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Strength team rallies Laurens community for Christ

Writer: Clay Webb On March 25, the Team Impact planners of Davidson Street Baptist Church, Clinton, met to prepare for an eventful weekend. Eight weeks later, the church hosted Team Impact for the Laurens County community. Team Impact, a... Continue Reading »

Third-generation Scripture memorizer wins State Youth Bible Drill

Teenagers from across the state gathered in Columbia May 3 for the 2014 State Youth Bible Drill. As families and church leaders looked on, the teens demonstrated their prowess at handling and memorizing the Bible. After preliminary drills, the... Continue Reading »

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S.C. Baptist Ministry Assistants gather for 30th-anniversary meeting

Ministry assistants from churches and associations around the state gathered May 15-17 at Camden First Baptist Church for the 30th-anniversary meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Ministry Assistants Association. Led by Kathy Hall, 2012-2014 SCBMAA president, the theme for... Continue Reading »

Lexington handbell choir

Lexington Baptist handbell choir to present 8 summer concerts

Lexington Baptist Church’s Joyful Noise handbell choir has scheduled an eight-concert tour during the month of June, visiting Martha Franks Retirement Community, Westside Aquatic Center in Greenville, several churches in South Carolina and Tennessee, and the Rhododendron Festival in... Continue Reading »

Spring Valley ordains two

Spring Valley ordains two to the ministry

Spring Valley Baptist Church, Columbia, ordained Marshall Quesinberry (center left) and Ryan Brannan (center right) to the ministry on May 18. Quesinberry is minister of students at Beulah Baptist in Statesville, N.C., and Brannan is minister of students at... Continue Reading »

Salem youth sponsor senior adult prom

Salem youth sponsor senior adult prom

On May 24, the youth of Salem Baptist Church, Bennettsville, sponsored a senior adult prom. The “dress-up” occasion featured the crowning of a prom king, queen and court — with votes determined by donations to the South Carolina Baptist... Continue Reading »

Northwood licenses Dustin Miller

Dustin Miller licensed to ministry by Northwood Baptist Church, Greer

Northwood Baptist Church, Greer, in the Three Rivers Baptist Association, licensed Dustin Miller (right) to the ministry on April 6. Miller is currently serving as minister of youth and children at Northwood. He and his wife, Hannah — both... Continue Reading »

Randy Harling

Randy Harling to be next president of Connie Maxwell Children’s Home

Randy Harling, pastor of Simpsonville First Baptist Church, will be the next president of Connie Maxwell Children’s Home. He informed his congregation Sunday, May 18. Harling will succeed Ben Davis, who will retire Sept. 1 after serving at the... Continue Reading »

59 IMB missionaries appointed at Spartanburg First Baptist Church

Jessica Wolfe’s life changed forever on her first international missions trip nearly a decade ago. “I had the opportunity to share Jesus with a college student in Asia who asked me, ‘Who is Jesus?’” Wolfe recalled. “After being asked... Continue Reading »

Mann publishes ‘Where Did Jesus Go?’

Tommy Mann, associate pastor of Philippi Baptist Church in Union, has released a new book, “Where Did Jesus Go?” This book explores the question of where the soul of Jesus was between Good Friday and Easter Sunday. For information:... Continue Reading »

Greer’s Ezell publishes new e-book

Rick Ezell, senior pastor of Greer First Baptist Church, who has authored six books and contributed to 10 others, has released “The 7 Sins of Highly Defective People” as an e-book. The book “takes an honest look at each... Continue Reading »

Sam Byrum retires as pastor at Westwood Church, Greenville

Sam Byrum recently retired as pastor of Westwood Baptist Church in Greenville, completing a 48-year ministerial career as a pastor in South Carolina. He plans to continue serving as a transitional pastor and supply preacher. He and his wife,... Continue Reading »