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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 »

Redd’s Branch Baptist ordains youth director Steven Gibson

Redd’s Branch Baptist Church, Aiken, ordained Steven Gibson to the ministry on Nov. 8. Gibson felt the call to ministry as a high school freshman, and later attended Columbia International University, where he earned a degree in 2012. He... Continue Reading »

Reed celebrates 70th class reunion at Columbia International University

Joe Reed, a retired minister and member of Northside Baptist Church in Lexington, was recognized by Columbia International University Nov. 6 at the school’s alumni weekend banquet. Reed graduated from CIU in 1945 when it was known as Columbia... Continue Reading »

CLPA Committee presents awards for civic involvement, biblical public witness

A church and two individuals were recognized at the SCBC annual meeting by the convention’s Christian Life & Public Affairs Committee for their impact and Christian witness in the public sphere. Three Rivers Baptist Church, Irmo, received the annual... Continue Reading »

Lockhart First Baptist honors Hugh Gregory for 30 years perfect Sunday school attendance

Lockhart First Baptist Church recently recognized Hugh Gregory for 30 years of perfect Sunday school attendance. He was baptized at Lockhart First Baptist on May 21, 1950, and has been a faithful member for the past 65 years, serving... Continue Reading »

Fort Mill pastor Tom Tucker leads slate of SCBC officers

New officers for the South Carolina Baptist Convention were elected by messengers Nov. 11 at the SCBC’s annual meeting at Spartanburg First Baptist Church. Tom Tucker, pastor of Sisk Memorial Baptist Church in Fort Mill, was elected president. Tucker... Continue Reading »

Anderson University presents annual Pastor of the Year awards

Anderson University presented the 2015 South Carolina Baptist Pastor of the Year awards Nov. 9 during the evening session of the South Carolina Baptist Pastors’ Conference at Southside Baptist Church in Spartanburg. Anderson University recognizes the unique high calling... Continue Reading »