions for Woodruff Baptist Association. The Greenwood native formerly served as pastor of Fairview Baptist Church in Kinards and Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church in Laurens. Crouch attended the University of South Carolina... Continue Reading »

Holston Creek Baptist hosts 12th annual Bethlehem Walk

Take a trip back in time to 1st Century Bethlehem on the night Jesus was born by attending the Bethlehem Walk at Holston Creek Baptist Church in Inman, Dec. 11-13. This marks the 12th anniversary of the outdoor drama,... Continue Reading »

Historic First Baptist Church building condemned

A church building in Augusta, Ga., with ties to the birth of the Southern Baptist Convention has been condemned by city officials. The structure, located at the corner of Eighth Avenue and Greene Street, served as the home for... Continue Reading »

White Bluff Baptist Church member makes 500 dresses for missions project

Glenda Faulkenberry, a member of White Bluff Baptist Church in Kershaw, made 500 pillowcase dresses for “Little Dresses for Africa.” She is pictured with a sample of her work.

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Fairview Baptist, Spartanburg, breaks ground for new family life center

The congregation of Fairview Baptist Church, Spartanburg, held a groundbreaking ceremony for their new family life center on Oct. 18. As part of the service, members joined hands and prayed for the construction and the workers, and for God... Continue Reading »

Faith Baptist exceeds Operation Christmas Child shoebox goal

Members of Faith Baptist Church, Ridgeland, recently held a packing party to assemble more than 150 shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child, surpassing their original goal of 110 boxes. Items were collected from donors over the past month. Pictured clockwise... Continue Reading »