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Although the South Carolina Baptist Convention fell short of meeting its 2014 budget, gifts from churches to the Cooperative Program were up for the year. Churches forwarded $27,625,409 toward the state convention’s $28.5 million CP budget in 2014. Although... Continue Reading »
During the last few weeks, many South Carolina Baptist Convention churches have been disturbed and puzzled by the Christmas Eve sermon by Perry Noble of NewSpring Church, a church affiliated with the SCBC. This also precipitated a review and... Continue Reading »
Park Street Baptist Church, Easley, recognized Ann Sisk Duncan on Nov. 23 for 25 years of service as church organist/pianist. Duncan also served as organist while her father, Enary Sisk Jr., was pianist prior to his death. Pictured with... Continue Reading »
Churches looking for resources to help raise awareness for Sanctity of Human Life Sunday on Jan. 18 may request fliers from Piedmont Women’s Center in Greenville. Contact Tami Howell at 864-848-1381 for details.
Juan Molina, pastor of Iglesia Bautista Alpha y Omega in Landrum, was named Small Church Pastor of the Year during the November meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention. Originally from Mexico, Molina immigrated to the U.S. and began... Continue Reading »
“I was depressed and felt all alone, even though I was surrounded by people.” “When I was diagnosed with depression, I felt as though I finally understood why I felt alone,” said one man after seeking help through his... Continue Reading »
Ronald “Dee” Vaughan, pastor of St. Andrews Baptist Church in Columbia, has published a book, “The Stories of My Life.” It is a collection of personal stories from the author’s own life that taught him something important about the... Continue Reading »
Responding to an “overwhelming need in our churches,” the Worship & Music Office of the South Carolina Baptist Convention in October 2014 launched a transitional worship pastor ministry. In adapting LifeWay Christian Resource’s transitional pastor manual, Mark Powers, director... Continue Reading »
Scott H. Vail was recently called as senior pastor of Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, Fort Mill. He previously served as executive pastor of Calvary Church, Charlotte, N.C. Vail and his wife, Kim, have three children.
Bobby Jones, pastor of Rocky River Baptist Church, Iva, celebrated 50 years of ministry on Dec. 13. He was ordained Dec. 13, 1964, by Friendship Baptist Church, Abbeville, and the late Bill Ellison served as moderator of the ordination... Continue Reading »
Courier editor Rudy Gray tells the story of when he was a youth director at his home church and took a group of kids out for an evening of miniature golf and hamburgers at McDonalds. Even though he’d told... Continue Reading »
Holston Creek Baptist Church in Inman will hold a “Bethlehem Walk” Dec. 12-14 featuring more than 150 actors and elaborately constructed outdoor scenes. The event is free and runs from 6:00 to 9:30 each night. “Bethlehem Walk” is just... Continue Reading »
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