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Cooperative Program giving from South Carolina Baptist churches continues to decline, dipping to nearly 6 percent below budgeted needs for the year. Through the third quarter of 2013, CP receipts were $20,099,620, or 5.97 percent, under needs of $21,375,000... Continue Reading »
More than 200 women met Sept. 20-21 at First Baptist Church, Columbia, for worship and evangelism training, then put their training into practice at ministry project sites across the Midlands. The Women’s Ministry Group at the South Carolina Baptist... Continue Reading »
Monty Hale, director of the office of pastoral ministries and bivocational pastors for the South Carolina Baptist Convention, says pastors are under tremendous pressure. “We expect pastors to be biblical scholars, powerful preachers, sensitive counselors, capable managers, effective administrators,... Continue Reading »
With Pastor Appreciation Month observed by most churches in October, the North American Mission Board is providing laypeople with resources to encourage and support their churches’ shepherds. “NAMB’s mission is to penetrate lostness in North America,” NAMB president Kevin... Continue Reading »
Ralph Carter, pastor of Brushy Creek Baptist Church in Taylors, recently sat down with Courier editor Rudy Gray to talk about serving this year as president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention. In the interview, Carter also previews the... Continue Reading »
Barrett Williams, a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Neeses, served as a summer missionary with Child Evangelism Fellowship. This is the second year he has participated in summer missions in his community and surrounding counties. Williams is a junior... Continue Reading »
Enoree Baptist Church, Newberry, celebrated its 245th anniversary and homecoming in August. Scott and Chad Cooper, sons of former pastor Frank Cooper, and their families were present for the celebration. Scott Cooper delivered the morning message in word and... Continue Reading »
Enoree Baptist Church, Newberry, recently honored Lawrence Lever, left, for 50 years of service as a deacon. Pictured with Lever is Enoree pastor George Leagans, who presented a plaque of appreciation on behalf of the church.
James Manning was ordained to the ministry Aug. 11 at First Baptist Church, Gray Court. John Powell, chairman of deacons, presented the ordination certificate. (Photo by Richard Taylor)
The North American Mission Board is convening a national Pastors’ Task Force on Evangelistic Impact & Declining Baptisms to address the continued decrease in baptisms among Southern Baptist churches. The group’s first meeting was Sept. 18 in Nashville. The... Continue Reading »
“It is like we are seeing the threads of a beautiful tapestry woven together,” said Camden resident Kim Gill when speaking of the impact Camden’s First Baptist Church mission teams are having in Machachi, Ecuador. Gill returned from her... Continue Reading »
Amy Brown has been called to serve as minister to students at Anderson First Baptist Church. She comes from Drexel, N.C., and will begin her ministry in Anderson on Nov. 1.
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